GT WINE Magazine Top Tasting – Nebbiolo

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We tasted both Australian examples and varietal nebbs from Piedmont. The results were astounding. This tasting is a must.

Introductory Wine Appreciation in Orange – 30 March & 6 April

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This two-night course is perfectly pitched to newcomers to wine and great for those who ‘know what they like’ but not why.  The first night is all about the ‘nuts & bolts’; the second night will showcase a roll-call of classic Australian wines. I’ll sort some decent cheeses and good bread to stave off the […]

Introductory Wine Appreciation – 18 & 25 March

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This two-night course is perfectly pitched to newcomers to wine and great for those who ‘know what they like’ but not why.  The first night is all about the ‘nuts & bolts’; the second night will showcase a roll-call of classic Australian wines. I’ll sort some decent cheeses and good bread to stave off the […]

GT WINE Magazine Top Tasting – Sauvignon Blanc

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This tasting showed our traditional market leaders still holding their heads high with an increasing number of uber-complex styles adding pizazz. The contenders came from Australia, New Zealand and France – mainly the Loire. Yes, there were a slew of Marlborough sauvignons in the mix (which performed well) but a number of wines from Martinborough […]

GT WINE Magazine Top Tasting in Orange – Sauvignon Blanc

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This tasting showed our traditional market leaders still holding their heads high with an increasing number of uber-complex styles adding pizazz. The contenders came from Australia, New Zealand and France – mainly the Loire. Yes, there were a slew of Marlborough sauvignons in the mix (which performed well) but a number of wines from Martinborough […]

Pickle Your Fancy – Food & Wine Pairing

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The end of summer calls for the start of something special.  Pickled, cured and fermented dishes are the perfect way to bring out your creative side in 2020.  Food by Hannah Meppem and wines to match by Peter Bourne, in Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, February/March 2020 issue

What to Drink with…Chicken

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A regular on many Australian family dinner tables, chicken has a multitude of uses.  Here are some of Peter Bourne’s absolute favourites, in Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, February/March 2020 issue  

Top 100 Dinner Brisbane hosted by Peter Bourne

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Each issue of Gourmet Traveller WINE, Huon Hooke and Bob Campbell MW rate and review 100 New Release Wines from Australia and New Zealand respectively. They’ve pulled together 14 absolute favourites from 2019 for this very special dinner in Brisbane hosted by Peter Bourne, for Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, February/March 2020 issue

Sauvignon Blanc – GTW Panel Tasting

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It gets a bad rap, sauvignon blanc, but the times they are a-changin’.  The GTW tasting panel, convened by Peter Bourne and panel member, thought it time to reacquaint with this oft-derided variety, in Gourmet Traveller Wine February/March 2020 issue

Peter cracks open a few bottles of the pink-tinted tipple in Qantas Travel Insider

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Unlike the simple lollyish versions of yesteryear, modern rosés are crisp and dry.  Peter looks at what food rosé pairs with and reviews a few of his current favourites, in Qantas Travel Insider Magazine, February 2020 issue