Delicious Australia - (02February 2021

HEAPSNORMAL

(NON-ALCOHOLIC)

BEER,$5

Theriseofhigh-quality

non-alcoholicbeerwillbe

oneofthebiggestthings

in 2021.Thisis a thirst-

quenchingstylethat tastes

likeproperbeer

andworksa treatwith

the flavours of this salad.

LATTAEXNIHILO

PINOTGRIS,$32

Thisis oneofthosewines

youthinkis ‘greatfor

food’soyouhavea glass

whilstpreparing,but

beforeyou’veeatena

singlethingtheentire

bottlehasdisappeared.

It’s liquid Houdini!

VIGNERONS

SCHMOLZER& BROWN

PRET-A-BLANC2019,$28

Theduobehindthis

projectlostalltheir

vineyard’sfruittosmoke

taintin2020,butthis

whiteblendfrom 2019

is perfectlydelicious.

Thinksummerstonefruits

with a squeeze of citrus.

JOADJADRYGIN,$74

JoadjaDistillerywas

presentedwithhuge

challengesfollowingthe

rampagingbushfiresof

2020 butis bouncingback

thankstopositivetourism.

Thisginis complex,

refreshingandfloral.

Mixwithsodaandgarnish

with finger limes.

THE CRITIC’SPICKS

THE COMIC’SWILDCARD

NEW YEAR, NEW GEAR

CRITIC& THE COMIC

PORTRAIT

PHOTOGRAPHY

BRETT

STEVENS

FOOD

PHOTOGRAPHY

NIGEL

LOUGH

STYLING

DAVID MORGAN

MIKE BENNIE IS ALSO CO-OWNER OF A SYDNEY-BASED WINE AND LIQUOR RETAIL BUSINESS