Australia

Ahh Sydney, It’s good to be home!From Queensland to my old home of Sydney, sun is shining (as usual) birds a tweeting – yes I possibly miss this city just a little!

My week started with a catch up with the team at Domaine Wine Shippers, my old work colleges and partners in crime. Felicity and Marissa running centre stage as per usual, manning the front office and making sure that everything flowed like clockwork.
As usual it was a pleasure to see Rowland, Bobby (The Hill) and Aaron, the sales team for NSW.

We all managed to get out for dinner to Bird Cow Fish, a fabulous restaurant in Surry Hills of which all of the produce is carefully selected and most local and organic. Peter and Howard from Bird Cow Fish spoilt us rotten and I escaped about 11.30pm, my bed beckoning.

Out in the trade in Sydney I got to catch up with Anthony from The Shop and Wine Bar, a fabulous little hole in the wall near Bondi with an ever evolving wine list, Simon from Catalina, Michael from Kinglseys at Woolloomooloo, Craig from Woollahra Liquor, Phillip from Rose Bay North, The boys from the Ivy, Flying Fish and many more of my favourite spots and customers.

After a flat tack week in Sydney I boarded my plane to Perth, WA to meet the new WA team, Carol and Michael.

No rest for the wicked they say and this certainly was the case in WA! Carol and Michael had me with back to back meetings with customers, it was Man O’ War’s first time out in the market in Western Australia and wow what a great response!

I met some fantastic people and ate at some first class establishments, such as Must and Balthazar. We visited Steve’s, a new restaurant and fine wine bottle store/deli, I met Patrick from Frasers Restaurant which has incredible views over Perth, and this restaurant is an institution.
We visited Charles from Just Tapas, who has a smart little wine list and who was a huge fan of Man O’ War, Vince at Galileo, Hans from Gala, who is now pouring both the Man O’ War Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris and the lovely Caroline from Amuse, Amuse has just taken out a ‘Best Restaurant’ Award in Perth.

This was my first time out in the trade in Perth and this city is just gorgeous, lining the Swan River it has top class restaurants and I met many other wonderful people within the food and wine industry.
WA may be on the other side of the county and stuck out on its own, but the food and wine industry is certainly thriving, this City has huge potential and I will certainly be back soon!

Back home to the City of Sales..

See you soon,

Bronny