Complimentary coffee and delicious breads are two reasons the Red Hill Baker is not to be missed

Two tempting reasons to discover Topez Art and Garden Gallery

VisitVineyards.com members dining at the Linden Tree will enjoy a complimentary glass of estate grown wine.

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You could be savouring three outstanding South Australian shirazes for Christmas. Other prizes include two copies of Seasonal by Steve Manfredi and three copies of Hilary McNevin's Guide to Fish. Enter our subscribers' competition - closes 30th November - it's free to enter.

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Max Crus plans Australian, and eventually world, domination of bottle shops, with the help of some much needed government subsidies.

Young Clare Valley winemaker Helen McCarthy has had a bumper year, with three top winemaking prizes under her belt and some interesting environmental challenges ahead.

In 2008 the Royal Melbourne Wine Show introduced a new class designed to recognise varietal trends and to encourage creativity in winemaking. VisitVineyards.com spoke with Steve Webber, newly appointed chairman of judges and chief winemaker at DeBortoli Wines, about the changing face of wine shows.

The Yarra Valley’s breathtaking natural beauty and clearly defined seasons provide an artist’s palette to which the region’s cool climate wine industry adds splashes of colour through the year.

Sydney litigation lawyer Brian Agnew completed a rare double when he added the New South Wales Wine of the Year award to his previous triumph of breeding a Melbourne Cup winner.

Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer are heading a new wave of wine commentators who just want you to drink and eat better, broaden your horizons and amaze your tastebuds. The 2009 release of Taste Food and Wine is a compilation of the best wine these lads can find; they say it's the very best wine list they've ever put together. Bottoms up boys.

Are you a lover of Penfolds wines, intrigued by Grange, looking for a great Australian red to drink, cellar or give away, or just starting out exploring Australian wines? Then The Rewards of Patience is the book for you.

Another national tour of wines with Jancis Robinson's New Australian 250 tasting notes. This month we sample a mixed bag, including Penfold's 'White Grange', the Yattarna Chardonnay.

Coonawarra has become famous for its cabernet sauvignon, but Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer from Taste Food and Wine, found some great blends, shiraz and merlot in the releases for 2008.