We had a little winemakers dinner over at the Groveland Hotel last Friday night. Fermento was chained to the crushpad so Pimp Daddy presided over the event (that's him on the right, above.) A packed room included old friends...

... to the centre will be the new landmark Hotel Marqués De Riscal. This is designed by renowned architect Frank ... Museum. The 43 room luxury hotel has a wonderful roof designed in homage to the flowing skirts of Flamenco dancers. The hotel boasts a glass elevator to the wine cellars where tours and tastings...

I started this event by looking at some varied set of six Pinot Noir with wine writer Peter Bourne and the winemakers from Willow Creek and Ten Minutes by Tractor on the opening Friday night. Willow Creek “Tulum” Pinot Noir 2004 - (Mornington Peninsula, Victoria): Ah, I’ve wandered ... Peninsula, Victoria): A light-mid red colour. A more reclusive nose than the Tulum, but also cleaner...

- (Mornington Peninsula, Victoria): A pale yellow colour. Minerally nose, with macadamia nuts, browned butter...

***** The Peninsula Hotel , Salisbury Road, Kowloon, (852) 2920-2888 British afternoon tea, not surprisingly ... afternoon we took the ferry to Kowloon and The Peninsula Hotel . Most of the big hotels in Hong Kong these days are modern square boxes or stratospheric cylinders, with the Peninsula the only one resembling a classical grand hotel. It is a white wedding cake of a building, fronted by a stone-paved...

The Peninsula is just a short drive down the road from Melbourne. The scenery is spectacular and there are plenty of vinous treasures to be found. There are over a hundred wineries on the Peninsula and about half are using one or more alternative varieties - maily pinot gris. If you a planning a trip, and spring is a great time to visit, check out Vinodiversity's page about the Mornington...

Here's the second and final part of our coverage of the Exhibition of Victorian Winemakers. It was a stellar event and worth checking out next year.

OWS#9 brings the final episode in the Sydney Royal Wine Show twin-pack. Probably our biggest show yet! There's 3 interviews and 2 bottle reviews and I must apologise for the delay. It takes hours and hours to get everything together. I probably should have split it into three smaller chunks ...

Forum: Social Hall Posted By: Lee Braem Post Time: 06-02-2008 at 02:47 AM

Chateau Fontaine Woodland White 2004 It was a college friend's wedding that lured me to Northern Michigan, more specifically the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. In all I had two half days to pack ... of this wine area, don't feel bad, I had no idea it existed before I "googled it". This peninsula pokes ... of the bay is Old Mission Peninsula with five wineries of its own. On this day I...