Dear Criss,

Last week, Wine House hosted the first of its Mount Mary Dinners. What fantastic wines! Thanks to everyone for joining us. The second installment will be this Thursday night, and no doubt we will keep you in the loop with how the night went. This Saturday (yes... AFL Grand Final day), we will be holding our Shiraz of Australia tasting. Come along and have a look at six or seven brilliant Aussie Shirazes from around the country, matched to some enticing cheese and nibbles. Beats getting wet at the "G" any day! This time of year is often quite an exciting time, as many winemakers are ready to unleash their new creations on the market. In recent weeks, Winehouse has taken delivery of some exciting new releases and this week, Gill and I will be having a closer look at a few: namely Grosset and Jasper Hill. We also have a fantastic Grosset "New & Old" Riesling Pack on offer. Finally, there is some Wine House trivia for you to work out for your chance at a $30 voucher!

We hope you enjoy,

From the Team at Wine House

Shiraz! Everyone else around the world tends to call it Syrah, but, as typical Aussies, we needed to "strinize" the word for ease of use. But enough about the name.... Originally from the Rhone valley, this variety has flourished in Australia and we now produce some of (if not THE) world's finest examples! Come to this tasting and find out why for yourself....

Available on tasting will be:

As always, the tasting, and the learning, is free! Nibbles to cleanse your palates will be on hand!
 

Please e-mail sales@winehouse.com.au or call the store on 03 9698 8000 for more information!!
 

Friday the 24th October @ Brasserie - 7.30pm - Waiting List Open!
 

NB: This dinner is sold out, but if you are interested in putting yourself on the waiting list, please email your details to matthew@winehouse.com.au.

Wine House is finally hosting an Icon Wine dinner. And what a RESPONSE we have had - almost ALL the tickets have been sold already. The wines included in the dinner will showcase some of the greatest achievements in Australian winemaking over the last number of decades. Names such as Grange, Hill of Grace, Wendouree, Jasper Hill and Leeuwin Estate will be included. To complement this fantastic line up, esteemed wine critic Max Allen will be your host for this evening.

Max Allen has been writing about wine in Australia for fifteen years. He is the wine columnist for The Weekend Australian Magazine and G, wine editor for Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine, and a regular contributor to consumer and trade magazines such as Gourmet Traveller's Wine Magazine (Australia), Wine and Spirit International, Decanter, Harpers and the BBC's Olive (all in the UK), and Wine and Spirits in the USA.

In almost record time, this dinner has completely sold out. If you would like to put your name on the waiting list in the event of any cancellations, please email your details to matthew@winehouse.com.au.

Icon Dinner with Max Allen 24/10/08 - $245 per head - SOLD OUT.

Please e-mail sales@winehouse.com.au or call the store on 03 9698 8000 to secure your seats!!
 

2008 Releases just arrived!

Jasper Hill is largely responsible for bringing fame to what many believe will become one of Australia's classic wine regions. Established in 1975 by Ron and Elva Laughton, Jasper Hill is located in the Heathcote region in Central Victoria. They employ completely organic and biodynamic processes in the vineyard and are proud to proclaim that chemicals have not once touched the soil or the vines since their inception in 1975. In regards to the intense and striking flavour of their wines, Jasper Hill pays thanks to nature - as winemakers, they simply fine tune the edges. For the Laughtons, the best plan of attack with winemaking is to keep it simple and uncomplicated - let the terroir speak for itself. And that is exactly what they do.

The 2008 release includes the following:

- Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Shiraz 2007

- Jasper Hill Emily's Paddock Shiraz Cabernet Franc 2007

- Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Riesling 2008
 

Grosset!

Grosset Wines is an independently owned winery set in the Clare Valley producing just six highly regarded premium wines each vintage. Established in 1981 by Jeffrey Grosset, the winery is stylish but functional and reflects the attention to detail that extends to the Grosset estate-owned Clare Valley vineyards and to the winemaking. Grosset's exquisite Polish Hill and Watervale Rieslings have led the charge in the Clare Valley Riesling renaissance. Polish Hill is an exclusive trademark and was named after the nearby Hill River settlement established by Polish migrants in the 1840s.

The new stocks in are:

- Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2008

- Grosset 'Springvale' Watervale Riesling 2008

- Grosset Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Grosset 'New & Old' Riesling Pack

To coincide with the new release of Jeffrey's brilliant Rieslings, we thought we should offer our customers a little treat. This is a 5 bottle pack containing both of the new releases as well as some stunning (and hard to find) back vintages.

In the New & Old Riesling pack in which you get 1 bottle each of:

- Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2008

- Grosset 'Springvale' Watervale Riesling 2008

- Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2007

- Grosset 'Springvale' Watervale Riesling 2007

- Grosset Watervale Riesling 2006

This is a pretty special pack - and you get it all for $190!!

Click here to order.

For more information on our wines, or if you have any wine matching questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail sales@winehouse.com.au or call the store on 03 9698 8000.
 

Last week's question was a word jumble...

- SMLURUTAE
- SOAEUUSR
- EBSESNEAEREUL

Congratulations Paige, you hit it on the head!
SMLURUTAE = Meursault
SOAEUUSR = Rousseau
EBSESNEAEREUL = Beerenauslese

This week's question is...

Name the first four doctors (and their wineries) who established vineyards in the Yarra Valley's second generation of winemaking.

For your chance to win a $30 voucher at Wine House, email your answer, with TRIVIA as the subject line, to sales@winehouse.com.au.  Extra consideration is given to detailed answers where many correct replies are received in a short time period.

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