EAT > Bellota Wine Bar & Food (18/20)

Last week I was back eating in one of my very favourite restaurants and I realised that it was also one of the first restaurant reviews written for Almanak, so I thought it needed an update. Needless to say we had another outstanding meal and brilliant wine. In full disclosure Bellota used to be…

ByCrispySeptember 1, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir DRINK > WINE

WINE > Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune Protégée 2018 (93/100 points)

I am very fond of the flavour profile found in Burgundy wines made from grapes grown in Beaune, and while this wine is described by the maker as a "classic rustic red wine" I think it deserves more love and recognition because it is a lot better than that. THE WINERY The Tollot family have…

ByCrispyAugust 30, 20230Comments

DESIGN > TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

DESIGN > OB-4 Magic Radio from Teenage Engineering

Yes the Swedish cool kids are at it again with the very coolest blue tooth speaker you could ever wish to own. The OB-4 is a portable high fidelity loudspeaker, with the emphasis on 'loud'. The OB-4 has two 4" bass drivers and a pair of neodymium tweeters delivering sweet crystal clear…

ByEd ItorAugust 29, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir DRINK > WINE

WINE > Yeringberg – Pinot Noir 2019 (93/100 points)

THE WINERY Yeringberg and the de Pury family are original pioneers of wine making in the Yarra Valley of Victoria. The original vineyard was established in 1863, though many of the grapes were pulled out with vines replanted in the 1970s. In 1969 Guill and Katherine de Pury (already the 3rd…

ByCrispyAugust 28, 20230Comments

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TRAVEL > Almanak Guide to Siracusa, Sicily

CONTENTS Getting There Where to Eat Where to Drink Where to Sleep Where to Swim Click to Google Map list The Almanak Guide to Syracuse is now available in print from the blurb store print its just $13 USD plus shipping for 40 pages of full colour - click here. When you are…

ByCrispyAugust 25, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE

WINE > Roberto Voerzio – Disanfrancesco Nebbiolo 2020 (93/100 points)

In recent years Roberto Voerzio has become somewhat legendary for his Barolo wines some of which are attracting huge prices (€900-€1200 per bottle at release and much more at auction), the wines are known for the depth of flavour and showing less of the tannin and oak that other well known Barolo wines might have. …

ByEd ItorJuly 22, 20230Comments

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STAY > Masseria Trapanà, Lecce Italy

This is the first of a series of articles on some of the best places to visit in Italy during summer - watch out for Almanak organised Tours to these locations for summer 2024. Hidden away 12 minutes from the historic Italian city of Lecce (often referred to as the Florence of the South) you…

ByCrispyJuly 18, 20230Comments

DRINK > MELBOURNE

DRINK > Myrtle Wine Bar

There is something wonderfully comfortable about entering into Myrtle Wine Bar on Warburton Lane off Little Bourke Street. It is so Melbourne, down a lane, which is off another lane, in an old two story redbrick warehouse space that started as a blacksmith (but more recently was a Spanish restaurant). It could be the…

ByEd ItorJuly 7, 20230Comments

WHERE TO SKI > SKI > NZ

SKI > Treble Cone

It is said that legends are made at Treble Cone and there is no question that when it comes to truly gnarly off piste skiing, Treble Cone Ski Resort (the South Islands largest skiable area) is insane. This must be some of the most stunning views in the world - you get to the…

ByEd ItorJuly 4, 20230Comments

WHERE TO SKI > SKI > NZ

SKI > Mount Hutt

There is something quite special about Mt Hutt, situated about 90 minutes from Christchurch above the town of Methven, Mt Hutt is a vast bowl that offers a rich variety of terrain and it is for a very good reason that Mt Hutt has won best Ski Resort in NZ every year since 2015. The…

ByEd ItorJuly 4, 20230Comments

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