Nick Spencer Wines x Mallaluka hosted by Chris Morrison

Gather on Kensington St. | 1pm-1:30pm Sunday, 5 May

Canberra, not just our nation's capital but also a new capital of wine? - A closer look at two outstanding producers from the Canberra wine regions and surrounds with two forward thinking winemakers from the region.

Join Nick Spencer (from his eponymous label), Sam Leyshon (Mallaluka) and host Louella Mathews for this 30min masterclass, held at Handpicked Cellar Door, Kensington St. Tickets to each session are limited and include 2021 Nick Spencer Chardonnay, Tumbarumba and Mallaluka Sangiovese.

About Nick Spencer Wines

Producing award-winning wines for nearly two decades, Nick’s passion and remarkable talent for considered, quality wines is evident in every bottle. Following four years at the famed University of Adelaide campus, Nick was awarded a degree in Oenology in 2000. Nick has worked for notable producers across the industry, including Rosemount, Coldstream Hills, Madew Wines, Tertini Wines, and led the team at Eden Road Wines for almost a decade before starting his own label with Nick Spencer Wines.

A proud Australian winemaker, Nick is particularly passionate about the beautiful NSW regions of Gundagai and Tumbarumba. His winemaking expertise have been widely recognised by the industry, in 2009 Nick was honoured to win the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy. In 2011 Nick was a Len Evans Tutorial Scholar and a finalist in the Young Guns of Wine, that year he also won the National Wineshow Trophy for Best Shiraz. In 2014 Nick was a finalist in the Gourmet Traveller Wine Winemaker of the Year awards. His wines are regularly recognised by James Halliday, most recently being noted in the top ten best new wineries for 2019.

About Mallaluka

"Mallaluka, is by any measure, a boutique operation. As a family, we farm grapes and make wine. We do this gently and sensibly from our 5 acre vineyard on the Yass Plains in NSW, within the Canberra district. We also source grapes from other districts close by, and some from afar. Hilltops, Gundagai, King Valley and even The Riverland, in SA. Most vineyard sources are organic, or at the very least championing healthy soils. We just want to make interesting wines, experimental wines, and wines with personality. From all types of soils, climates and of course varieties. We do what we can to form the best expression on hand. This journey is wild, and we’re bringing you along for the ride."

About Chris Morrison

Chris Morrison is an award-winning sommelier, respected wine communicator, judge, author and educator who has spent almost 25 years working in the hospitality and wine industries. As a sommelier Morrison is regarded as one of the country’s best and a former winner of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award. Chris is an experienced professional public speaker and presenter who has worked in all forms of broadcast media, across global sponsorship platforms including Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival and the Australian Open tennis and now sits on the National Board for Wine Communicators of Australia. Chris represented Australian wine around the world as a communicator, educator and media spokesman for more than five years as the global spokesman for Jacob’s Creek wines. He was also awarded a scholarship at the prestigious Len Evans tutorial held annually in the Hunter Valley which is regarded by wine writer James Halliday as “the most prestigious wine school in the world” As the only sommelier selected to take place in the 2017 Wine Australia Future leaders program he worked alongside winemakers, grape growers, marketers and legislators mapping the future for the Australian wine industry. His first book ‘This is not a Wine Guide’ was released in 2018 and the same year Chris joined QT Hotels and Resorts as their Group Drinks Director working across their properties in Australia and New Zealand.

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