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Hotel Vecchia Oliviera
on April 27th, 2012 in Blog, Travel by admin | No CommentsWhat a great start to the trip to Europe, thanks Singapore Airlines for the upgrade. 3 weeks visiting and drinking the great wines of Europe, yes! The beautiful hotel that I stayed in on the first night. The Hotel Vecchia Oliviera is situated at the gates of Montalcino in the…
Continue reading...A Winemakers Dinner not to be missed!
on March 28th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsI am super proud to be a part of this fabulous Winemakers Dinner with Banks Fine Wine! Here’s what Banks Fine Wine had to say about the dinner… ‘One of Victoria’s most exciting young winemakers, former chef and sommelier, Adam has certainly made an impression in a very short time,…
Continue reading...Sydney’s most delicious pop up rosé and Porkstars join forces at Coast
on March 14th, 2012 in Blog, Food, Foster e Rocco by admin | No CommentsCould there be a better match than some of Australia and the world’s finest rosé wines, beautiful Australian pork charcuterie products and a Roof Top Bar overlooking the harbor? On Wednesday March 21 the three come together at the first Rosé Revolution and Porkstar Charcuterie Pop Up event. The Roof…
Continue reading...Come see me @ Melbourne Food & Wine Festival!
on March 2nd, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsThis weekend poses a busy weekend for me with the following events related to Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. The first event I am attending is the Meet the Makers stage at Cellar Door and Farm Gate. This tongue and cheek session stating why each region is better will be…
Continue reading...The Weekly Review praising Chefs turned Sommeliers!
on February 29th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsWe are proud to receive a mention in a fantastic article written by Ben Thomas from The Weekly Review! It is a real honour to be named within such a fantastic list of Chefs turned Sommeliers such as Steve Flamsteed from Giant Steps and Innocent Bystander. Ben starts the article…
Continue reading...The first tasting of our NEW Fiano!
on February 24th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsFoster e Rocco released the New FIANO at a wine tasting event at Winebins last week! Here’s what the Toorak Times had to say… Foster e Rocco Fiano 2011 ‘Every so often a wine appear that cannot be missed. Foster e Rocco Fiano 2011 is one of them. Those who…
Continue reading...Check out this Wine tasting in Melbourne tonight!
on February 17th, 2012 in Blog, Wine by admin | No CommentsCome and check out this FREE Wine tasting tonight hosted by Winebins! Winebins was kind enough to say ‘The indefatigable Adam Foster will take us through an exploration of Sangiovese from Rosé to Nuovo as well as his answer to Chianti. There will be a few other surprises thrown in…
Continue reading...Roses & Rosé – what more do you need?
on February 14th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsThere’s no better match for Valentine’s Day than a rosé, writes Jeni Port from The Age. Jeni goes on to say ‘ROSES and rosé get a work out today. There’s a good chance you can even match the colour of the flowers with your wine: cerise, cranberry, fuchsia, candy floss,…
Continue reading...Our 2011 Rosé ranked #1 at a recent blind tasting!
on February 7th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsWe are very proud to share this news with you! Our 2011 Foster e Rocco Rosé was ranked #1 in its category in by a panel of 7 wine experts! The wines were blind tasted by the panel – scored on appearance, nose & palate! Here’s what Jeanine Bribosia, Director,…
Continue reading...Wine tasting on Valentine’s Day…Now we’re talking!
on February 6th, 2012 in Blog by admin | No CommentsStock on Hand are having their first Trade Tasting Day this Valentine’s Day! And starring in the Tasting line up will be Syrahmi & Foster e Rocco! We are excited to be a part of this special event & hope to see you there! See below for details! …
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