Delicious Australia - (10)October 2020

MOONDOGCAKEHOLE

STOUT,$6Madewith

sourcherriesandcacao,

thisdeliversa ‘likewith

like’experiencetothis

dessert.Tangycherryand

rich,chocolateybeermay

soundunusual,butit is

curiouslythirst-quenching

andmagnifieseverything

in this dish superbly.

FRANÇOISMÉRY

MELROSEVSCOGNAC,

$86Cognacis awesome

withchocolateandis

fittinglybrilliantwiththis

opulentdessert.Thisone

is smoothandvibrantwith

stonefruit,honeycomb,

gentlespiceandsweet,

driedfruitcharacters,but

finishes pleasingly dry.

MONTEDELLEVIGNE

LAMBRUSCO2018,$26

Lambruscois sooften

thoughtofasultra-sweet,

creamy-foamysimple

sparklingwine,butinthe

handsofgreatproducers,

likethis,it’sscintillating,

refreshing,brightand

gentlyfruity.Thisis a

wonderfulmatch to

this dish.

SPRINGSEEDWINECO

SWEETPEAMOSCATO

2019,$20It’spink,it

smellslikeTurkishDelight,

it haslight,friskybubbles

andgenerallydoesan

amazingjobofbeing

refreshing.Whileit is a

simple,sweeter,frizzante

winestyle,it’sreallygood

forcounterbalancingthe

richness of this dessert.

THE CRITIC’SPICKS

THE COMIC’SWILDCARD

A LITTLE BIT RICH

CRITIC& THE COMIC

PORTRAIT

PHOTOGRAPHY

BRETT

STEVENS

FOOD

PHOTOGRAPHY

MARK

ROPEER

STYLING

KIRSTEN

JENKINS

MERCHANDISING

EMMALY

STEWART

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