Winemaker experiences at The Urban Winery Sydney

EVER WANTED TO BE A WINEMAKER?

CHEF X WINEMAKER LONG LUNCHES, BLEND-YOUR-OWN WINE SESSIONS, WINERY TOURS, BARREL TASTING, GRAPE STOMPING, PERSONALISED LABELS AND SO MUCH MORE…

Discover and enjoy the full experience of a working winery through one of our tailored ‘Experience Packages’. Transport yourself to the vineyards of regional NSW as you learn about the aroma, structure and palate-feel of different wines from our head winemaker, Alex Retief.

Stomp grapes, taste wines or even blend your own wine in Sydney’s only Urban Winery.

LOCATION

Building 121, The Entertainment Quarter, 116 Lang Rd, Moore Park, NSW 2021 (100m from Hoyts Cinema)

THE FULL WINERY EXPERIENCE, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF SYDNEY

SEE OUR EXPERIENCES BELOW

CHEF X WINEMAKER
Sunday 22 September
1 - 4PM

Urban Winery Sydney’s Chef X Winemaker lunch series are back, and this one you won’t want to miss!

This September, Urban Winery Sydney invites chef Simmone Logue from the Simmone Logue Double Bay Café and Simmone Logue Fine Food Catering Company, to host the Chef X Winemaker Long Lunch alongside Head Winemaker Alex Retief, founder of the A.Retief wine label and Australia’s first true urban winery.

Urban Winery Sydney is the only place in the city where you can dine with your guests amongst barrels producing our latest vintage. Our wines are made on-site, using grapes from three contract vineyards in southern New South Wales from Tumbarumba, Gundagai and the Hilltops.

Similarly, the delicious four-course menu will focus on a range of local, seasonal produce with dishes such as slow roasted lamb shoulder and orange and ricotta torte with poached blood orange and honeyed labneh.

Relish in a guided tour of Australia’s first true urban winery, followed by a four-course meal paired with a comprehensive tasting of the A.Retief label.

Menu

TO START

NSW Cheese & Charcuterie Shared Platters

Paired with:
2019 A.Retief Riesling – Hilltops
Textural, limey, round fresh flavours

ENTREE

Spring salad of artichoke, leek, egg, vinaigrette, toasted sourdough crumb with a vinaigrette
Warm Goats cheese, chia and asparagus tart
Beetroot and spring leaves with hazelnut and shallot dressing

Paired with:
2017 A.Retief Chardonnay- Tumbarumba
Elegant nose, stone fruits hint of oak on the palate

2017 A.Retief Pinot Noir- Tumbarumba
Bright cherry, strawberry front with pastrami middle

MAIN

Slow roasted lamb shoulder with salsa verde
Charred red capsicum
Roasted baby potatoes, sea salt, garlic and rosemary

Paired with:
2016 A.Retief Tempranillo- Gundagai
Medium- full bodied, bright fruits, rich chocolate

2017 A.Retief bio-dynamic Shiraz – Gundagai
Dry spice, cool climate style, eucalyptus notes

DESSERT

Orange and ricotta torte with poached blood orange and honeyed labneh

Paired with:
2019 A.Retief Riesling – Hilltops
Textural, limey, round fresh flavours

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Wine Blending Session
($150 pp for 2 hours)

These sessions are one of the more entertaining and informative classes. Separated into groups of four, you’ll sit down with our head winemaker and be taken through six single variety red wines, exploring the aroma, structure and palate-feel of each.

Each group is then given measuring cylinders and half an hour to come up with their favourite blend, for example, mixing 50% shiraz, 30% merlot, 10% petit verdot and 10% tempranillo. These ‘favourite blends’ are then collated and poured to the groups, so they can be blind-tasted and judged by everyone involved – with an ultimate winner appointed on the day.

If you really like your blend, you can purchase a dozen of your wine with your own personalised label – delivered to your door the following week.

Classes run Monday and Tuesday from 3pm-5pm

Monthly sessions held on second Sunday of each month from 3pm-5pm

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TOUR AND TASTE
($85 pp for 1 Hour)

Be toured through the winery by our head winemaker and learn about the art of the wine making process. Arriving at the tasting table, there is a six-glass wine-flight set up for each person, where we walk everyone through six wines from three different wine regions of NSW.

Explore the aroma, structure and palate-feel of each wine whilst enjoying a charcuterie and cheese platter.

Take home a bottle of A.Retief wine to remember the experience.

Tours run Monday and Tuesday from 1pm to 2pm

Monthly sessions held on second Sunday of each month
from 11am-12pm and 1pm-2pm

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SELF-GUIDED WINE FLIGHT
$25pp

Wine Flights bring the best of both worlds and provide an economical tasting opportunity… Instead of committing to one glass you get to try more in a fun and informative way!

We invite you to take a seat and explore the wines independently, with a self-guided journey using our extensive tasting notes.
Cost $25 per flight of 6 wines (30ml serves)

No booking required.
Cheese and charcuterie boards can be purchased at the bar and compliment the tasting perfectly!

FREE LIVE PERFORMANCE
Jack & Lucia Acoustic Duo

Live music is a great way to bring in Spring… So grab your friends & family, share a bottle of A.Retief wine, NSW Cheese and Charcuterie board and enjoy this musical experience from Jackson Lucia duo.

Jackson Lucia is the duo of guitarist Jack Perry and vocalist Lucia Kavanagh. Together they bring a fresh take on song writing in an Americana Alt Country style and also dabble in creative adaptations of songs that are well known and loved. The duos sound is influenced by Alt Country Americana, Soul and Blues with Jack Perry coming from the school of 60’s and 70’s rock and Lucia influenced by 90’s R&B and 90’s 00’s rock with a touch of pop, They graciously meet in the middle and create and sound that is all their own.

Don’t forget to ring the wine bar & reserve a seat so you can be completely absorbed in the music!

Friday 4 October from 6pm

MELBOURNE CUP
$40pp

Celebrate the race that stops the nation at the Urban Winery Sydney on Tuesday 5th November.

Gather your fellow Melbourne Cup lovers from 1pm – 3:30pm and celebrate with bottomless selected wines, craft beer & soft drink!

All afternoon races will be shown LIVE on the big screen PLUS sweepstakes, NSW Cheese & Charcuterie grazing table and best dressed prizes throughout the day!

Celebrate in the only place in the city where you can dine amongst the barrels producing our latest vintage.

* TAB outlet located within walking distance

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$40 ticket includes:

-2.5 hour Beverage Package

-NSW Cheese & Charcuterie Grazing Table

-Prizes for best dressed

-Melbourne Cup Sweeps

-The race LIVE on the big screen!

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