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A few notes on the matching of food and wine.  Written for Tobie Puttock's cooking and wine matching demonstration, Bairnsdale, August 2011

The side of the truck said - "Feel the taste of Munchies".

This is quite right, and it could also have said "Smell the taste of Munchies", because taste, whether food or wine, has these two sensory aspects.

The following is a list of exercises that will enable the reader to get more from their wine experience.

A Dialogue with Ken Eckersley, winemaker at Nicholson River Winery, about the Wines of '11 Rivers' (Eastern Gippsland).

Let’s start by talking generally about the climate here compared to say, Melbourne?

How to Enjoy Wine (to be published in journals soon).

Wine was regarded in Ancient Greece as a gift from the Gods, one of life’s great pleasures.

The exciting world of wine can be opened to you too, if you know a few of the basics.

The Wine Tax Debate, that we will have to have, has apparently been delayed for a few years and the issues have been well presented by Keys and Strachan(WIJ May/June2010) and again Anderson and Strachan(WIJ Sept/Oct 2010).