It’s my immense pleasure to announce my biggest and most anticipated book launch yet – The Champagne Guide Edition VII! The Champagne Guide Edition VII is in a new magnum-sized format! It’s more than 50 percent bigger than the previous edition and more than three times the size of the first five editions, featuring a record […]

It’s my great pleasure to invite you to join me for my national book launch tour to announce The Champagne Guide Edition VII at dinners in Perth, Brisbane, Barossa, Sydney and Melbourne in June and July 2024! Showcasing six of the top-performing houses in the guide, Billecart-Salmon, Bollinger, Charles Heidsieck, Deutz, Pierre Gimonnet and Louis […]

Together with Bollinger Chef de Cave Denis Bunner, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to dinner in honour of the launch of La Grande Année 2015 and La Grande Année Rosé 2015 at Brisbane’s TAMA Dining on Thursday 23 May 2024. Our journey into the incredible world of La Grande Année will celebrate the […]

Celebrating the greatest champagne houses, we welcome you to join us in an exclusive champagne weekend on 1-3 March 2024 at Spicers Peak Lodge. This special weekend is an immersion in three of my favourite champagne houses, featuring Bollinger, Charles Heidsieck and Louis Roederer alongside highlights from Billecart-Salmon, Krug, Pierre Gimonnet and Taittinger! The weekend […]

Together with Charles Heidsieck Managing Director, Stephen Leroux, it’s my great pleasure to invite you to join me for the launch of Blanc des Millénaires 2014 and a brand new, top secret Charles cuvée!

I met Charles Heidsieck’s new Chef de Cave Elise Losfelt on an intense morning at a particularly pivotal moment of her career and asked her how a newcomer can carry on the legacy of one of the greatest lineages of chef de caves in champagne history. Charles Heidsieck was one of the very first houses […]

The 2023 Penfolds Collection release comes with a particularly high level of anticipation this year, thanks to the exemplary 2021 and 2022 harvests across south-eastern Australia, hailed by Peter Gago as the two best back-to-back vintages for reds in Coonawarra since 1990 and 1991.

You are invited to the ultimate immersion in the great wines of Europe at Spicers Tower Lodge on 21-23 July 2023, hosted by Tyson Stelzer, International Wine Communicator of the Year and author of The Champagne Guide. The person due more credit than any other for introducing Australia to the great wines of Europe was […]

Together with Montrachet chef Shannon Kellam it’s my great pleasure to invite you to our inaugural Winter Black Truffle Dinner on Thursday 27 July, to celebrate Shannon’s official role of ambassador for Truffle Hill Manjimup! Shannon has presented truffles throughout France, Norway, Singapore and China, and has admired and championed Truffle Hill since before taking […]

The most advanced champagne tasting course is back! Read the full story of my inaugural Advanced Champagne Certificate, including photos and guest reflections. Throughout my champagne journey, I have been privileged to countless ‘epiphany moments’ – tastings with chef de caves of unique components that offer a profound insight into the terroirs and techniques of […]