You can't buy a FREE bottle of wine!!!

Estate-Grown to the Rhone- Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2010

Congratulations to all the Virtual Vintage members who where quick to snap up the 40 complimentary masterclass tickets offered in last month VV. For those who missed out.... it's your lucky day- we are still in a giving mood.
From today, for every $25.00 ticket purchased by VV members, each ticket holder will receive a FREE bottle of our Trophy winning 2008 Airlie Bank Shiraz Viognier (valued at $19.00). You will be amongst the first people to taste this yet-to-be-released wine.

Masterclass Details
Join Kate Goodman and Sean O'Brien (Barrique Wine Store), as they explore a selection of estate-grown wines from the Yarra and Rhone Valleys, and beyond. Kate and Sean will highlight the differences and similarities of these interesting styles as you taste a selection of viognier, shiraz, shiraz viognier and much more.

When Sat. 13th & Sun. 14th March 2010
Times 10:30AM - 12:00PM & 2:00PM - 3:30PM (two sessions per day)
Where Punt Road Wines, 10 St Huberts Road, Coldstream
Cost $25.00

For tickets and your complimentary bottle of Shiraz Viognier contact Simon on 03 9739 0666 or swright@puntroadwines.com.au

Cellar Door at Southgate- Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2010

Pick up a glass and wander among more than 60 of Victoria's boutique wineries, including Punt Road, tasting and stocking up your cellar with their latest offerings as you go. Savour familiar drops, discover new favourites and travel the best of Victoria's wine country on foot - in one single day.

Enjoy delicious tastes at the Southgate restaurant food stalls:
Kouzina, La Camera, Pure South, Tutto Bene, Walter's Wine Bar.

When 20 and 21 March, 12.00PM- 5.00PM
Where Southgate Promenade
Cost $35.00
Bookings Ticketmaster 136 100

Drop by the Punt Road stand and have a chat!

Virtual Vintage through Behn's eyes

I wasn't going to ask him, as vintage is the worst time to seek favours from the wine making team- but Behn(our assistant winemaker) offered and I jumped!

Check out our Punt Road website daily to view the latest winery happenings & shenanigans- as Behn continues the quest to master the use of his new IPhone.

Airlie Bank **Review**

A great review for Airlie Bank from Peter Forrestal on the Quaff website :

Friday, February 19, 2010
"For a wine writer, there are few things better than having the wines revealed after discussing a bracket and finding that for the second time in a week a wine from the same label has shone. For me, the joy is compounded if the wine is inexpensive. So it was with a pair in the 'Airlie Bank' range from the Yarra Valley's Punt Road.
Firstly, there was this very modern 2008 chardonnay: tight and lean with intense savoury, minerally characters, good balance and length of flavour. It's clean, vibrant and refreshing. Just the kind of chardonnay that will turn consumers back onto the variety.
A couple of days later, it was the turn of the 2008 Punt Road 'Airlie Bank' Pinot Noir (also excellent value at $19). It was delightfully fragrant, had earthy, redcurrant and black cherry flavours of good intensity, was lively, silky smooth with very good varietal character." Rating: Bloody Good

**Museum Release**

2002 Punt Road Pinot Noir 6-Pack

We are delighted to offer a limited number of 6-packs to our Virtual Vintage members and as a bonus we will include a bottle of the 2006 Punt Road MVN Pinot Noir free of charge- valued at $50 per bottle.

ONLY $180.00- a $10 freight charge will apply(Australia-wide)

2002 Punt Road Pinot Noir
"This Pinot shows lifted perfume and briary fruit with subtle stalky notes. It has lovely bright acidity with cherry fruit and a savoury finish." Kate Goodman- Winemaker
Cellar up to 6 more years
Food: Peking Duck

92 Points - James Halliday - 2005 Wine Companion

Click here for further details on this great Virtual Vintage wine special.

'Talking Pubs 2' Hotel Lincoln- Carlton

March 15-20th 2010

Punt Road is once again excited to be involved with the popular 'Talking Pubs' Series as part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2010.

'Tall tales of pub-related food, crime, betting, larrikins, brothels, the Ladies Lounge, bizarre licensing laws, architecture and the role of these neighborhood establishments in Melbourne's evolving cultural history will be revealed at the 'Talking Pubs' lunchtime speaker series staged by the Hotel Lincoln in Carlton.' more info
Hotel Lincoln is an appropriate setting for an historic look at Melbourne pubs given it was first registered as a pub in 1854.

Tickets available by phone booking from the venue ph. 03 9347 4666

When the river(of cider) runs dry!

For all those who have become a little attached to our cider over the last year, I've compiled a comprehensive list of licensed premises that can help you scratch that itch.

-ON TAP-
Mountain Goat Brewery- Richmond
Beer Deluxe- Federation Square
Hotel Lincoln- Carlton
Prince Alfred's- Port Melbourne
Young & Jacksons- Melbourne
The Terminus- Clifton Hill
Caz Reitops Dirty Secrets- Collingwood
Healesville Hotel- Healesville
Hargreaves Hill- Yarra Glen
Innocent Bystander/Giant Steps- Healesville

-Restaurant-
Stokehouse Restaurant- St Kilda
Murmur- Melbourne
Florentine- Brighton
The Fitzroy Pinnacle- Fitzroy North
Ladro- Fitzroy
Atticus Finch- Brunswick East
Cherry Tree Hotel- Richmond
Troika Bar- Melbourne
Mr Wolf- St Kilda
Council House 2- Melbourne
Bella Vedere- Coldstream
Jwow Bar- Melbourne

-Retail-
Prince Wine & Spirits- South Melbourne
Newport Cellars- Newport
Barrique Wine Store- Healesville
Purvis Wine Cellars- Surrey Hills
King & Godfree- Carlton
Richmond Hill Cellars- Richmond
Westgarth Grocer- Westgarth
Blackhearts & Sparrows- Windsor, Fitzroy & Brunswick
Yarraville Cellars- Yarraville
Bottega Tasca- Carlton

...just to name a few!

If these locations are still out of your reach, jump online at our website www.puntroadwines.com.au and we can look after you direct.

Punt Road Wine Tasting @ Jwow

Join us on Thursday 11th March down at Jwow Wine Bar, Melbourne, for a
complimentary wine tasting with Punt Road Wines.


Where: Jwow Wine Bar 243 Little Lonsdale Street (parking in QV downstairs) •
When: 11th March - 4-8pm

This is a free tasting, however for those interested, wine will be available to take away at cellar door prices.