How do you stand out from the crowd?

    • Is it hard to catch someone’s eye in a market that is already too homogenised, too costly and too flooded?

    • Where do you find new, high-quality products with great margins, when you have precious little time to find them in the first place?

    • How do you take advantage of the great pricing on wines and beers from overseas, and find the small, artisanal producers just waiting to be discovered?

     

     

    The trick is knowing where to look; we’ve made it easy for you by forming the Specialist Importers Collective

    Join us for our biggest event yet, Taste of Summer on Tuesday 16th October, 2012 from 12-6pm at The French Brasserie

    At our trade tastings, you’ll find eight specialist importers, all incredibly talented, putting together one big event to give you the chance to look these gems that have been unearthed from around the world. Among us, you’ll find great-priced, artisanal wines and beers from France and Italy, wines from Spain, Portugal, Argentina… as well as our neighbour across the pond, New Zealand.

    The Specialist Importers Collective is made up of Basile Imports, BistrowBritten Wine Merchants, Ciderhaus (new member!), Duplonk, Grande Vindima, Untapped Fine Wines and Urban Importers.

    To stay in the loop go to the newsletter page and subscribe to our mailing list.

    We look forward to seeing you!


    ~ Specialist Importers Collective

     Ken, Nico, Dom, Greg, Michael, Amy and Gerard

     

     

     

  • Taste of Summer

    The French Brasserie , VIC, AUSTRALIA·October 16, 2012

    The Taste of Summer will show wines, beer, spirits & cider from the Specialist Importers Collective. Join us on Tuesday 16th, October, 2012, from 12-6pm at The French Brasserie.

    register for the event 

     
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  • FEATURED PRODUCTS

     

    Want to find something different for summer?

    The wines and ales featured here are just some of what will be on show at the TASTE OF SUMMER on Tuesday 16th October, 2012 at The French Brasserie.
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    Hope to see you there!

  • BRITTEN WINE MERCHANTS

     

    ~ Black Quail Pinot Noir 2008

    The sustainably produced Black Quail hails from the weather-hardened origins of Felton Road. It unfolds to reveal cocoa, blackberries, beetroot and oregano. Deep and complex, wild but poised, offering muscular minerality, cherry, tar, earth and violets.

  • UNTAPPED WINES

     

    This Chilean Sauvignon Blanc was fermented for 15 days in new French oak and aged also for one year French oak barrels, resulting in a complex, elegant and unique wine.

  • BASILE IMPORTS

     

    ~ Costa di Bussia Barbera d’Alba ‘Campo del Gatto’ 2009

    This Barbera D'Alba has a dark, enticing nose, with black fruit, prunes, cherry and spice. Full-bodied, with a well balanced, smooth palate, featuring light, velvety tannins, lots of flavour and a long finish.

  • DUPLONK

     

    ~ Les Fusionels Faugeres 'Le Reve' 2008
    Faugeres wines are considered a 'Cru' of Languedoc, known for robustness and power. Arielle and Jem Harris of Les Fusionels set out to create a more approachable expression of Faugeres; their success speaks volumes.

  • URBAN IMPORTERS

     


    Gallia Pils the traditional Parisian Pilsner, made with pilsner malts and aromatic & bitter hops, Gallia is perfect from Summer as an aperitif or matched with entrees. It is a fully imported craft beer from France.

  • BISTROW

     

    ~ Les Pilliers de Maison Blanche 2005

    Nicolas Despagne and his family have been involved in the prestigious viniculture community of Saint Emilion for more than 300 years. This is a completely traditional and natural wine made of Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

  • GRANDE VINDIMA

     

    ~ Assobio 2009

    A fruit forward wine that shows the beauty of the old vine Douro fruit and has seen minimal oak to enhance this. The softer sweeter character of the Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz varieties shows on the mid palate and fine tannins ensure a complex yet balanced wine.

  • CIDERHAUS

     

    Apfelwein Kontor, is a thoroughly contemporary Apfelwein. What strikes the eye even before drinking these is their rich straw colour and playful hand-drawn label. A thoroughly contemporary apfelwein, yet still anchored in traditional methods of production. Made to enjoy.