If there’s a common thread to this year’s Top 10 Wineslinger venues, it’s a penchant for intimacy and thoughtful curation, with an emphasis on more sustainable farming practices and lo-fi production. Food, too, is a cut above, with flexible menus built for both aperitivo-hour snacking and more serious sit-down affairs. Whether you’re dancing the night away in an open-air courtyard, or settling into some of the best bowls of pasta this country has to offer, one thing is certain: there’s a bottle of something very good close to hand. These are the places you’ll find them.
Besk, West Leederville
Lalla Rookh, Perth
Le Rebelle, Mount Lawley
Lulu La Delizia, Subiaco
Madalena’s, South Fremantle
Mummucc’, Wembley
Nieuw Ruin, Fremantle
Petition Wine Merchant, Perth
Si Paradiso, Highgate
Wines of While, Perth
It’s a fantastically mixed bunch, but one thing they all have in common is they love wine, and they want to share that love with you. Whether you’re in for the long haul or a quick drink and a snack, these Wineslingers just want to see you, and to share what they know, share what they love.
Venues have juggled capacity limits and revolving restrictions but are as eager as ever to uncork new blends, dish-up fine-tuned menus, and indulge in wine-fuelled fun.
And with freedom about, it’s the perfect time to remind yourself how much you love your regular wine-focused venues by both paying them a visit and getting your vote in for the People’s Choice. The Young Gun of Wine website also has detailed profiles on all the Wineslinger Awards top venues, with everything you need to know to find your next favourite haunt.
This year’s Wineslinger Awards trophies include top spot ‘Wineslinger’, ‘Best New Haunt’, the ‘Maverick’, which recognises a venue pushing the boundaries of possibility, and the publicly voted ‘People’s Choice’.
Everyone that votes in the ‘People’s Choice’ can go into the draw to win a host of amazing prizes, including a Liebherr wine cabinet, a year’s supply of wine from ygowstaging.wpengine.com, and gift packs from Cullen, Henschke, Ocean Eight and Swinney. People’s Choice voting is now live online via younggunofwine.comwineslinger. Voting closes on Monday 3 December at 12:00pm.
The 2021 Wineslinger trophy winners will be announced on evening of Monday 6 December.
Emerging from the long shadow of Melbourne and the key wine regions of the Yarra Valley and the Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and its vinous sub-regions have their own stories to tell. We asked Geelong resident, wine professional and local business owner Cam O’Keefe to fill us in on what makes Geelong tick.
Given Adelaide’s proximity to some of the country’s most influential wine-growing regions, it should come as no surprise that finding a glass of something great in the City of Churches isn’t all that difficult. And yet, there’s certainly no resting on laurels happening either. The evolution of concepts and ideas is a constant. The Wineslinger 2021 list of Australia’s top places for wine fun is here, and Adelaide’s Top 10 shows just how hot the city is right now.
The Wineslinger 2021 list of Australia’s top places for wine fun is here, and Melbourne’s Top 20 venues are an excitingly diverse lot. How to classify the calibre of this year’s Top 20 wine venues in Melbourne? ‘World class’ is a pretty strong place to start. But somehow, not even that phrase captures the breadth and diversity of what’s out there.
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