We will have a selection from our Rhone Mixed Dozen on tasting for the Easter Long weekend all day at the store. Drop in and sample some of the wines from this pack designed for the cooler weather.Winter is coming! But still plenty of beautiful Autumn days in between, and what better way to celebrate […]
Santorini assyrtiko is one of the most terroir-driven wines I’ve ever tasted. It actually smells of the volcanic ash, or pumice, that is what passes for soil on Santorini, an island blown apart by one of the world’s most violent volcanoes. It doesn’t sound very appetising, but it is dry, crisp and a great fish […]
PLEASE NOTE THAT A QUALIFICATION IN WSET LEVEL 2 AWARD IN WINE AND SPIRITS IS A STRICT PREREQUISITE TO ENROLLING IN THIS COURSE.Course Dates:Monday 29th of April: 9:30am – 5:00pmTuesday 30th of April: 9:30am – 5:00pmWednesday 1st of May: 9:30am – 5:00pmThursday 2nd of May: 9:30am – 5:00pmFriday 3rd of May: 9:30am – 5:00pmMonday 6th […]
MONDAY EVENINGS, 6-8PM FROM THE 29th APRIL TO 24th JUNE (EXAM ON THIS DAY).Please note that there is no class on Monday the 10th of June due to the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits is intended for those with little previous experience in the field of wine and […]
The famous classification of Bordeaux that was created in 1855 and is still used today, only comprises the left bank – from the tip of the northern Médoc to south of the city of Bordeaux to Sauternes. It also includes Chateau Haut Brion, originally part of the Graves appellation, now known as Pessac-Léognan. The Médoc […]
Read More >London’s traditional wine merchants were an inspiration for the early visions Michael had for a business that he would later grow as Prince Wine Store. After completing degrees in Journalism and Industrial Relations at Deakin and Melbourne Universities respectively, Michael moved to London where he worked with UK independent wine retailer Odd Binns at the height of its popularity. Returning to Australia, he worked across wine retail and importing, moving into the role of Imported Wine Buyer at Philip Murphy Wine & Spirits where he met future business partner Alex Wilcox. The two bonded over a shared vision in growing the customer base for high-end wines such as Bordeaux and Burgundy beyond the elite. His time as a partner at Italian wine wholesaler Trembath & Taylor refined his vision, but it was his buy-in of the Prince Wine Store in 2003 that allowed him to explore the potential of a retailer growing beyond its scope. Michael has played a key role in the group’s growth beyond its humble beginnings, and into the bigger picture it projects today. Now with retail stores in Melbourne and Sydney, Michael is passionate about growing the group’s impressive portfolio of producers, and profiling these in their Melbourne wine bar, Bellota and its upcoming Sydney equivalent.
Law school didn’t stand a chance with Alex Wilcox, when a cycling trip through the vineyards of Europe during university sent Alex off in a new direction towards what would become a lifelong career in the world of wine. Whilst completing an Honours Degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Sydney, with a year spent at California’s UC Davis focusing on Wine Trade, Alex worked wine vintages in France, Tuscany and Western Australia. Realising he wasn’t destined to inherit a European vineyard, Alex followed his future wife to Melbourne where he went onto work across all aspects of wine trade, including service, retail and importing. It was during his time working at Phillip Murphy Wine & Spirits in the late 1990s that Alex met future business partner Michael McNamara; a partnership that was formalized when the two bought into the Prince Wine Store a number of years later. Over the last 13 years, Alex has been instrumental in the growth not just of the group and its breadth of offerings, but of lesser-known, quality wine producers he has worked with Michael to source and develop. With stores now in Victoria and NSW, Alex looks forward to expanding the Prince Wine Store’s customer experience to Sydney and beyond.
