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Pet nat and skin contact bottles from the Coogee Wine Room list, including Biddizza, See Saw 'The Party' and San Lurins, on a timber bench against a brick wall

Pet Nat vs Skin Contact Wine: What's the Difference?

Pet nat is a way of making wine fizzy. Skin contact is a way of giving white grapes colour and grip. Here’s how to tell them apart, and how to order each.

Green rolling paddocks and farm gate in the countryside

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The oil we've been chasing for two years is back

A few years ago, Michelle and I had the most amazing olive oil at Il Bacaro in Melbourne. We loved it so much we tracked down the producer in southern Victoria and ordered a few drums of their Chap...

Coogee

Coogee Wine Room: eating & drinking by Coogee Beach

A local's guide to Coogee Wine Room — a restaurant & wine bar on Coogee Bay Road, a block back from Coogee Beach. What to order, the wine list, happy hour, bottomless lunch, private functions a...