Last night we attended a wine tasting put on by our friends at the iyellow wine club www.iyellowwineclub.com. The theme of the night was Australian wines and there were about 100+ to taste. They held it at 99 Sudbury....The last time I was there it was a dumpy strip of industrial units set in a residential area, but wow, has this place undergone a beautiful transformation and emerged as a gorgeous event venue that doubles as a nightclub. It was a great setting to taste some lovely wines. A few familiar vintages were there....Hardy's, Jacob's Creek, Wolf Blass, Rosemount and Lindeman's. But I loved some of the names that were new to me like Fifth Leg, Henry's Drive, Stella Bella, Yalumba, Kilikanoon, Camelback and Yabby Lake. Two vintages in particular emerged as my favouries.....2009 Angus The Bull Cabernet Sauvignon which is distributed by our friends at Diamond Estates www.diamondestates.ca (the same folks that distribute Patron among many other fine spirits and wines), and 2008 Stone Dwellers Cabernet Sauvignon from Plunkett-Fowles winery in the Victoria region of Australia.www.plunketfowles.com.au. Matt Fowles is a big fan of wild game and gave us a card for 'Ladies who Shoot their Lunch'. www.ladieswhoshoot.com.au Loved it!
There were some snacks to soak up the alcohol which were yum, but special mention goes to 'Pig Out'. They do an entire pig on the spit and carve off delicious pieces served with bbq sauce on a bun. If you were really lucky, you got a crispy piece of pig skin in your sandwich...my mouth waters as I write this.
When I first started drinking red wine (many, many years and probably thousands of bottles ago...) I favoured Aussie wines for a long time. I moved away from Aussie wines and into other areas like California (still my fav region), Argentina, Chile, Italy, South Africa and more. But this was a good experience to remind me of the region I once loved so much and will definitely put me back in the direction of 'down under' at the LCBO.
