Tasting wines by the dozen

24 Jan 2024

Half a glass of each of the six wine varieties makes for a great monthly wine tasting at Melbourne Bearbrass Probus Club. When the wines are unfamiliar, guessing their qualities becomes an extra challenge.

Their wine-tasters meet monthly for wine education. Sometimes it’s in the ground-floor room of Southbank tower, sometimes at a city wine bar, sometimes even across six wineries of Heathcote by people-mover vans. It might be all whites or all reds, or reds and whites on the same night.

When the wines were selected from vineyards along the famous cycling route of the Tour de France, members at Southbank followed the path on a map of France while they tasted the subtle changes from soil and climate.

Whatever the presenter’s choice, by country, region, or variety, the Bearbrass tastings have been unique social events - enjoyable, challenging, and educational, all in one evening.

Bearbrass tasters having fun in a Southbank conference room

Enjoying wine with Asian food at Clarendon Hotel, South Melbourne

Enjoying wine with Asian food at Clarendon Hotel, South Melbourne