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There are some wines, immediately when you open them, you know were a passion project for the winemaker. Sure, you will argue, all wines...

Look, I confess to bemoaning the rise and rise of alcohol free beer, wine and spirits. I've always seen the need for low alcohol products...

Melbourne's Arbory Afloat, the place to see and be seen every summer since 2016, is reopening Tuesday October 26, with all the relevant social distancing and government regulations in place. The floating pontoon - part bar, eatery and weekend session venue, has had inspirational styles in past years from Miami Vice, the French Riviera and California's Palm Springs. This year, the inspiration is the Turquoise Coast, also called the Turkish Riviera, running along the SW coast o

My first arneis seems forever ago now but I know it came from the King Valley and was a particularly exciting wine for me, that creature...

Vodka is an interesting thing. It takes on flavour very well and holds it. This Scoffer has recently used a fairly nondescript, off the...

Seems there is a bit going on in Freo - and we are excited. We recently had a look at Jetty Bar & Eats which opened in July '21. Just up the road at the Warders Cottages Hotel, in Henderson Street in Fremantle, is Emily Taylor, a large cavernous space for up to 400 guests. Named for a spice ship wrecked off the Freo coast in the early 1800's, Emily Taylor is a bar and restaurant with a decidedly modern inspiration using local produce, done very well. It's a mix of industrial

These little finds really do fill me with joy. I love finding an independent wine store and fossicking through the fridges for something...

Not all cheeses are created equal, as I assume we all know. Some take many years to mature and ripen while others can be made quickly and with little intervention. Ricotta, for example, can be made in your home kitchen with little more than some good full fat milk, a bit of citric acid or white/apple cider vinegar and a pinch of salt. A sieve and a clean towel and you are pretty much done. Now, we are all picnicking like it is 1912, and given it is one of the few things we c

This past week there were heated discussions in Scoffer HQ on all things beer branding. Sparked by the GABS (Great Australian Beer...

Surely, there is something kind of illegal combining Riesling, Gewurtztraminer and Gruner Veltliner together for shits and giggles, and...

Look I know I am a bit late to the party, but while I was being being a bit of traditionalist and a bit boring, I missed quite a bit of...

The Venzin Group - who are behind Woolloongabba's Pawpaw Cafe, Darvella Patisserie and Monocle Coffee seem to have the inner southside of Brisbane sewn up with their latest venue, Melrose in Oxford Street in Bulimba, at the same entrance to Darvella. Reminiscent of the beach clubs of Seminyak and some Thai islands, this 110 seat rooftop bar and diner is a melange of pan Asian goodness, headed up by former Longrain Melbourne chef Arte Assavakavinvong with a number of his forme

There is some merit in the comment I am a bit of an old boozer and potentially, missed some good bottles of plonk because of my...

Right in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, and part of Treasury Casino, is Treasury Hotel. A quick 2 night stop over for a bit of business...

There is no question I love a value deal, and am a great fan of the discounted offer. Not a tight ass but I give me something less than...

Vee On Yay - I know it looks hard but it's pretty simple, unlike the wine itself which is quite complex. This grape, a little like Pinot...

Yes this is the third Moondog brew I have written about. "Is Scoffer sponsored?" I hear you cry. "The Beer Scoffer is in the pocket of...

Pomona's Harvest is a double fruited cream sour from Deeds Brewing of whom I knew little and this is soon to change because wow. ...

There's an old line about everything old being new again - and I didn't think I'd ever say this but the goon sack is back... and it seems...

Dom Valentine, formerly of the Yarra Valley's Oakridge, Giant Steps, and WA's Xanadu and Leeuwin Estate, developed his skills further in...