It’s ‘the-morning-after’ when I always vow to learn to spit ‘nicely’ at the next wine tasting event I go to. As unattractive as it is, spitting should also occur before I inadvertently consume the best part of several bottles of wine (all in the name of ‘education’ and broadening my palette, of course!). However, I still haven’t learnt and the Fed Square Yarra Valley Wine Showcase on Weds 5th and Thurs 6th May proved to be no different. But who can resist sampling a great drop (or thirty) from producers in one of Victoria’s premier wine regions?!
With around twenty producers showcasing over fifty wines, the $25 entry fee which included limitless wine tasting, as well as a tasting plate with several different food choices proved pretty good val.
Producers who participated in the event included Boat O’Craigo Vineyard, Coldstream Hills, St Huberts Vineyard, Fergusson Winery, Five Oaks Vineyard, Giant Steps, Hirsch Hill Estate, Long Gully Estate, Millers Dixon Creek Estate, Oakridge Wines, Olsen Wines, Outlook Hill, Rochford Wines, Seville Estate, Seville Hill, Sticks Yarra Valley, Warramate Wines, Yileena Park, Yarra Burn Wines as well as Purvis Cellars who showcased some of their current favourite fine wines.
With event specials such as 10-15% off half dozen and dozen bottle purchases, coupled with the try-before-you-buy opportunity, you can’t beat this approach to purchasing wine, whilst discovering varieties you may not have tasted before.
Highlights we discovered included the Oakridge Chardonnay with its zesty citrus flavour, as well as the Fume – beautifully clean crisp on the palate. We also loved the Seville Hill 2006 Pinot Noir, which tasted remarkably like a strawberry Chupa Chup!
Millers Dixon Creek Estate offered some delicious Bordeaux style wines including the award winning 2005 Quatrain (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Petit Verdot, 10% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc) with “lovely drying tannins, a complex nose and a multi-layered palate of blackberry, liquorice, spice from the Petit Verdot and a hint of dark chocolate.” The 2005 Petit Verdot was also a delightful drop with “rich red and black fruit, spice and floral undertones.”
Fed Square’s convenient location to the city makes it the perfect venue to host events such as this – ideal for the after work crowd to stop by on their way home. Fed Square plan to host similar events each month, featuring a different Victorian Wine region at every event.
Save the date and mark the next tasting in your diary: Weds 2nd and Thurs 3rd June, 4.30-8.30pm, where wineries from Sunbury and Macedon Ranges will be showcased.
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