I was wondering what was the WINE OR WINE MOMENT that started it all?
For me it was a 1996 Wolf Blass Black Label. A House mate at the time had wine industry connections
and he'd often bring home half full bottles of vino from various events.
On one particular occasion he showed up with some various bottles from a Wolf Blass event and plonked them
on the kitchen bench. I remember hoping straight into the 96 and being really taken aback.
I'd had quite a bit of wine previous to this moment. The usual BBQ, social gathering quaffer wines,
but nothing like this. I really wasn't sure what I was drinking but I knew it was quality, something special.
I hunted it down in the following days at the local bottlo and I was shocked by the price $$$.
Needless to say the above experience set me on a course.
If it wasn't the 96 WB BL it probably would've been something else, but it's always interesting to think back
and remember those mini life changing experiences.
I was pleased to see it's still going, as a forumite in the UK was saying what a cool idea it was. Whilst the food was (IMO) good but not brilliant and the wines perfectly serviceable for an all inclusive price, the experience is a great one and I think if I even lived in Melbourne, then I'd be tempted to go again. I'd certainly recommend it and the price has kept a fair level (IIRC it was 75 AUD back in the mid-late 1990s, which at the prevailing exchange rate made it a little less than 30 GBP. In those years eating out in Australia made us feel like thieves 
