Wine & spirits
Croatian winemaker showed French how to make best chardonnay
“I’m a wine sitter. I sit with the wine and see what it needs.” California-based winemaker Mike Grgich died on Wednesday at 100.
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From your Kris Kringle to your grumpy grandpa, the best drink gifts for everyone on your list
Never be stuck for gift inspiration again with these beverage-related ideas for the whole thirsty crew.
- by Katie Spain
Dan Murphy’s, BWS strategy ‘confused’, claims Mathieson
Tensions between the pubs business and its major shareholder are intensifying ahead of the company’s AGM.
- by Emma Koehn
Why are we paying so much for alcohol-free wine?
Non-alcoholic wine attracts no tax so it should be cheaper than regular wine, right? It’s more complicated than that.
- by Huon Hooke
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Eat and drink Perth
Which ‘revered’ Melbourne foodie fave is heading west?
It’s been another big week in West Australian food and drink. Isn’t it always?
- by Rob Broadfield
City chaos reaches ‘one of the prettiest little towns in Australia’
A multimillion-dollar calamity that devastated small businesses in Sydney is now playing out in a picturesque rural valley 400 kilometres away which is emerging as a food and wine tourism hotspot.
- by Catherine Naylor
Moody new Circular Quay bar boasts Sydney’s largest Japanese whisky collection
Riding a Japanese whisky wave, the new Circular Quay bar has assembled what it says is the biggest collection of the spirit in a Sydney venue.
- by Scott Bolles
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Ricky Ponting
Can the villain of the 2005 Ashes sell wine to the English?
Ricky Ponting is launching his wines in the UK. But he’s the first to admit his name doesn’t guarantee success in England.
- by Latika Bourke
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Food & drink
Penfolds maker shuts Victoria winery as cheaper wine falls out of favour
Treasury Wine Estates will close its Karadoc winery – used to make budget wines – and instead focus on its premium and luxury brands, putting 60 jobs on the line.
- by Jessica Yun
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Cocktails and spirits
‘Just can’t happen’: Four Pillars founders on why Lion won’t change its gin
The beloved Australian craft gin brand Four Pillars is now in the control of global beverages giant Lion – but the product won’t change, the founders say.
- by Jessica Yun
Cult Sydney bar and bottle shop, Odd Culture, brings its wild drinks and parfait and chips to Fitzroy
Take away or drink in at Brunswick Street’s new ferment-focused hybrid venue, a home for wild ales, biodynamic wines and funky cocktails and snacks.
- by Emma Breheny