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Sometimes my tastes can be eclectic and life is way too short to drink bad wine. So if you don’t like what’s in your glass then let us know (and I mean the 1st glass not the last one!). The bottle won’t go to waste!

So, who NEEds A glAss of wiNE?

BYO (Wine Only) is available from 1.30pm Monday to Friday. Corkage is $25 per bottle.

To that end we have embraced the Coravin preservation system with gusto and extended our by the glass range to over 100 wines so you can taste and drink from a huge variety of story tellers.

Wine fascinates me. The simple act of fermenting grape juice leaves us with the most magical elixir. There are so many ways it can change and develop and so much we can still learn and discover.

When I first wrote this list 13 years ago I didn’t really have a vision of how it should look but it has evolved over time along with my tastes and preferences.

To me every wine has a story to tell and if I find that story compelling then that wine is in. The story may be of where it was grown, what grape it is or who made it and how. I find that some stories can get boring over too many tellings so many of our wines are only purchased in small quantities. At times wines can come and go in the blink of an eye.

This is not a list of trophies and grand old vintages. Yes, there are some scattered amongst it but the majority of the wines in the following pages are there for you to experience something new & accessible.


Wine School 101We've recently started a monthly wine school hosted by Stu talking

about various styles regions and varieties.

Hosted on the last Tuesday of the month, it runs for approximately an hour, with 5-6 wines tasted and some nibbles to match during the

tasting, all for only $60pp.

Stay tuned for our 2020 Wine School program which will be dropping on this page and our website soon. You can also sign up to our newsletter by

leaving us a card or once again via www.fixwine.com.au

Fix Wine ClubNot like Fight Club because we do want to talk about it!

Fix Wine Club is much like any wine club. You’re trusting someone to select wines for you. If you know us at Fix Wine, then you know Stuart. He has been selecting the right wine for his customers for more years

than he cares to tell you about.

Delivered quarterly, we offer 6 or 12 bottles specially selected by us for $180 or $340 respectively.

You can sign up at www.fixwine.com.au or have a chat to one of us and we can do it on the spot.


please don’t order from this page, it's just an index. Page

HAPPY HOUR! 5

Fizz By Glass 6

White By Glass 6/7

Amber By Glass 7

Rosé By Glass 8

Red By Glass 8/9

Things we like before a meal 10

Aperitif/Sherry/Gin/Cocktails

Brews 12

Beer/Cider/Sake

Bubbles 13

Riesling 15

Other Whites 17/19

Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc 19

Blends & Chenin Blanc 21

Rhone Whites & Chardonnay 23

Oxidative & Amber 25

Rosé & Pinot Noir 27

Other Light Reds 29

Italian Reds 29

Random Reds & Blends 33

Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon 35

Rhone Reds, you know, like Shiraz 37

Things we like After a meal 38/39

Dessert Wines/Fortified/Digestives

Cognac/Armagnac/Grappa/Eau de Vie/Whisk(e)y

INDEX

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Can of Beer 6

Gardet, Champagne, France NV 15

Stu's Pick White 7

Stu's Pick Amber (Skin Contact) 7

Stu's Pick Rosé 7

Stu's Pick Red 7

Chilli BBQ Mixed Nuts 7

Gordal Olives in Brine (Green) 7

Cheese & Salumi Selection (chef’s choice of 2 each) 27

HAPPY HOUR!MONDAY TO FRIDAY

3PM TO 6PM

Drink

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Bubbles & White Taste Glass Flask Bottle

by the Glass

Bubbles 75ml 125ml 500ml 750ml

La Corte del Pozzo, Prosecco, Italy NV XX 11 39 55Gardet 'Brut Tradition', Chigny-Les-Roses, Champagne, France NV XX 20 74 105

WhiteRiesling

Clare Wine Co, Clare Valley, S.A. 2019 7 11 40 56JJ Prüm 'Graacher Himmelreich' Spätlese, Mosel, Germany 2016 20 32 XX XXClemens Busch 'Falkenlay' Grosses-Gewächs, Mosel, Germany 2012 31 51 XX XXGewürztraminerManners 'Übergew', Mudgee, N.S.W. 2019 9 13 48 68Rippon, Central Otago, N.Z. 2016 13 21 76 108PicpoulBenjamin Darnault, Picpoul de Pinet, France 2018 7 11 39 55Grüner VeltlinerKurt Angerer 'Kies', Kamptal, Austria 2017 10 16 57 79AlbarinoMargan, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2019 7 11 39 55VermentinoKoerner 'Pigato', Clare Valley, S.A. 2019 10 15 53 74SemillonMcLeish Estate, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2019 7 11 40 56Scarborough 'Green Label', Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2011 8 12 43 60Semillon/Sauvignon BlancChateau de Cérons, Graves, France 2017 11 19 69 98Pinot BlancCherubino 'Laissez Faire', Pemberton, W.A. 2016 8 13 46 65Pinot Gris/Grigio/GrauFleet, Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2019 8 12 42 59Puiattino, Friuli, Italy 2017 9 14 50 71Sauvignon BlancDown to Earth, Wrattonbully, S.A. 2018 7 11 39 55Ant Moore, Marlborough, N.Z. 2018 8 13 46 65


White, Yellow & Amber Taste Glass Flask Bottle

by the Glass

Savagnin 75ml 125ml 500ml 750ml

Jacques Puffeney 'Cuvée Sacha', Jura, France MV 17 27 102 145BlendsEloquesta 'Aromatic White', Mudgee, N.S.W. 2018 8 12 42 59Domaine Simha ‘Simla Field Blend’, Tasmania 2017 11 19 XX XXWerlitsch 'Ex Vero II', Steirerland, Austria 2011 15 25 95 135Mas Jullien, Pays d'Hérault, France 2016 24 40 XX XXOddballsTerrason Aligoté , King Valley, Vic. 2018 8 13 47 67ArneisLa Zona, King Valley, Vic. 2017 7 11 40 56Ceretto, Langhe, Italy 2017 11 18 67 94GarganegaLa Battistelle 'Montesei', Soave, Italy 2017 8 12 42 59Chenin BlancPierre-Bise, Roche aux Moines Savennières, France 2014 14 24 88 125Nicolas Joly 'Clos d.l. Bergerie', Roche aux Moines Savennières, FR 2016 33 54 XX XXMarsanne, Roussanne, Viognier etc. Mas d'Espanet 'eolienne' Grenache Blanc , Languedoc, France 2016 16 26 95 135ChardonnayJoseph Chromy, Tasmania 2018 10 16 59 84Michelet, Petit Chablis, France 2017 12 19 68 95Eldridge Estate 'Yrsa's Vineyard', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2017 15 24 87 123J.J. Morel, Puligny-Montrachet, France 2012 40 65 XX XX

Yellow - white wine made like sherryNavazos Niepoort, Jerez, Spain 2014 15 24 92 130Brash Higgins 'Bloom', McLaren Vale, S.A. 2012 (700ml) 22 35 130 175Macle, Chateau Chalon, Jura, France 2007 59 98 XX XX

Amber - white wine made like red wine.Born & Raised, Sunbury, Vic. 2017 8 12 45 63Castagna 'Quasibianco', Beechworth, Vic. 2017 (MAGNUM) 11 18 65 182Gravner, Venezia Giulia, Italy 2008 33 54 207 295


Rosé & Red Taste Glass Flask Bottle

by the Glass

Rosé 75ml 125ml 500ml 750ml

Fleet 'Amis', Gippsland, Vic. 2019 8 13 47 67Domaine de Chatillon, Savoie, France 2017 9 14 49 69

RedPinot NoirPayne's Rise 'Mr Jed', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2016 8 13 47 67Domaine Rois Mages, Rully, France 2016 15 24 90 128Moorooduc 'McIntyre', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2017 19 32 119 169Glantenay, Volnay, France 2011 33 54 207 295Dr Edge North/East/South, Tasmania 2016 - Flight of 3 x 50ml glasses 33 XX XX XXGamayTerrason, King Valley, Vic. 2017 8 13 47 67Jean Foillard 'Côte du Py', Morgon, France 2017 21 34 XX XXTrousseauAmato Vino 'The Stars Baby, The Stars', Margaret River, W.A. 2019 11 18 69 98Ganevat, Jura, France 2014 29 47 XX XXNebbioloCeretto, Barbaresco, Italy 2014 27 43 XX XXOddballsGarzón 'Riserva' Tannat , Uraguay 2017 8 12 45 63St. Etienne 'La Verres en l'Air' Jurançon Noir , Côtes du Lot, FR 2018 10 15 54 77Dúzsi Tamás Kékfrankos , Szekszárdi, Hungary 2015 10 16 59 84TempranilloAlto Amo, Rioja, Spain 2017 10 16 61 87AglianicoLunarossa 'Rossomarea', Campania, Italy 2009 13 20 77 109


More Red Taste Glass Flask Bottle

by the Glass

Blends 75ml 125ml 500ml 750ml

Fleet 'Red', Gippsland, Vic. 2018 8 13 47 67SangioveseKoerner 'Nielluccio', Clare Valley, S.A. 2018 10 16 60 85Lecci e Brocchi, Chianti Classico, Italy 2015 13 20 75 105Querciabella 'Camartina', Toscana, Italy 2003 58 95 XX XXCabernet FrancChai Saint Etienne, Coteaux du Quercy, France 2016 10 15 54 77Grosbois 'La Cuisine de ma Mère', Chinon, France 2017 11 18 67 95Domaine du Collier 'La Ripaille', Saumur, France 2014 36 58 XX XXMerlotVieux Château des Rocs, Lussac St Émilion, France 2014 11 18 69 98Mérite, Wrattonbully, S.A. 2015 14 24 89 125CabernetsSquitchy Lane, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2014 8 12 45 63Woodlands 'Clémentine', Margaret River, W.A. 2016 12 19 68 96Château La Tour de By, Medoc, France 2016 18 30 110 157Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Italy 2004 73 119 455 650Grenache +Syrami, Heathcote, Vic. 2017 11 18 69 98Mataro/Mouvedre/MonastrellMas Jullien 'Autour de Jonquières', Terrasses du Larzac, France 2015 24 39 151 215Shiraz Eloquesta, Mudgee, N.S.W. 2016 9 14 48 67Maverick 'Trial Hill', Eden Valley, S.A. 2014 20 32 123 175Levantine Hill 'Melissa's Paddock', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2015 34 55 207 295Chapoutier 'Le Méal', Hermitage, France 2001 69 110 XX XX


ApéritifLillet Blanc, Rosé or Rouge, Bordeaux, France 12Pernod Pastis, France 12Campari, France 12

Sherry 60ml

Albalá 'Electrico', Fino en Rama, Montilla-Moriles Spain 10Equipo Navazos 71 La Bota de Mazanilla,Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain 14

Mother's Ruin - otherwise known as GinTanqueray U.K. 12Four Pillars Aus. 16Hendricks U.K. 16

Simple Classic CocktailsStu's Bloody Mary 18Yeah, nah. Can't tell you what's in it.

Bellini 20Bertrand La Pêche Blanche, Peach Nectar & topped with fizz

Espresso Martini 22Bare Cold Pressed Coffee, Carter's Coffee Liqueur & Vodka

Kir Royale 20Bertrand Crème de Cassis topped with fizz

Lychee Rosé Martini 24Vodka & Massenez Lychee Liquer shaken

Manhattan 24Bourbon, Rosso Vermouth & Angostura Bitters

Martini 24Gin or Vodka with a splash of Dry Vermouth

Negroni 19Campari, Vermouth & Gin over ice

Old Fashioned 24Bourbon, Angostura Bitters soaked sugar cube over ice


Beer – ‘Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.’ Benjamin FranklinBalter Lager keg 10

Balter Captain Sensible (Mid-Strength) can 9.5Feral 'Draught' can 11Lord Nelson 'Three Sheets' Pale Ale can 12Feral 'White Ale' can 14Stockade Rockafella Dark Ale bottle 16Stockade Old Money Stout bottle 33

Cider - How do you like them Apples? … & Pears 750ml unless stated

Incy Wincy 'Huntsman' N.S.W. 2017 500mL 19 Fournier, Normandy France 49Bress, Harcourt Vic. 2015 59Cecillon 'Nerios', Bretagne France 79Small Acres Sparkling Perry, Orange N.S.W. 2013 47

60mL

Chiyo Shuzō 'Shinomine Chokara' 2018 14Fukuchiyo Shuzō 'Nabeshima G' 2017 15Mioya Shuzō 'Yuho Yamaoroshi' 2017 14Mii no Kotobuki 'Biden Hojo' 2017 15Kirei Shuzō 'Karkuchi 80' 2018 12Mutemuka Shuzō 'Mutemuka' 2017 14Miyoshino Jozo 'Hanatomoe Omachi' 2017 15Kidoizumi Shuzō 'Hakugyokuko' 2017 16Sugii Shuzō 'Tenpo 13' 2015 room temperature 13Mukai Shuzō Ine Mankai' 2018 19Nakano BC 'Chokyu' 1999 room temperature 27Kameman Shuzō 'Genmaishu' 2017 room temperature 18

Ask us if we've got a big bottle of cider open by the glass,The boss sometimes get's thirsty!

These are listed from lightest to fullest. Most are served chilled but those served at room temperature have been noted.

SakeNow I absolutely love sake, but I have to admit, the details I don't know can overwhelm me!

If you need, I've always got technical notes to hand. All these have been selected by Black Market Sake, Australia's premier sake importer.


"I drink my champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm

thirsty!"

Lily Bollinger

We can break fizz down into 2 main styles. Well there's more than that but you're here for a drink not a lecture.

Hot tip! When taking the cork out, point it away from you. That cork will be travelling at 40kph, I can tell you from experience it hurts!

1. Petillant Naturel - The original fizzy wine! Simply bottle the wine as it's fermenting, stick a strong cap on it and leave alone. Crossing your fingers and toes that you've got the right ratio so you don't end up with explosive bottles in the cellar! They orignally would've been made by accident, seen as mistakes and the style had been relegated to history until recently. the past 10-15 years they've had a renaissance and pet-nats are everywhere. Generally simple refreshing drinks that bring joy but don't require much introspection. Yes, they're often cloudy but that's just the yeasts in their final resting place.

2. Methode Traditional - The more common and well know production technique. Still table wine put through a secondary fermentation by addition of yeast and sugar, then disgorged after a period of time to remove the dead yeast. Sounds pretty simple but in reality it's anything but. It takes a great deal of time and amazing level of palate skill to bring all those disparate ingredients together, just like great cooking except you don't get to taste the final dish for 5+ years.


Fizz & Bubbles – WhiteAmanti, Prosecco, Italy NV 55BK Wines ‘Basket Case' Pet Nat, Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2016 55The Lane 'Helen', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2009 87Gardet 'Brut Tradition', Champagne, France NV 110Apogee, Tasmania 2014 129Sinapius Extra Brut, Tasmania 2006 165Billecart Salmon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne, France NV 170Charles Heidsieck, Reims, Champagne, France NV 174Gardet 'Charles', Champagne, France 2004 230Wiston, South Downs, England 2010 250Artéis & Co. Champagne, France 2004 285Egly-Ouriet 'Brut Tradition' Grand Cru, Champagne, France NV 330Le Brun de Neuville, Champagne, France 1995 495Egly-Ouriet 'Brut' Grand Cru, Champagne, France 2007 525Egly-Ouriet 'Blanc de Noirs' Grand Cru, Champagne, France NV 575

Fizz & Bubbles – RoséGardet ‘Charles’, Champagne, France 2006 225Egly-Ouriet 'Brut' Grand Cru, Champagne, France NV 425

Fizz & Bubbles – RedI'll Fly Away Syrah Pet Nat, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2017 62The Dark Side Nero d'Avola Pet Nat, Riverland, S.A. 2016 85Glandore 'Centurion', McLaren Vale, S.A. 2014 140


Joh. Jos. Prüm - Legend of the Mosel

For several years we celebrated Summer of Riesling and we will be bringing it back in 2019 so make sure you're on our mailing list for future updates.

Prüm has been at the pointy end of great wine from the Mosel for almost 100 years. Make fine, intense and long-lived wines that are sought after worldwide. We are extremely lucky to have access to limited quantites of their wines each year and it is with great internal struggles that I let you see them instead of just drinking them all myself!

Now you can possbily tell that I'm a big fan of Riesling. I could go on about the noble grape that is Riesling, talk ad nauseum about it’s striking acid, it’s description of terroir & it’s tightrope balance. I could also tell you why we don't drink enough of it. (Blue Nun!) But let's forget all that and discover Riesling again.


RieslingAustraliaLark Hill, Canberra, N.S.W. 2018 53Garden Of Earthly Delights, Heathcote, Vic. 2017 77Maverick 'Trial Hill', Eden Valley, S.A. 2017 84Domaine Simha 'Rani', Tasmania 2017 142Castagna 'Quasibianco', Beechworth, Vic. 2017 (MAGNUM) 182

Joh Jos PrümSpätleseGraacher Himmelreich 2009 215Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2007 255AusleseGraacher Himmelreich 2007 255Graacher Himmelreich 2004 285Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2015 220Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2014 230Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2013 240Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2011 260Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2007 300Auslese GoldkapselZeltinger Sonnenuhr 2012 550


What is your ideal wine bar? I loved this piece written by Australian wine scribe and friend Andrea Frost. I'm not saying we're everything in this but I like to think we tick a few of the boxes.

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A good wine bar is also a hub of cultural insights. Talking and tasting with locals when exploring new cities is a wonderful way to learn about a country. Each wine is a collection of stories about the local culture, history, customs and evolution just waiting to be shared.

In his gentle 1946 essay Moon Under Water , George Orwell describes the merits of his favourite London public house. Qualities important to Orwell include atmosphere, barmaids who know their customers by name, the ability to walk freely without being hit in the head with darts and that it’s quiet enough to talk. Though I am sure there are modern versions of Orwell’s ideal pub, these days it’s just as likely to be one of the dozens of new wine bars that have flourished recently. Which made me wonder, what qualities make the ideal wine bar?

Location is important, of course. One needs to want to go there. The best wine bars are located in big cities or emerging neighbourhoods, such is their cultural currency. If a wine bar is on a main street, as so many are, it should be set just back, below or above the main thoroughfare to avoid the hustle of the city while basking in its energy. A visit to a wine bar should provide relief from whatever is left outside.

I’m not offering much when I suggest the best wine bars serve food, but what they serve makes all the difference. My favourite bars offer a short list of classic appetisers. Slithering anchovies picked up with a toothpick as if being sutured, then rested, glistening in oil, on a slice of fresh bread. Bowls of briny green olives are always appreciated. Their crunchy flesh can be nibbled from the pip between sips of wine. Charcuterie is a pleasure in all its forms, flopped on the tongue for when the palate is salivating. I’m not fond of fried chicken, burgers or any other gentrified junk food. Such dishes make me feel like I’m on an adolescent date. My favourite wine bars keep things a little bit special.

A good wine bar invests in glassware and offers a range of pour sizes for greater exploration, or moderation, if that is your intention. Increasingly a Coravin system adds excitement by allowing access to a wonderbox of rare and special bottles, albeit at a cost. The role of music should never be overlooked. Music’s ability to speed up how fast we drink is used in some establishments to urge patrons to drink more, faster. But pace has no place in my favourite wine bars. The best should play music at a level that allows you to talk or, if alone, think, read or admire the wine in your glass.

That’s another thing a good wine bar offers: a sanctuary for aesthetic appreciation. In a culture where active appreciation of sensory pleasures is rapidly being replaced with accumulation of digital ones, taking a moment to ponder, admire or discuss a glass of wine with company is something closer to important than pleasurable.


GewürztraminerManners 'Übergew', Mudgee, N.S.W. 2019 68Ochota Barrels 'Weird Berries in the Woods', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2015 89Rippon, Central Otago, N.Z. 2016 108

Grüner VeltlinerKurt Angerer 'Kies', Kamptal, Austria 2017 79

PicpoulBenjamin Darnault, Picpoul de Pinet, France 2018 55

CatarrattoPalazzo del Mare, Sicily, Italy 2017 51

GarganegaLa Battistelle 'Montesei', Soave, Italy 2017 59

AlbarinoMargan, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2019 55

Pinot Gris/GrigioFleet, Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2019 59Foxeys Hangout, Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2018 67Puiattino, Friuli, Italy 2017 71Haddow & Dineen 'Grain Of Truth', Tasmania 2018 105Sylvie Spielmann 'Réserve Bergheim', Alsace, France 2015 112It’s Grigio Jim but not as we know it!Brian 'Gris', Tasmania 2017 (375ml) 32

Palomino FinoNavazos Niepoort, Jerez, Spain 2014 130


You can read more of Andrea's lovely writing at www.andreafrost.com

Andrea Frost, June 2016

Yet for all of these prerequisites, it’s what happens off the script where the best wine bars shine. On a visit to Noble Rot bar recently, a friend and I were gifted a glass of 1985 Château Poujeaux and told of a small run of 2004 Dauvissat Chablis tucked by a certain rack in the cellar, should we come back. We did, it was found and it was beautiful. There was the bar in Athens where I was offered my first glass of the ancient Cretian variety Dafni. As a warm wind blew up the laneway and the wine’s aromas engaged my senses, I listened to stories of Greece’s long and complex wine history. I can’t remember the number of special pours I’ve had at Gertrude Street Enoteca. Or wines shared with Chef on the deck of The City Wine Shop as the late night crowd marched by. Or tasting discussions enjoyed at the 28-50 Marylebone I adopted as my local while in London. The connections we make when wine and minds collide are essential to a good wine bar.

Sadly, for Orwell, the Moon Under Water was a fictional pub. The closest he came to his ideal was knowing one that met eight of his ten criteria. Happily for you and me, there are many wine bars offering this magical combination of connoisseurship, gastronomy, atmosphere, conversation, culture, education, companionship, music and wine.When you put it like that, it’s less a surprise they’re flourishing now, but that they took so long to do so.

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Designwise, I prefer my wine bars to exude warmth over modernity. Wood over metal, floorboards over concrete, small wooden tables over shared glass benches. A book shelf offers intrigue, a bag hook under the bar is appreciated, chairs with backs are essential.

As wine lends itself to certain intimacies, so too should the design of a good wine bar. Whether it’s a small table, a corner booth, an open fire or soft couch, my favourite bars have spaces to harbour private moments. Should a hand reach across a table, a secret be shared, or a thigh press back when touched by another’s, there is a place to do so.It goes without saying a good wine bar has knowledgeable staff, but they’re invariably good humans too. I’ve enjoyed some of my finest conversations with the many well-educated, interested and passionate people who run my favourite wine bars. Some of these conversations were even about wine.It might seem late in this piece to mention the wine list but, without the aspects listed above, I would barely make it to the wine list or bother to return to explore it. Like a good book I like to know where I am in the story, so a sensible order listing is welcomed. As much as I like to explore, and am happy to be led, I’d prefer not to be experimented on. At least not unwittingly.


SemillonMcLeish Estate, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2019 56Scarborough 'Green Label', Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2011 60Usher Tinkler 'Death By Semillon', Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2019 62The Vinden Headcase, Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2018 63Maverick 'Twins', Barossa Valley, S.A. 2018 67

Semillon/Sauvignon BlancChateau de Cérons, Graves, France 2017 98

Sauvignon BlancLogan, Orange, N.S.W. 2019 53Down to Earth, Wrattonbully, S.A. 2018 55Ant Moore, Marlborough, N.Z. 2018 65

VermentinoKoerner 'Pigato', Clare Valley, S.A. 2019 74

ArneisThick As Thieves 'Aloof Alpaca', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2018 53La Zona, King Valley, Vic. 2017 56Ceretto, Langhe, Italy 2017 94

FianoCherubino 'Laissez Faire', Frankland River, W.A. 2018 63


2. No sensible person drinks to excess. Therefore any one person can drink only a certain predictable amount.

Len Evans was one of the great characters of the local wine industry. He was instrumental in lifting the profile and quality of Australian wine to the levels we now enjoy. There's not enough room in this wine list ot regail you with anecdotes of his life but following is one of his most useful theories.

1. There is an awful lot of wine in the world, but there is also a lot of awful wine.

The Len Evans Theory of Capacity

9. What part is wine of your life? Ten per centum? Then ten per centum of your income should be spent on wine.

10. The principles of the theory should be applied to other parts of life.

8. Wine is not meant to be enjoyed merely for its own sake, it is the key to love and laughter with friends, to the enjoyment of food and beauty and humour and art and music. It rewards us far beyond its cost.

3. There are countless flavours, nuances, shades of wine; endless varieties, regions, styles. You have neither the time nor the capacity to drink them all.

4. To make the most of the time left to you, you must start by calculating your future capacity. One bottle of wine a day is 365 bottles a year. If your life expectancy is another thirty years, there are only 10,000-odd bottles ahead of you.

5. People who say, “You can’t drink the good stuff all the time” are talking rubbish. You must drink good stuff all the time. Every time you drink a bottle of inferior wine it’s like smashing a superior bottle against the wall. The pleasure is lost forever. You can’t get the bottle back.

6. There are people who build up huge cellars, most of which they have no hope of drinking. They are foolish in overestimating their capacity, but they err on the right side and their friends love them.

7. There are also people who don’t want to drink good wine and are happy with the cheapies. I forgive them. There are others who are content with beer and spirits. I can’t worry about everybody.


The Variety Is Irrelevant WinesSomos 'Blanquito', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2018 53Celler Piñol 'Portal', Terra Alta, Spain 2015 58Eloquesta 'Aromatic White', Mudgee, N.S.W. 2018 59Domaine de l'Ausseil 'Papillon', Roussillon, France 2012 115Domaine de la Pinte, Arbois, France NV 130Werlitsch 'Ex Vero II', Steirerland, Austria 2011 135Leon Barral, Vin de Pays de l’Herault, France 2016 195

AligotéTerrason, King Valley, Vic. 2018 67

Chenin BlancMerritt, Margaret River, W.A. 2017 91Pierre-Bise, Roche aux Moines Savennières, France 2014 125Domaine du Collier 'La Charpentrie', Saumur, France 2014 314

La Coulée de Serrant, Coulée de Serrant, France 2016 360

Nicolas Joly – How do I describe this guy? Well his business card reads

‘Nicolas Joly, Gérant de la Société, Nature assistant and not a winemaker’


This is Burgundy. The spiritual home of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

HOW GOOD ARE MAPS???

Yes, I know it's not the clearest but you can get the idea. Stu has a lot of detailed maps if you want to dive deeper.


Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Grenache Blanc et. al.Vincent Caille 'Je t'Aime Mais j'Ai Soif' Marsanne +, Loire, France 2018 83Gramenon ‘La Vie on y est… ‘, Côtes du Rhône, France 2013 125Mas d'Espanet 'eolienne' Grenache Blanc , Languedoc, France 2016 135Mas Jullien, Pays d'Hérault, France 2016 215

ChardonnayOakridge, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2018 69Bilancia, Hawke's Bay, N.Z. 2014 74Joseph Chromy, Tasmania 2018 84Michelet, Petit Chablis, France 2017 95Michael Hall, Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2017 98Castagna 'Grower's Selection', Beechworth, Vic. 2017 115Eldridge Estate 'Yrsa's Vineyard', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2017 123Holyman, Tasmania 2018 123Domaine de la Pinte, Arbois, France 2014 130Bindi 'Quartz', Macedon Ranges, Vic. 2011 205Pyramid Valley 'Lion's Tooth', North Canterbury, N.Z. 2015 295Gérard Duplessis, Les Clos Grand Cru Chablis, France 2014 325Bell Hill, North Canterbury, N.Z. 2010 395Cossard, Beaune, France 2012 395


Why I hear you ask, well because we can but also history. Amber wines are what all whites would've been like up until the 20th century. They have their spirtual heart in Georgia where this style of wine has been made going back 8000 years uninterrupted. Georgian wine history is fascinating but I don't have the pages nor you the time to even scratch the surface. There is one piece of trivia that has to be noted. Georgian soldiers are said to have carried a vine in their armour so when they were killed in battle a vine would grow and others would know a Georgian had died there.

This way of making wine eventually crept out of Georgia across to Italy and from there it has gone around the world. It's a style that's not for everyone and that is ok. If we all liked the same things life would be pretty boring.

Um … I don’t really know what to do with these following wines so I’ve just given them their own page. They are unusual, some might say downright weird but they are nothing if not interesting. If they’re a single varietal I’ve listed it. If a blend, I’ve not bothered, that’s not the point.

Amber (orange) are white wines made with extended skin contact in a similar way to the way we make red wines. This extended time on skins can run for a few weeks up to almost a year depending on the producer. This gives the wines their hue and thus the name.

What I ask is that when you order one of the wines from this page you suspend all your beliefs about what makes a wine good or bad. Once your palate gets over the shock you might just like it ;-)

So Stu, what are these wines?

Oxidative means they've been purposely left to have air exposure. Some will be protected by a growth of mould over the top like sherry.


OxidativeBrian 'Rizza', Tasmania 2013 (375ml) 39Riffault ‘Auksinis’, France 2008 85Brash Higgins 'Bloom', McLaren Vale, S.A. 2012 (700ml) 175Jacques Puffeney ‘Vin Jaune’, Arbois, France 2004 (620ml) 295Boudry, Chateau Chalon, Jura France 1973 (620ml) 1000

Born & Raised, Sunbury, Vic. 2017 63I'll Fly Away 'If I Had Wings', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2015 78Castagna 'Quasibianco', Beechworth, Vic. 2017 (MAGNUM) 182Gravner Ribolla , Venezia Giulia, Italy 2008 295

Amber


"Where there is no wine there is no love" - Euripides.

"In wine there's truth" - Pliny the Elder.

"Wine is the only art work you can drink" - Luis

"In victory you deserve Champagne. In defeat, you need it" - Napoleon Bonaparte.

"Wine is sunlight, held together by water" - Galileo

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" - Louis Pasteur.

"He who knows how to taste does not drink wine but savours secrets" - Salvador Dalì.

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest


RoséFleet 'Amis', Gippsland, Vic. 2019 67Domaine de Chatillon, Savoie, France 2017 69Bella Ridge, Swan Valley, W.A. 2012 76Angels & Cowboys, Sonoma County, U.S.A. 2017 77Routas, Coteaux Varois en Provence, Frnace 2018 79Ari's 'Lucky No. 5', Multi-Region, N.S.W. 2018 84Sanskrit Vin Gris, Tasmania 2016 110

Pinot NoirPayne's Rise 'Mr Jed', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2016 63Terre à Terre 'Heysen', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2018 68Michael Hall 'Sang de Pigeon', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2018 74Ten Minutes by Tractor 'Up the Hill', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2017 110Michael Hall, Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2018 112Dr Edge, Tasmania 2018 137Moorooduc 'The Moorooduc McIntyre', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2017 169Bindi 'Original', Macedon Ranges, Vic. 2011 225Thierry Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin 2015 280Glantenay, Volnay, France 2011 295Bell Hill, North Canterbury, N.Z. 2010 495Glantenay, Volnay 1er Santenots, France 2008 525Cossard, Vosne-Romanee Les Champs Perdix, France 2012 700


These wines are scattered throughout the list. I’ve chosen not to highlight them purely because this list is just about great juice, however it’s made.

This group of wines are challenging the notions of additions & subtractions using various winemaking techniques. Bringing the wine in bottle closer to the original flavour of the grapes. Some of them are terrible, some of them are amazing. Hopefully I’ve managed to keep the terrible ones at bay, but one man’s pleasure is another’s pain.

Natural wines, what are they? There’s been a lot of talk about this tiny group of wines. For whatever reason it appears you have to be for or against them. Why? I don’t know, nor care for that matter. What I do care about is what’s in the glass, and that’s why I’m interested in these wines. As a group they are difficult to define, and the makers like it that way. Definitions are just restrictions as far they are concerned. Loosely, they are wines that are made from at least organic vineyards and minimally interfered with.

Perhaps it’s the term ‘natural’, inferring that other wines are not natural. Call them whatever you want, ‘honest’, ‘real’ or ‘hippy’ just go into it with an open mind & palate. That’s the joy that is fermented grape juice, there are no right or wrong answers.


GamayDomaine de Chatillon, Savoie, France 2016 69Thick As Thieves 'Purple Prose', King Valley, Vic. 2018 74Eldridge Estate 'PTG', Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2019 86Chasseley 'Beaujolais is not Dead!', Beaujolais, France 2018 95Alex Foillard, Beaujolais-Villages, France 2018 105Eldridge Estate, Mornington Peninsula, Vic. 2018 123Jean Foillard 'Côte du Py', Morgon, France 2017 182

TrousseauAmato Vino 'The Stars Baby, The Stars', Margaret River, W.A. 2019 98

Jurançon NoirChai Saint Etienne 'La Verres en l'Air', Vin de Côtes du Lot, France 2018 77

SangioveseKoerner 'Nielluccio', Clare Valley, S.A. 2018 85Lecci e Brocchi, Chianti Classico, Italy 2015 105Biondi Santi, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy 2012 750


My favourite public-house, the Moon Under Water , is only two minutes from a bus stop, but it is on a side-street, and drunks and rowdies never seem to find their way there, even on Saturday nights.Its clientele, though fairly large, consists mostly of ‘regulars’ who occupy the same chair every evening and go there for conversation as much as for the beer.If you are asked why you favour a particular public-house, it would seem natural to put the beer first, but the thing that most appeals to me about the Moon Under Water is what people call its ‘atmosphere’.To begin with, its whole architecture and fittings are uncompromisingly Victorian. It has no glass-topped tables or other modern miseries, and, on the other hand, no sham roof-beams, ingle-nooks or plastic panels masquerading as oak. The grained woodwork, the ornamental mirrors behind the bar, the cast-iron fireplaces, the florid ceiling stained dark yellow by tobacco-smoke, the stuffed bull’s head over the mantelpiece — everything has the solid, comfortable ugliness of the nineteenth century.In winter there is generally a good fire burning in at least two of the bars, and the Victorian lay-out of the place gives one plenty of elbow-room. There are a public bar, a saloon bar, a ladies’ bar, a bottle-and-jug for those who are too bashful to buy their supper beer publicly, and, upstairs, a dining-room.

THE MOON

Upstairs, six days a week, you can get a good, solid lunch—for example, a cut off the joint, two vegetables and boiled jam roll—for about three shillings.

The special pleasure of this lunch is that you can have draught stout with it. I doubt whether as many as 10 per cent of London pubs serve draught stout, but the Moon Under Water is one of them. It is a soft, creamy sort of stout, and it goes better in a pewter pot.

Games are only played in the public, so that in the other bars you can walk about without constantly ducking to avoid flying darts.

In the Moon Under Water it is always quiet enough to talk. The house possesses neither a radio nor a piano, and even on Christmas Eve and such occasions the singing that happens is of a decorous kind.The barmaids know most of their customers by name, and take a personal interest in everyone. They are all middle-aged women—two of them have their hair dyed in quite surprising shades—and they call everyone ‘dear,’ irrespective of age or sex. (‘Dear,’ not ‘Ducky’: pubs where the barmaid calls you ‘ducky’ always have a disagreeable raffish atmosphere.)Unlike most pubs, the Moon Under Water sells tobacco as well as cigarettes, and it also sells aspirins and stamps, and is obliging about letting you use the telephone.You cannot get dinner at the Moon Under Water , but there is always the snack counter where you can get liver-sausage sandwiches, mussels (a speciality of the house), cheese, pickles and those large biscuits with caraway seeds in them which only seem to exist in public-houses.


But, to be fair, I do know of a few pubs that almost come up to the Moon Under Water . I have mentioned above ten qualities that the perfect pub should have and I know one pub that has eight of them. Even there, however, there is no draught stout, and no china mugs.And if anyone knows of a pub that has draught stout, open fires, cheap meals, a garden, motherly barmaids and no radio, I should be glad to hear of it, even though its name were something as prosaic as the Red Lion or the Railway Arms .

Evening Standard , 9 February 1946GEORGE ORWELL

Many as are the virtues of the Moon Under Water , I think that the garden is its best feature, because it allows whole families to go there instead of Mum having to stay at home and mind the baby while Dad goes out alone.And though, strictly speaking, they are only allowed in the garden, the children tend to seep into the pub and even to fetch drinks for their parents. This, I believe, is against the law, but it is a law that deserves to be broken, for it is the puritanical nonsense of excluding children—and therefore, to some extent, women—from pubs that has turned these places into mere boozing-shops instead of the family gathering-places that they ought to be.The Moon Under Water is my ideal of what a pub should be—at any rate, in the London area. (The qualities one expects of a country pub are slightly different.)

But now is the time to reveal something which the discerning and disillusioned reader will probably have guessed already. There is no such place as the Moon Under Water .

That is to say, there may well be a pub of that name, but I don’t know of it, nor do I know any pub with just that combination of qualities.

I know pubs where the beer is good but you can’t get meals, others where you can get meals but which are noisy and crowded, and others which are quiet but where the beer is generally sour. As for gardens, offhand I can only think of three London pubs that possess them.

They are particular about their drinking vessels at the Moon Under Water , and never, for example, make the mistake of serving a pint of beer in a handleless glass. Apart from glass and pewter mugs, they have some of those pleasant strawberry-pink china ones which are now seldom seen in London. China mugs went out about 30 years ago, because most people like their drink to be transparent, but in my opinion beer tastes better out of china.

The great surprise of the Moon Under Water is its garden. You go through a narrow passage leading out of the saloon, and find yourself in a fairly large garden with plane trees, under which there are little green tables with iron chairs round them. Up at one end of the garden there are swings and a chute for the children.

On summer evenings there are family parties, and you sit under the plane trees having beer or draught cider to the tune of delighted squeals from children going down the chute. The prams with the younger children are parked near the gate.

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BlaufränkischDúzsi Tamás, Szekszárdi, Hungary 2015 84

TeroldegoAmato Vino, Margaret River, W.A. 2015 98

The Variety Is Irrelevant WinesFrankly, Bob Made This, Orange/Rylstone, N.S.W. 2016 40Grange des Pères, Pays d’Herault, France 2015 395

TempranilloAlto Amo, Rioja, Spain 2017 87Roda 1, Rioja Reserva, Spain 2005 MAGNUM 800


I FRANC!

You’re probably wondering what is this guy on about. Franc?

Well, my original partner in wine endeavours at Bibendum restaurant was a guy called Francois Verite (Franc the Truth), and he hailed from the spiritual home of Franc – the Loire Valley.

We were allowed to open a wine per shift to taste, as Francois was the senior sommelier, he let me choose, as long as it was from the Loire. That was the beginning of my love affair with Cabernet Franc.

Cab Franc is planted across the world, mostly as a blending component but plenty of people are seeing its versatility. It’s a big part of St Émilion Bordeaux wines, quite often being the dominant figure in St Émilion’s most famous wine Cheval Blanc. It is found as the hero variety in the Loire Valley reds and is certainly gaining traction across Australia as we strive to produce finer more medium bodied reds.

Historically Franc is believed to be one of the ancient varieties, possibly being mentioned as early as 1050. But it’s gone under so many names no one is 100% sure. We do know that Franc and Sauvignon Blanc are the parents of Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc is also one of the parents of Merlot. If you’re feeling nerdy check out Wine Grapes by Jancis Robinson & José Vouillamoz.

What does it taste like? Think sticks and stones, lavender and raspberries. Heady & ephemeral yet seriously sessionable. When put together properly it is never too heavy nor too light and the balance of sweet fruit to savoury spice just sings with a meal. It is a true food wine.


TannatGarzón 'Riserva', Uraguay 2017 63

MerlotBlue Poles 'Allouran', Margaret River, W.A. 2016 63Mérite, Wrattonbully, S.A. 2015 125

Cabernet FrancJauma 'Ujo', McLaren Vale, S.A. 2018 59Chai Saint Etienne, Coteaux du Quercy, France 2016 77Koerner, Clare Valley, S.A. 2017 89Grosbois 'La Cuisine de ma Mère', Chinon, France 2017 95

Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends Grove Estate 'The Partners', Hilltops, N.S.W. 2017 49Clare Wine Co. Clare Valley, S.A. 2016 54Squitchy Lane, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2014 63Robert Oatley 'Finisterre', Great Southern, W.A. 2015 91Woodlands 'Clémentine', Margaret River, W.A. 2016 96Lake Breeze 'Arthur's Reserve', Langhorne Creek, S.A. 2014 105Chateau Picque Caillou, Pessac-Léognan, France 2015 144Château La Tour de By, Medoc, France 2016 157Mount Mary 'Quintets, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2008 550Antinori 'Solaia', Tuscany, Italy 2004 650


No, these are not current prices but I wish I had them stockpiled from back then!

That 1955 Grange is one of the greatest ever made and would sell for up to $10000 today.

Wouldn’t say no to those halves of '48 Lafite either!

It's actually a page from Camperdown Cellars Vintage Club Newsletter for November 1977


Mataro/Monastrell/Mourvèdre Mr. Hyde 'High & Dry', Clare Valley, S.A. 2015 67Mas Jullien 'Autour de Jonquières', Terrasses du Larzac, France 2015 215

Shiraz Eloquesta, Mudgee, N.S.W. 2016 67Cara de Caraguilhes, Languedoc, France 2014 74Ari's 'Big Red', Murrumbateman, N.S.W. 2018 84Renzaglia 'Mt Panorama', Bathurst, N.S.W. 2016 116Syrahmi 'New Beginnings', Heathcote, Vic. 2016 122Scarborough 'White Label', Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2011 149Levantine Hill, Yarra Valley, Vic. 2016 168Maverick 'Trial Hill', Eden Valley, S.A. 2014 175Levantine Hill 'Melissa's Paddock', Yarra Valley, Vic. 2015 295Clonakilla, Canberra District, N.S.W. 2011 350Yarra Yering 'Underhill', Yarra Valley, Vic. 1998 MAGNUM 715Wendouree, Clare Valley, S.A. 1990 MAGNUM 1500Penfolds 'Grange, Multi Region 1989 1750


Grappa, Fine & Marc 30ml

Bertrand Marc de Gewürztraminer 15Capovilla Moscato Giallo Grappa 2010 21La Nerthe Fine de Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1994 22Marolo Barolo Grappa 1996 29

CalvadosVictor Gontier 2003 16Francois Gontier 1975 32

Whisk(e)yMakers Mark, Kentucky, U.S.A. 13Labrot & Graham ‘Woodford Reserve’, Kentucky U.S.A. 15Westland 'American Oak', Washington, U.S.A. 24Glenmorangie 10yo, Highlands, Scotland 15Lagavulin 16yo, Islay, Scotland 17Glenfarclas 15yo, Highlands, Scotland 25Ardbeg Corryvreckan, Islay, Scotland 29The Glenlivet 'Archive' 21yo, Highlands, Scotland 55

RhumDos Maderas 5+5, Guyana, Barbados & Spain 18J. Bally 12 Ans d'Âge, Martinique 21Dos Maderas Luxus 10+5, Guyana, Barbados & Spain 36

Digestives & Aromatics 60ml

Montenegro Amaro, Italy 16Averna Amaro, Italy 16Ulrich Amaro, Italy 18Punt e Mes, Italy 12Salers Gentiane, France 12Antica Formula, Italy 17

30ml

Pernod Pastis, France 12Fernet Branca, Italy 12Absente Absinthe, France 14


Dessert Wines (375ml unless stated) 90ml bt

Craigmoor Botyrtis, Mudgee, N.S.W. 2009 (500ml) 10 49Glandore Late Harvest Viognier , Hunter Valley, N.S.W. 2017 14 53Top Note 'Noble Rose', Adelaide Hills, S.A. 2017 16 59Oakridge 'Hazeldene' Botyrtis Gris , Yarra Valley, Vic. 2016 21 79888, Tokaj, Hungary 2016 27 105

50ml bt

Château Rieussec, Sauternes, France 2011 (750ml) 25 300Sébastien Brunet 'La Folie 1èretrie', Vouvray, France 2009 28 175Szepy ‘Szamorodni’, Tokaji, Hungary 2012 (500ml) 30 245JJ Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Eiswein, Mosel, Germany 2002 50Szepy ‘Aszú’ 6 Puttonyos, Tokaji, Hungary 2007 (500ml) 55 .

Fortifieds 60mL

Yalumba Museum Reserve Antique Tawny, Multi-Region 14Seppeltsfield DP63 Grand Muscat, Rutherglen, Vic. 16Seppeltsfield DP57 Grand Tokay, Rutherglen, Vic. 16Equipo Navazos 'Casa del Inca' Pedro Ximinez, Montilla-Moriles, Spain 18Seppeltsfield Para Rare 18YO Tawny, Multi Region 18Seppeltsfield Para Liqueur Tawny 1991, Multi Region 27Equipo Navazos 33 Color ‘Bota NO’ La Bota de Dulce, Jerez, Spain 50

Cognac 30ml

Paul Giraud Grand Champagne V.S.O.P. (8 y.o.) 16Renier XO (25 y.o.) 26Grosperrin Collection 1973 (36 y.o.) 55

ArmagnacComte de Lamaestre 1967 29Delord 1952 45

Eau de VieBertrand Mirabelle (Yellow Plum), France 16Bertrand Framboise Sauvage (Wild Raspberry), France 16Bertrand Poire William (Pear), France 16


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