Cherry Days in the Yarra Valley
It’s cherry season in the Yarra Valley and The Plus Ones celebrated in style with a trip to CherryHill Orchards. It’s only an hour outside of the city, but the Yarra Valley feels like it’s a world away. Our weekday…
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2019’s Best Wine Haunts Announced at Wineslingers
Dating back to 6,000 BC, humans have always loved their wine. Back then reserved for aristocrats and clergy, we’ve been witnessing a wine democracy where anyone can enjoy a nice glass of fermented grapey goodness. Bursting with a shared passion,…
Wine Tasting With The Flying Winemaker
Plus Ones readers, get your shopping list out because we have your summer wine list sorted (and it’s not going to break the budget)! We spent an afternoon with Eddie McDougall from the Flying Winemaker tasting his range of wines…
Pommery Launches New Champagne Just in Time for Racing Season
Spring racing season is here and we’ll take any excuse to get dressed up and pop a bottle of champs! Lucky for us (and you) Champagne Pommery has launched a new Blanc de Blancs NV just in time for the races,…
Baily & Baily Launch a HUGE new bottle of wine
While brilliant events happen every day in Melbourne and Sydney, sometimes on a cold and wet night you just want to stay home with some great friends for a board game, some tasty food and a glass of wine (or…
Explore Pinot Masterclass and Lunch
Imagine life with a personal sommelier. No more wandering the aisles of Dan Murphy’s selecting wine based purely on label aesthetics, or wondering which $20 bottle of shiraz will get you the best bang for your buck. No more doosey…
Pinot Palooza – The Wine Lover’s Paradise
Wine lovers, get ready for the Christmas of wine, as Pinot Palooza comes to Melbourne this Saturday! Pinot Palooza is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever before! Over 100 styles of Pinot will be on display from top…
VIN Diemen – Tasmania’s Finest Wines come to Melbourne
On a surprisingly warm and sunny Melbourne day, my Plus One and I headed to Pure South Dining to experience the VIN Diemen festival for wine and fun. The festival is a showcase of Tasmania’s fine wines and culinary delights. We were…
A Deliciously, Fruity, Pinot Affair in Geelong
If there are two people who are perfect to send to a Pinot Noir festival – it’s two ladies whose drinks of choice are a glass of moscato or an espresso martini. If we were going to find our perfect…
Urban Wine Walk in Richmond
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon we were treated to a day out at Urban Wine Walk in Richmond, Melbourne. A new concept and one not done in Melbourne before, the Urban Wine Walk was a self-guided tour of some of Richmond’s…