Australian Gourmet Traveller – September 2019

BAR OF THE YEAR

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of While

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acosy,freewheelingwinebarand

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Street,toreallysilencethehaters.Thisode

toorganicwinemakinghasbeenahitsince

openinglastAugustand,believeitornot,it’s

onlygottenbusierandmoreconfidentover

thepast 12 months.Ownerandfirst-time

publicanSamWinfielddoesn’tjustknow

hiswines,he’spricedbottlestomoveand

oerseverythingalongsideatightblackboard

menuofuncomplicatedyetexcellent

Mediterraneanstaples:thinkgreathouse

sourdoughandaccompaniments,comforting

pastaandseasonalsalads.Easy-goingservice

fromateamthatjustseemtoinherently

understandhospitalitynomattertheir

experienceisjustaslikeable.Factorin

arobustpop-upprogramthatseeseveryone

fromNorthernThaizealotstofriedchicken

sandwichbootleggerstakeoverthekitchen

andWinesofWhile’sreputationasPerth’s

groundzerofornaturalwinesandgood

timesisalltooobvious.

74 GOURMET TRAVELLER

PHOTOGRAPHY LULU CAVANAGH ’WINES OF WHILE” & KRISTOFFER PAULSEN ’BRAE”.