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Matthew Gerard’s Wine Trends for 2020

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 22, 2020

Hi, I’m Matthew Gerard from Grand Cru, Australia’s leading provider of wine enjoyment solutions. As the year and decade draws to a close, new opportunities for appreciation and innovation are emerging in the...

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Improve Your Wine Tasting Skills With Our Aroma Identification Guide

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 10, 2020

Being able to recognise and accurately explain the odours and flavours you encounter when tasting wine is a skill well worth having. It can take time to prime your palate, especially when you aren’t sure how...

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Celebrate In Style With Our Favourite Festive Season Wines

By Matthew Gerard on Dec 22, 2019

There should be no doubt in your mind that we are now well and truly entrenched in the season of celebration. Between the spectre of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, there’s also graduations, promotions, retire...

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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS FOR HOME ENTERTAINERS

By Matthew Gerard on Nov 25, 2019

The days of warm wine and beer are over. Even the most accomplished of home entertainers can be presented with the same dilemma: how to serve a variety of drinks at their optimum temperature? One of your g...

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WHEN IT COMES TO WINEMAKING

By Matthew Gerard on Nov 15, 2019

Forget the Netflix series – it’s all about the amber hued wines finding their way into your glass. When we think of wine, we often only see it as red, white or the blush colour characteristic of rosé. But ...

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SEEING RED WITH THE HEALTHIEST TYPE OF WINE

By Matthew Gerard on Oct 29, 2019

There’s no doubt that wine is good for the soul, but it could also have benefits for your health. There is nothing like settling down with a glass of your favourite Pinot Noir after a long day at the offic...

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BACK TO NATURE: is organic wine about to take off?

By Matthew Gerard on Oct 10, 2019

Winemakers are going back to their roots with biodynamic wines. In a time of increased environmental consciousness, biodynamic winemaking has gained steady interest in the Australian viticulture industry. W...

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Aging Well Together: The Perfect Wine and Cheese Combinations

By Matthew Gerard on Sep 20, 2019

As the saying goes, nothing ages better than a fine wine – but what cheese? Finding the perfect wine and cheese pairing can be a tasty endeavour, especially when you consider the need to match tannin, textu...

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Sipping in Style: Why Using Proper Wine Glasses Matter

By Matthew Gerard on Sep 09, 2019

Many aficionados will claim that you can drink wine from any drinking vessel your heart desires, but if you’re actually trying to taste your wine it’s a different story. Drinking wine from certain types of g...

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Get Ready For Some Berry Good Wine Pairings

By Matthew Gerard on Aug 30, 2019

The fruity, berrylicious notes of many wines form exceptionally good pairs with the fruits themselves. Fruit and wine tend to make an iconic pairing, and it is no different when it comes to the realm of be...

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Have a Grape Time in Our Favourite Australian Wine Regions

By Matthew Gerard on Aug 26, 2019

The Land Down Under is home to some of the world’s premier vineyards and wineries. While Australia has many things to offer – Tim Tams, Hugh Jackman and the Sydney Harbour Bridge among them – there’s perha...

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Name a More Iconic Duo

By Matthew Gerard on Aug 19, 2019

Apricot and wine may not be the first pairing that comes to your mind! When we think of wine and food pairings, our thoughts may wander down the line of steak and Cabernet Sauvignon, lobster and Chardonnay ...

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