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Here, try this - Australia’s biggest and best festival of food and drink is back from 20 to 29 March.

Wine, beer, spirits, cider, cocktails, coffee, tea, non-alcs and where to drink them

Sam Peasnell.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Sam Peasnell

Your friendly neighbourhood beverage boss weighs in on what's pouring well right now.
The Workshop

Drink

One of the city’s best roasters opens The Workshop in North Melbourne

And it’s bringing its two brands – Assembly and TINA – together in one light-filled warehouse that feels less like a café and more like a cellar door for coffee and tea lovers.
Hands Down.

Drink

Hands Down in three drinks

This Fitzroy bar is one of the city’s most exciting new openings, hands down.
Chino, by Sopra.

Drink

The Pitch: Sopra Chinò

Chinotto, but make it 18+.
The Switch: gin.

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Matt Stirling chats all things gin

Caretaker's Cottage co-founder Matt Stirling goes in on stellar local gin.
Gerald Diffey at Gerald's Bar

Drink

Last drinks at Rathdowne Street: an ode to Gerald’s Bar

What’s next for Gerald’s? We’ll soon see. But for now, writes Pat Nourse, let’s savour what made it a landmark in the first place.
Death & Co

Drink

World-famous cocktail bar Death & Co expands out of the US and into Melbourne

One of the Big Apple’s preeminent cocktail authorities makes moves on Melbourne’s bar scene.
The Doc soda.

Drink

The Pitch: The Doc pepper soda

A pepper soda that's fresh, zingy and complex? It's just what the doctor ordered.
Melitta Next Door

Drink

What to order at Melitta Next Door

Is middle Rathdowne Street all of a sudden Melbourne’s hottest strip? This sharp new bar and eatery, and stellar cocktails starting at $14, say it might be so.
Ralph Libo-On and John Rivera

Drink

The Pitch: Pinoy Gin

Banana peel as a botanical? You better believe it. Askal and Inuman's drinks boss joins forces with Dutch Rules Distilling Co for a collaborative gin like no other.
Tristan Jallais and Joyce Chua of Natural Science.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Tristan Jallais, Natural Science Wine & Liquor

A masterclass in fine local liquor, led by the team behind Blackburn's all-Australian bottle-o and bar.
Caleb Baker and Josh Hodges of Mr West.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Caleb Baker and Josh Hodges, Mr West

Fine drinking with fine drinks merchants, Caleb Baker and Josh Hodges of Mr West Bar & Bottle Shop.