{"id":6440,"date":"2010-12-01T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wine-odyssey-australia\/"},"modified":"2010-12-01T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T23:45:00","slug":"wine-odyssey-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2010\/12\/wine-odyssey-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Odyssey Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=www.vintnews.com&#038;layout=standard&#038;show_faces=false&#038;width=450&#038;action=recommend&#038;colorscheme=light&#038;height=35\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/TPbeCQWkiuI\/AAAAAAAAMOc\/ovv_bfqbGQA\/s1600\/image003-712255.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545864121484085986\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/TPbeCQWkiuI\/AAAAAAAAMOc\/ovv_bfqbGQA\/s320\/image003-712255.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;\">Media Release<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The launch of Wine Odyssey Australia in Sydney in November 2008 represented a landmark moment for Australian winemakers and consumers alike; a world-first showcase for independent Australian wineries.<\/p>\n<p>Now, two years on, Wine Odyssey Australia proudly provides a new route to market for Australia&#8217;s smaller, lesser known winemakers and enables burgeoning wine lovers to be able to make new discoveries, and experience wines and the people behind them, that otherwise they may never have crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Located in a stunning Heritage building in The Rocks, the success of the model is evident, and these two years are proof that Wine Odyssey Australia has a significant role to play in the Australian wine industry.<\/p>\n<p>A wine lovers paradise, it could be said, but at the same time a fabulous relaxed wine and food destination for locals and visitors alike. It provides an Australian wine experience, an educational facility, a fine wine retail store, a restaurant and foremost is a fabulous iconic Sydney Wine Bar where wine lovers can while away an afternoon or evening, every day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Tying in perfectly with this two year milestone, Wine Odyssey Australia has appointed Head Chef Brian Villahermosa, to take the Wine Odyssey kitchen to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Previously head chef at Kirribilli&#8217;s favourite tapas restaurant, Catalonia, and a CV which reads like the Good Food Guide, including The Art Gallery of NSW, Bayswater Brasserie and the famous Isola Restaurant in London, Brian is extremely enthusiastic about this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>His passion for wine matched only with his passion for food, has enabled him to re-create the menu comprising share plates and quality dishes all of which can be easily matched with one of the 400 strong wines on the all-Australian list at Wine Odyssey.<\/p>\n<p>Extremely enthusiastic about the future of Wine Odyssey Australia, particularly having attained the two year milestone in some of the most challenging economic times, owners Angela Brown &#038; Lynette Rae, both reflect on the journey thus far.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rewarding, challenging, inspiring, exhausting, exciting \u2013 these are just a few of the emotions we feel as we celebrate our second birthday this month&#8221; says Managing Director Angela Brown &#8220;but there isn&#8217;t a day which passes that we don&#8217;t feel proud of what we have achieved for the Australian wine industry&#8221; Angela continues.<\/p>\n<p>Lynette Rae, who was recently selected by the NSW Department of Industry and Investment to take part of a buying trip to Australia&#8217;s newest wine region, the New England, spoke of Wine Odysseys place in today&#8217;s wine industry to other delegates and the regions burgeoning industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the past two years Wine Odyssey has become an important part of our local wine industry, it&#8217;s taken some small unknown brands and brought them to the market, showcased some fascinating and exciting wines from tiny producers in one central location in the heart of Sydney. It&#8217;s enabled far flung producers like those in the New England to be discovered, and that&#8217;s what&#8217;s exciting to us. We&#8217;re proud to say that we can provide a &#8216;cellar door in the city&#8217; for small and family owned producers, and help put them on the map.&#8221; says Lynette<\/p>\n<p>So, where to next? Rumour has it that the tireless crew at Wine Odyssey Australia may be considering a joint venture opportunity in Asia, replicating a fabulous model showcasing small and family owned Australia wines to the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineodyssey.com.au\/\">www.wineodyssey.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline; visibility: hidden;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Release The launch of Wine Odyssey Australia in Sydney in November 2008 represented a landmark moment for Australian winemakers and consumers alike; a world-first showcase for independent Australian wineries. 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