The Wine Pairing Experience — five pours, matched to the plate
A sommelier-led flight of five pours built against the kitchen's menu — Queensland and cool-climate Australian, chosen for the plate rather than the label. $95 per guest, Friday and Saturday evenings, twelve seats at the cellar bench.
The service
Five pours chosen for the plate, not the label
The flight is rebuilt every season against the menu — Queensland and cool-climate Australian bottles with honest margins behind them. The sommelier pours to the course in front of you and explains the call in plain English: what the wine is doing, why it's beside that plate, and what to ask for next time you're standing in a bottle shop.
The zero-proof flight runs the same structure on native teas, verjus and fermented sodas — same length, same pacing, same table. Guests who want the bottles they tasted find every pour on the retail list at the same margin the house pays.
What's included
Twelve seats, one sommelier, zero exams
Five pours, matched to the plate
The flight is rebuilt every season against the kitchen's menu — Queensland and cool-climate Australian, chosen for the food.
A zero-proof twin
The same structure runs on native teas, verjus and fermented sodas — same length, same pacing, same table.
180 honest labels
The cellar list is priced for drinking, not investing — and the sommelier's brief is a bottle you'd order twice.
Twelve seats, one sommelier
Sessions run Friday and Saturday evenings at the cellar bench — questions encouraged, exams never.
The bottles come home with you
Anything on the flight is on the retail list at the same margin — take the shiraz that worked.
Corkage without theatre
Bringing your own significant bottle? Corkage is $25 on Fridays and Saturdays, waived for members.
The room, set for service
The cellar bench, set for the Friday flight
The experience
Twelve seats, one sommelier, zero exams
Sessions run at the cellar bench on Friday and Saturday evenings from five. Questions are the point — the sommelier explains every call in plain English, and nobody is asked to smell wet stones unless they want to.
The cellar list runs 180 labels priced for drinking rather than investing, and anything poured on the flight sits on the retail list at the same margin — take the shiraz that worked with the ribeye home with you.
On the plate
What the night includes
House sparkling vs the oysters
The first pour — acidity against the gratin, the classic call for a reason.
Granite Belt riesling vs the crudo
Green apple against the chilli oil — the pairing that converts the sceptics.
Granite Belt shiraz vs the ribeye
Big enough to stand next to the crust — the call regulars come back for.
The gallery
Seen at the last service
How the night runs
Three stages, no surprises
Book the bench
Twelve seats run Friday and Saturday evenings from five. Book the seats and note anything the cellar should know.
Pour one of five
The sommelier walks the flight course by course — what's in the glass, why it's there, and what to ask for next time.
Take the bottle home
Every pour is on the retail list at the same margin — the shiraz that worked goes home with you.
"Five pours, nine courses, and not one moment of wine-list theatre. The riesling against the crudo alone was worth the seat."
Daniel K. · Pairing evening, May 2026
Good to know
Questions about Wine pairing
The full register — gaming, privacy, vouchers — lives on the main FAQ page.
None. The sommelier explains every pour in plain English — what it is, why it's beside that course, and what to ask for next time.
Five pours matched across the savoury courses, the sommelier's walk-through of each call, and printed notes to take home.
Absolutely — the zero-proof flight runs the same length and structure with native teas and verjus.
The flight is rebuilt each season against the new menu — and adjusted on the night for what's open.
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Five pours, nine courses, zero snobbery.
Pairing sessions run twelve seats on Friday and Saturday evenings and most weeks they sell out. Book the seats, note your preferences — the flight bends to the table.