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25 Years of Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine

BY JUDY SARRIS

Discover the Summit of Excellence

The Wine Pinnacle Awards
GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION

2022 Winemaker of the Year Awards

MEET THE FIRST FOUR FINALISTS

Follow Your Instinct: France’s Vallée de la Gastronomie

 BY lauren jade hill

Back to Bordeaux

BY Daniel Airoldi

The Next 100 Years: Mount Pleasant

BY DANIEL HONAN

Best Foot Forward: Vinea Marson

BY BRENDAN BLACK

Heading to Henty

BY BRENDAN BLACK

Celebrating 25 Years With RIEDEL

MASTERCLASS AND DINNER PRESENTED BY RIEDEL'S MARK BAULDERSTONE
TRAVEL

A Champagne-Lover’s Guide To Paris

BY Sara Underdown

2 Days in Moorabool Valley

BY Angharad Davies 

Coonawarra Cellar Door in the City Roadshow

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION
FOOD

‘O’ For Outstanding

RECIPES FROM OLIO'S lino sauro
wine matches FROM PETER BOURNE

What to Drink With Gamebirds

BY PETER BOURNE

Mexican Cuisine for Winter with Justine Schofield & La Banderita

GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE PROMOTION
TASTINGS

Juicy Fruit

GRENACHE Panel Tasting
BY Nick Bulleid MW

Best Buy Wines

Top 60 New Release Wines
REGULARS

Pox and Stocks

Green gauge | Madeleine Horrigan
Yarra Valley winemakers were forced to defend the keep when ‘Phylloxera the Destroyer’ rolled up in 2006. Now an uneasy peace between pest and producer is seeding deep-rooted changes.

Scourge to Sublime

SPIRIT GUIDE | DANIEL HONAN
What to do with the noxious lantana erupting up and down the east coast of Australia? Why, make a gin out of it, of course. 

Past, Meet Future

CRAFT BEER |  julian tompkin
Stripped back and calling to mind beers from another time, Future Mountain’s funk-forward range is worth the hike.

Use Your Melon

VARIETY SPOTLIGHT | TOM KLINE
A cross between pinot blanc and gouais blanc, Melon de Bourgogne is a plucky little grape winning hearts for its frost-resistant nature and the crisp dry whites it produces.

Against The Grain

DRINKS GUIDE | Tony plowman
Not afraid to buck tradition, the talented staff at Dassai in south-west Japan have been polishing their brewing skills to create sake with soul.

A Franc Discussion

NZ UPDATE | jane skilton MW
The Central Otago region is renowned for its stunning pinot noir, but one winemaker is gambling on a different grape. Meanwhile in North Canterbury, change is afoot at Pyramid Valley. 

Driving Habits

OBSERVATIONS | Andrew Caillard MW
Could F1 racing car driver and wine brand collaborator Daniel Ricciardo become the poster boy for healthier wine consumption?

Best Beverage on Earth

WINE HISTORY | MARCUS BEST
As the rush to plant vines in southern Australia hit its straps in the mid-1800s, French winemakers watched on with concern.

Top Picks from Barolo and Other Stars

IMPORTS | NICK STOCK
From a set of cult Barolos to a gleaming Bairrada baga, intrepid expert Nick Stock recommends a dozen of the most impressive wines to have hit our shores of late.

Turn Back Time

LAST WORD | Morris Gleitzman
One dog year is supposedly the equivalent of seven humans years, but how does physics explain 25 magazine years – and what should you buy as a gift?

Josh Di Stefano & Florence Diffey of Newcastle's Vera Wine

SOMMELIER'S CHOICE | AMY NORTHCOTT
After cutting their teeth at some of Melbourne’s best-known wine haunts like Prince Wine Store, Marion, and Blackhearts & Sparrows, Josh Di Stefano and Florence Diffey headed north to open Vera Wine in what might seem an unlikely location – Newcastle. 

Off The Press

COMPILED BY AMY NORTHCOTT
Find out about the latest in the wine and food world, including openings in the Yarra Valley, Barossa and Sydney along with new releases from Mac Forbes and all the info on the new Australian vodka brand Tilde.

Wine Dilemmas

Q&A | JANE SKILTON

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What's On

BY AMY NORTHCOTT

Meet the Maker – Sam Pfeiffer of Whistler Wines, Barossa

OFF THE PRESS | AMY NORTHCOTT
2022 is a big year for the Barossa’s Whistler Wines. It marks the winery’s 25th anniversary, and also sees second-generation Sam Pfeiffer take the reins from his parents, shifting Whistler Wines into the next gear. We asked him what’s in the pipeline for 2022 and beyond.

Shichida – Tenzan Sake Brewery

OFF THE PRESS | YUKINO OCHIAI
This year, Deja Vu Sake Co is celebrating 10 years of representing some of Japan’s finest sakes in Australia. We’d like to introduce you to a few of our favourite Japanese sake breweries and tempt you with some delicious suggestions. Kampai! 

Austrian Wine and the VieVinum Trade Fair

OFF THE PRESS | DOM SWEENEY
GT WINE was thrilled to attend Austria’s revered biannual trade fair VieVinum in May, the first time since 2018 the three-day event has been able to proceed. 

2022 Vintage Reports

OFF THE PRESS
Read 2022 Vintage Reports from the Hunter Valley, Southern Highlands, Mornington Peninsula, Beechworth, Coal River Valley, Adelaide Hills, Riverland, Granite Belt and Margaret River.

60 Years of Moorilla

OFF THE PRESS | DOM SWEENEY
Sixty years for a mainland Australia wine producer is not uncommon, but for a Tasmanian vineyard it’s impressive. 

Test Your Knowledge

OFF THE PRESS | COMPILED BY ELLIS VAN DER WULP
Think you know your wine? Take our GT WINE Quiz to see how you shape up!