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Bridge Road Brewers’ menu champions pizza topped with local ingredients.

These are the best places to eat, drink (and scoff pizza) in buzzing Rutherglen and surrounds

Talented producers are adding lustre to this charming high country gold rush town and its surrounds.

  • Jane Fraser

Why does my champagne taste oxidised? How to sniff out wine faults

Many factors can make your bottle of bubbly taste a little off. Here is how to avoid them.

  • Huon Hooke
Drinks writer Katie Spain conducting a wine masterclass on board the Cunard Great Australian Culinary Voyage in early 2024.

Five things I wish I knew before my food and wine cruise

Arrive thirsty, hungry and prepared to try anything, Katie Spain advises.

  • Katie Spain

Wine myth busting: Does adding cling wrap to a bottle get rid of cork taint?

Dunking plastic into wine can help eliminate that musty cork taste, but there’s a catch.

  • Huon Hooke
Illustration: Simon Letch.

Dreaming about planting your own vineyard or starting a winery? Read this first

The cost of establishing a vineyard has never been higher, and then you have to sell the wine. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

  • Huon Hooke
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The best sparkling wines for your buck (featuring Aldi’s ‘fresh and fun’ French fizz for just $9)

The expert’s guide to buying the best value pet-nat, prosecco, Aussie sparkling and French champagne for less than you may think.

  • Katie Spain

Where to buy a good lighter style of shiraz in Australia

Cool-climate regions are the place for this more refined, aromatic and less-weighty style of red wine.

  • Huon Hooke
Dr Irina Santiago-Brown co-owns Inkwell Wines with her husband Dudley Brown at their vineyard in South Australia.

Aussie shiraz has an image problem. These winemakers are determined to fix it

Is the future of Aussie shiraz fading? These McLaren Vale vignerons say not on their watch.

  • Katie Spain

Can I fly domestic with a bottle of champagne in my hand luggage?

Airlines insist you don’t pack anything with the potential to explode, but can you bring bubble-wrapped bubbly onboard?

  • Huon Hooke
The Circl team (L-R): chef Elias Salomonsson, sommelier Callie Poole and head sommelier and venue manager Xavier Vigier.

This new restaurant will have the city’s biggest wine-by-the-glass list (just don’t call it a wine bar)

The star-studded team behind Circl wants to shake up how we drink wine in restaurants when it opens early next year.

  • Emma Breheny