Wow! Our first Melbourne Wine Dinner (22 July 2025 at the Recreation Bistro in Fitzroy North) sold out in a couple of days...so we've locked in a second (and final) Wine Dinner also at the Recreation Bistro, details below:

We are very pleased to be able to confirm details of oursecondMelbourne Wine Dinner...we are (again) partnering with Joe Durant and the brilliant team at The Recreation for a night of expertly cooked contemporary Australian food matched with our award winning wines! Here are the important details:

When: 6.30pm, Monday 21 July 2025

Where: The Recreation Bistro, 162-170 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North

Dress Code: Smart casual

Cost: $140 per ticket, prepayment required. 

Format: 5 courses, paired with 8 wines  

Click on the link below to book with The Recreation. 

Click here to book your tickets to our Melbourne Wine Dinner!

The team at the Rec are no strangers to food and wine matching - they even run their own bottle shop, adjacent to the restaurant! We've settled on the following proposed menu* that pays homage to traditional food and wine matches but with a twist:

Gougere of L’artisan Mountain Man

• 2021 Cuvée Traditionelle sparkling

Risotto with lemon & bottarga 

• 2024 Riesling
• 2018 Cellar Release Riesling

Bbq dory fillet, celeriac, sprouting broccolini, hollandaise sauce 

• 2024 Estate Chardonnay
• 2023 Fumé Blanc

Dry aged duck breast, smoked duck sausage, pumpkin

• 2024 Estate Pinot Noir
• 2023 Reserve Pinot Noir 

Creme Caramel

• 2023 Late Picked (Schönburger/Riesling blend)

* subject to potential change

Our General Manager Rafe will be our ambassador on the night, and is looking forward to welcoming you and guiding you through the food and wine matches. All wines served on the night will be available to purchase by mail order (subject to bottle limits) and all purchases on the night go into the draw to win a magnum of our limited 2023 Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir. 

Cheers,

Fred and the team at Bream Creek