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SUMMARY:Melbourne Tasting - Real Review Top Wineries of Australia 2026
DESCRIPTION:Melbourne Tasting event \n\n\n\nThis is your chance to taste a wide range of wines from wineries that qualified as Top Wineries of Australia in 2026. It’s a veritable who’s who of Australian wineries stretching from Tasmania to Orange and from Margaret River to Mudgee\, hand-selected from the best producers of our 2026 rankings. More information HERE \nIt’s a stand up and walk around event\, an intimate opportunity to meet\, taste and talk to the artisans and winemakers behind many of Australia’s finest wineries. It’s also an opportunity to taste some of the country’s rarest bottles and perhaps even get a sneak peek of upcoming releases. \nChief reviewer Huon Hooke will be your MC for the day and available to answer questions and provide you with tips of must-try wines. \nThe Top Wineries of Australia 2026 list was published on the Monday\, 11th of May. \nAttendees will enjoy tastings of all wines and a full grazing station.  \n\nSession 1 from 12:30pm to 3:00pm\nMasterclass from 3:00pm until 4:30pm\nSession 2 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm\n\nYour ticket also includes a complimentary 3-month trial membership to The Real Review. \n\nMasterclass\nThis unmissable Masterclass will showcase a wide-ranging selection of the best wines from a variety of grape varieties\, makers and regions across Australia. Several of the wines are from finalists in The Real Review Top Wineries Awards 2026\, and chief reviewer Huon Hooke will be leading the discussion assisted by one of Australia’s top winemakers Paul Bridgeman from Levantine Hill Estate.\n \nThis is a sit-down class for a limited number of people\, as distinct from the main Top Wineries exhibition which is a stand up and walk around event accommodating many more tasters and many more wines! \nIn Conversation\nThis is a new event in which you are invited to join in the conversation with an esteemed winemaker whose wineries figure in The Real Review Top Wineries Australia 2026. Each session features a 15-minute conversation led by a winemaker sharing the journey behind their label\, philosophy and wine over a glass of something special from their collection – this is one for passionate wine enthusiasts! \nWinemakers include: \n\n1pm-1.20pm: Aaron Mercer of Mercer Wines\n(Mercer Wines Limited Release Chardonnay 2025)\n2pm-2.20pm: Chester Osborn of D’Arenberg\n(d’Arenberg The Apotropaic Triskaidekaphobia Shiraz 2015)\n5pm-5.20pm: Eddie McDougall of E.J. McDougall Wines\n(E.J. McDougall Chardonnay 2025)\n6pm-6.20pm: Dylan Fowles of Dandelion Vineyards\n(Dandelion Vineyards Red Queen of the Eden Valley Shiraz 2022)
URL:https://mercerwines.com.au/event/melbourne-tasting-realreview/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Trade Tasting,Workshops
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