Drink Victorian

There’s collabs and then there’s collabs. In that second category – the kind that makes you sit up and take notice – you’ll find a new adventure that Attica has embarked upon with Melbourne kombucha kings Remedy.

It’s not coffee, it’s not tea, it’s not an energy drink and it’s not kombucha. It’s maté.

“The wines are very much of their place but are at the same time unpretentious, honest and even sometimes a bit whimsical,” says Burder, “a bit like me, even.”

Good news: it’s just gone cocktail o’clock wherever good times are had; here’s what you want to be stirring this summer.

Our panel of wine experts has a list of the best roses for your summer drinking.

It’s summertime, Melbourne, and the drinking is fizzy.

Melissa Brauer’s fascination with Italian wine began two decades ago, but it was in 2010 during a trip to Italy when her love for prosecco really took off.

North Wine’s Etienne Mangier believes wine is better with bubbles, and his fleet of excellent sparkling is hard proof he’s in the right game.

Mike Bennie is one of Australia’s pre-eminent drinks guys – here he is with his favourite Victorian drinks.

Over the last decade, Melbourne’s beloved west has become a magnet for cocktail, craft beer and natural wine drinkers alike.