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River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, of victory lunches and beach cricket

River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, of bikers and the deep blue sea

With most Brits firmly off splurging and back to counting the pennies, there has probably never been a better time to consider adding some extra New World fizz to your list. Andrew Catchpole joins a panel of sommeliers to see what’s on offer and work out how you could sell it

River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, on the Mornington Peninsula leg of the journey

River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, this time visiting Tahbilk, Best's and Bindi wineries.

River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, currently in Yarra Valley

Big-name fine wines are out of reach, so what’s the alternative?

Hunter Valley old vines and amazing Semillon

River Café's Emily O'Hare writes to us from her trip down under, on flights, arrivals, and failed attempts at early nights.

From spending his early days in Banana United and hand-labelling ‘Chambertin’ for an ice-cream company, to running one of the country’s biggest and best wine shippers, Paul Boutinot tells Chris Losh how he’s got to the top and stayed there

Big merchants might provide the bulk of the on-trade’s wine, but it’s the little guys who supply the pizzazz and the personality. Henrietta Clancy talks to some of the country’s top sommeliers to discover their favourite small wine merchants

Controversial they may be, but natural wines have that trait that sommeliers prize above all others: personality

The changing face of Bordeaux will soon catch us up

The Aussies might not be able to play cricket any more, but restaurants are ever more in love with their wines. To redress the pain of being thrashed by the Poms, Chris Losh asked Imbibe’s own Salami Army (well, a selection of top sommeliers and restaurateurs) to name their favourite people and places Down Under