Started as a cellar door slash to represent the Mitchell Harris wines, this wine bar has become much more than that, with an exciting selection of wines from around the world (the avant-garde nestling up against the classic) and simple but clever food to match.
Opened 2013
Function spaces: Various spaces 25–125 guests
That faith was well-placed.
The two couples found a dilapidated old brick-and-bluestone industrial shell, most recently an electrical motor workshop and turned it into a vibrant, successful and award-winning wine bar and event space, which has become one of the beacons for eating and drinking in Ballarat and Western Victoria.
Coffee is available all day but we’re here for the wine. Choose from over 20 wines by the glass, and a couple of hundred more from the main list and extensive museum listings.
They regularly change their by-the-glass Coravin selections, and there are seasonally inspired gin, cocktail and beer lists.
The food is designed to work with the drinks: small plates for one, or larger to share using the local produce and a heavy influence from the culturally diverse kitchen team. This may include lamb empanada with currants, apple, rocket, or pistachio and potato pizza with aged cheddar and crisp herbs.
Mick and Sarah Dowling moved to Torquay with their two daughters in 2015 and have seen great change and growth – which encouraged them to act on their serious interest in wine and open the Torquay Wine Store in 2022. They modelled this venture on their favourite places to eat and drink in Melbourne, which combined a bottle shop and wine bar, where everything on the shelf was available to either take away or drink in.
The Grossi family have been slowly spreading out from their iconic flagship, Grossi Florentino. First, by occupying their eastern neighbour with Ombra Samuli Bar, then by making use of a long-held space across the rear lane to launch a classically hidden Melbourne bolthole, Arlechin, servicing the needs of those that favour the darker hours. And…
At Geralds, the early arrivals dictate the open bottles, which can be switched around once exhausted, with ten typically open at any one time.
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