a message from Event Patron Matthew Jukes
My passion for Aussie wine is unquantifiable – Australia is quite simply the most exciting winemaking country in the world and I believe that the wines are the finest value on the planet.
I often feel that I owe Australia a great debt of gratitude for welcoming me into its great winey heart so enthusiastically. And one morning in Adelaide I figured out exactly what I could do to make a difference. I found by walking around the city, that there was a disproportionately large number of homeless people sleeping rough. This, I discovered, was true of other Aussie cities. I have always felt that homelessness is one of society's biggest single issues and in Australia, with its beautiful people and seemingly wonderful healthy lifestyle, homelessness seemed to me even more unforgivable.
I came up with the idea of a wine-tasting event, with winery sponsored footy teams going head-to-head. That was in 2005 and Touch Wine in Adelaide has raised significant funds for Hutt Street and the wine trade has taken this initiative to heart. Now we are bringing this to Melbourne.
Wine Rules is a day for massive global wine brands to rub shoulders with one man band wineries and we are all, for one day at least, focussed on doing the most we possibly can to raise consciousness for this extremely important problem.
Please help us to help the homeless in Melbourne.
I will officially taste and review the wines. Feel free to use these in any marketing or publications that you want. It is just my way of giving back a little to those in the industry who are looking beyond their own backyard to help people everywhere.
If you want to read more of my wine reviews click through to my blog.
Thanks,
Matthew Jukes
See Matthew's list of the 100 Best Australian Wines of 2013.
See Matthew's list of the 100 Best Australian Wines of 2012.
I often feel that I owe Australia a great debt of gratitude for welcoming me into its great winey heart so enthusiastically. And one morning in Adelaide I figured out exactly what I could do to make a difference. I found by walking around the city, that there was a disproportionately large number of homeless people sleeping rough. This, I discovered, was true of other Aussie cities. I have always felt that homelessness is one of society's biggest single issues and in Australia, with its beautiful people and seemingly wonderful healthy lifestyle, homelessness seemed to me even more unforgivable.
I came up with the idea of a wine-tasting event, with winery sponsored footy teams going head-to-head. That was in 2005 and Touch Wine in Adelaide has raised significant funds for Hutt Street and the wine trade has taken this initiative to heart. Now we are bringing this to Melbourne.
Wine Rules is a day for massive global wine brands to rub shoulders with one man band wineries and we are all, for one day at least, focussed on doing the most we possibly can to raise consciousness for this extremely important problem.
Please help us to help the homeless in Melbourne.
I will officially taste and review the wines. Feel free to use these in any marketing or publications that you want. It is just my way of giving back a little to those in the industry who are looking beyond their own backyard to help people everywhere.
If you want to read more of my wine reviews click through to my blog.
Thanks,
Matthew Jukes
See Matthew's list of the 100 Best Australian Wines of 2013.
See Matthew's list of the 100 Best Australian Wines of 2012.