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Australian Gourmet Pages
The daily key to Australian gastronomy. Restaurant reviews, wine & whisky tasting notes, book reviews and where to source the best produce make this an essential favourite.
www.australiangourmetpages.com.au

Carlei Estate & Carlei Green Vineyards
Cult-winemaker Sergio Carlei describes wines as 'interesting or boring'. His offerings of high quality wines from select parcels of regional fruit epitomise what Australian terroir is all about.
www.carlei.com.au

Claude's Restaurant
One of Australia's finest dining experiences featuring the best of local produce. From July the rare Tasmanian truffles are a menu feature. Licensed and BYO. Chef and owner Chui Lee Luk.
www.claudes.org

Elise Pascoe International Cooking School
Once Australia's leading cooking school now located in Italy will keep you updated on culinary events from Tuscany as proprietor Elise Pascoe spends time out of Australia.
www.cookingschool.com.au

Food Heritage Press
'Serious books for serious cooks' cannot be a better descriptor for this USA-based site who specialise in new and pre-loved books on wine and food.
www.foodbooks.com

Gembrook Hill
The vineyard's location at the marginal end of the Yarra Valley gives its chardonnay, pinot noir & sauvignon blanc exciting character especially acidity for longevity. Timo Mayer is the winemaker.
www.gembrookhill.com.au

Gourmet Traditions of the Tarn
Enjoy the rich farming & gourmet traditions, vineyards, orchards & gardens of the Tarn with local food and wine tour specialists Marg Lewis and sommelier Stephane Loubatieres.
www.vindetarn.com

Hobbs Vintners
Hobb's 'Gregor' their amarone-style wine alerted me to this quaint vineyard. Also, try the well-crafted dessert wines from frontignac, grenache, semillon and viognier, or the 100-year old vine shiraz. The Barossa Valley can surprise at times.
www.hobbsvintners.com.au

Kooyong Wines
At Kooyong Wines, cult-winemaker Sandro Mosele produces cool climate pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot gris of a style and quality rarely achieved in Australia. Recently viognier was added to what they offer.
www.kooyong.com

Musee du Vin
Not-so-large a museum but one of the most fascinating you'll find in France. It is located in an ancient limestone labyrinth under Paris and provides a relaxed journey through wine history and related artefacts.
www.museeduvinparis.com

Nat Decants
Natalie Maclean's awards include World's Best Drink Writer 2004 and the 2003 James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence. Natalie offers a free newsletter with wine tips, articles and humour.
www.nataliemaclean.com

Port Phillip Estate
This superbly maintained vineyard produces one of Australia's best pinots. The  stunning and tightly structured 2006 is now available. There is also shiraz, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay.
www.portphillip.net

The Virtual Corkscrew Museum
This is where you'll find anything you ever needed to know about corkscrews. Helixophile creator Don Bull is one of the world's foremost corkscrew collectors and the author of several books.
www.bullworks.net

The Wharf Restaurant
The harbour views, an Australian produce-driven menu and a well thought out selection of wines, provides one with a true Sydney dining experience. Chef  Aaron Ross heads the kitchen brigade whilst owner Tim Pak Poy oversees operations.
www.wharfrestaurant.com.au

Tower Estate Winery
Tower Estate Winery produces wines from the best fruit available – pinot noir from Tasmania, Hunter Valley semillon & Adelaide Hills sauvignon blanc. Winemaker is Scott Stephens who is carrying on the passionate traditions of founder, the late Len Evans.
www.towerestate.com

Dopff-au-Moulin

Located in historic Riquewihr, well known as one of the most beautiful villages in France, Dopff-au-Moulin, established in 1574, produce quality riesling, gewurztraminer, pinot gris, muscat and pinot noir, and were the pioneers of Cremant d'Alsace. Especially watch out for releases from their Grand Cru vineyards of Sporen and Schoenbourg.  Available in Australia from Dan Murphy retail outlets. Great value.
www.dopff-au-moulin.fr


Wine Diva
This site is one of the most extensive and well maintained sites on Australian wine. From winery details to Master of Wine reviews you'll find it hard to leave this wonderfully structured resource.
www.winediva.com.au