• Tasting the Terroir of Australia with "Heard It Through the Grapevine" author Matt Skinner
• 6pm
• Special Event

Clare Valley Riesling.
Hunter Valley Semillon.
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir.
Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon.
Barossa Valley Shiraz.
Tasmania Sparkling.

Question: What do these wines have in common?

Answer: They are considered some of the best terroirs in the world for their respective grape varieties. If you love any of these grapes, you owe yourself the opportunity to taste them in some of their greatest regional incarnations.

Join exciting, young wine-writer Matt Skinner, as he navigates the world-class terroirs of Australia and shares his practical and refreshing approach to wine from his new book "Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Mitchell Beazley). Matt has been involved in the wine industry since he was 18. Matt is a wine writer, consultant and educator. In 2002, he left his native Melbourne, Australia to head up wine at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant in London. He now oversees wine operations for the Fifteen Restaurant group worldwide. Gifted with the refreshing knack of making wine simple, he has been teaching and writing about wine with his trademark passion and enthusiasm ever since.

He is the author of the international bestseller Thirsty Work, which was awarded "Best Educational Wine Book UK" at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in 2005 and has sold in 14 countries and 10 languages, and the annual wine guide The Juice, both published by Mitchell Beazley. He writes for Waitrose Food Illustrated (UK), GQ Australia and jamieoliver.com and has appeared on ITV's Saturday Cooks, Daily Cooks, UKTV Food's Great Food Live, Food Uncut. He can currently be seen on Australia's Lifestyle Network's Tobie & Matt with fellow Fifteener and friend, Tobie Puttock. While much of his time is spent on the road, Matt calls Melbourne, Australia home. He lives, works and plays there along with wife Carly and daughter Indi.