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a message from tina jones
It is with great excitement that we introduce Australia to you. Australia ranks in my top five places to visit, so it is a real bonus that such a beautiful and interesting place also happens to be home to some of the best wines in the world. In this issue of The Cellar Door, we hope to give you a sense of the unique, abundant, and friendly personalities that make up the wine industry Down Under. We started with our Winnipeg connection. Mike Muirhead( GM at Banville & Jones) got his introduction to wine education while working in one of Sydney’ s finest restaurants with Winnipeg ex-pat Chef Steven Krasicki. We took this opportunity to interview Steven, who is currently the Chef de Cuisine at Altitude Restaurant, in the prestigious Shangri-la Hotel and his Sommelier, Jeremy Burke, about current trends in Australia’ s wine and culinary scene.
There are so many incredible wine regions in Australia, it is hard to know where to begin! Drawing on his time and travels in Australia, Mike Muirhead shares his knowledge of Australian wine country to plan some of the best day trips in the business! Sylvia Jansen takes a look at one of Australian wine’ s more visible features: their intriguing and often sassy wine labels. Gary Hewitt guides you in selecting the classic Australian wines, and Saralyn Mehta continues her series on the intriguing world of biodynamic practices.
We are so proud to share our impressions and knowledge of Australia with you. We know you will love the people and places Down Under as much as we do.
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