Picture this: you’re sipping on beautiful natural wines with your friends, overlooking Sydney Harbour while enjoying cheeses, pickles and seasonal vegetables curated by Aplenty. Then, you look up at the luminous moon in the sky while astronomers share what the planets and stars are up to this autumn. No, this isn’t your latest celestial dream, but a brand-new experience happening next month at Sydney Observatory to coincide with the full moon.
Called Pink Moon and Natural Wine, the evening will feature Australian small-scale wine distributor Lo-Fi Wines, who will be offering tastings from low-intervention producers including Gut Oggau (Austria), Saep (South Australia), A.R.C. Wines (Victoria), and Château Acid (New South Wales). You’ll also get a chance to meet with the winemakers, chat about their drops, and deep-dive with sommeliers.
Dreamy catering company Aplenty will be serving optional grazing platters and boxes featuring freshly baked focaccia, cheeses and other yum snacks.
Guests will hear an insightful in-conversation between Tiffany Gardoll, an archaeologist and vineyard historian, and Shanteh Wale, host of the Over A Glass podcast, with Powerhouse food program manager, Xinyi Lim. The three will discuss viticulture in Sydney, winemaking in your backyard, and wine notes that Sydneysiders love (hello, juicy and fruity chilled reds).
Next, winemaker and farmer Dave Gartelmann from South Australia’s Saep Wines, and James Audas from Victoria’s A.R.C. Wines and co-owner of Lo-Fi Wines, will chat about the meaning and importance of terroir in winemaking.
Throughout the evening, guests will also be welcome to experience a special night sky viewing through Sydney Observatory’s historic telescopes with help from real-life professional star-gazers.
The important stuff: Pink Moon and Natural Wine is going down on Sunday, April 13, from 5-9pm. Tickets cost $20 per person, which includes a glass of Das Juice Pink Pet Nat 2022 on arrival, with additional wine and snacks available for purchase on the night.
Find out more and book your tickets here.