What's On At Old Bridge Cellars
Can you believe it has been four years since our last Blind Wine Time event? You loved the format back in the day, so we thought - let's bring it back, and with a Xmas in July theme. (Who doesn't love a theme?!)​
But first, the backstory...Born out of COVID (sheer boredom and a bit of desperation), Blind Wine Time is, as the name suggests, a blind-tasting event but hosted fully online via the Old Bridge Cellars North Freo Instagram account.
The premise is simple: purchase a BWT pack and we'll deliver three bottles to your door, but their identity is super secret.
All you need to do is gather some friends, pull your ugliest festive sweaters out of storage, cue up the Xmas in July feast, and tune in from the comfort of your own home.
Let the pros guide you through the process live, with a fun Q&A along the way. Look out for possible live winemaker crossovers from across the globe where the people behind the bottles reveal their wine and the stories behind them.
Make sure you're following @oldbridgecellars_northfreo Instagram, and tune in on Saturday, 25th of July at 6.30pm (AWST) when we kick things off.
Your Blind Wine Time Pack includes:
-3 x super secret wines (750ml)
-Instructions
-A Tasting Notes Booklet
Buy the pack, gather your mates, and away you go!
Massolino is one of the benchmark producers of Barolo, renowned for crafting wines that capture the power, precision and longevity of Serralunga d'Alba.
Founded in 1896 in the village of Serralunga d'Alba, Massolino has spent more than a century producing some of Piedmont's most revered wines, helping define the power, structure and longevity that have made Barolo one of the world's great wine styles.
We are incredibly privileged to welcome Giovanni Angeli ("Gio"), Massolino's long-serving winemaker and oenologist for a special long lunch event, exploring the wines, vineyards and philosophy behind this iconic producer.
Working alongside brothers Franco and Roberto Massolino, Gio is affectionately known as the "Angel of Serralunga" for the precision, sensitivity and elegance he brings to the winery's portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of the region's most respected winemakers while tasting through an extraordinary collection of wines.
You will taste 10 wines from the Massolino stable, including the rare Langhe Riesling, a progression through the estate's Langhe and Barbera wines, and a deep dive into Piedmont's most celebrated appellations.
Highlights include wines from the famed Albesani Cru in Barbaresco, alongside the celebrated Margheria and Parussi crus of Barolo, offering a fascinating insight into how place, exposure and soil shape Nebbiolo's many personalities.
To accompany the wines, Valerio from Flour & Fire will present a menu of thoughtfully matched Piedmontese-inspired dishes, including house-cured prosciutto with pecorino cream, mushroom and truffle pâté, salsiccia with fennel and potatoes, grilled chicken with polenta and cannellini cream, finishing with mascarpone crema and chocolate.
Our recent Piedmont events have sold out quickly, and with Gio's visit representing a genuinely rare opportunity to taste and learn from one of Barolo's great producers, we expect this lunch to be no different. Get in early or risk disappointment.
Often described as the world's most captivating grape variety, Pinot Noir is renowned for its perfume, elegance and extraordinary ability to express place. Join Blair Hill from the Wine Education Centre for an evening exploring eight benchmark wines from some of the world's finest Pinot Noir regions, including Burgundy, Germany's Pfalz, Tasmania, Central Otago and South Africa's Elgin.​We'll unpack what makes this notoriously challenging grape so revered by winemakers and wine lovers alike. Cheese boards will accompany the tasting.
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Old Bridge on Tour rolls on. Next stop: our friends at Pirate Life for one night only, showcasing the very best of Italian food and wine, with exceptional wines hand picked to match a four-course menu.
Along the way, you'll hear the stories behind each bottle and learn what makes Italian wine some of the world's most loved.
Our Friday Long Lunches are reserved for the icons, and Singlefile Wines perfectly fits this bill.
The Singlefile Brand Ambassador will guide us through a line-up that perfectly captures what this label does so well.
Expressive, site-driven wines that combine elegance, longevity and a deep respect for the Great Southern, with a menu that has been artfully designed by Ette to match this journey.
We’ll begin with the purity and precision of The Pamela Porongurup Riesling, move through two benchmark Chardonnays, elegant expressions of Mount Barker and Denmark Pinot Noir. Then onto the richness and spice of Malbec and Tempranillo, culminating in two exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons, including the flagship Philip Adrian.
The afternoon finishes, fittingly, with Singlefile's extraordinary Grand Muscat, drawn from a 1964 Solera.
Plantagenet Wine has been a pioneer of the Great Southern for more than 50 years, helping establish the region as one of Australia's finest cool-climate wine destinations.
Join Chief Winemaker Mike Garland for an exclusive first look at the 2026 Wyjup Collection, Plantagenet's flagship range, representing the very best fruit, vineyards and barrels from each vintage. Named after the Wyjup property where the winery's story began, these wines sit at the pinnacle of the Plantagenet portfolio and are benchmarked against their highly regarded Estate counterparts, offering a fascinating insight into how site selection, fruit quality and winemaking elevate a wine from excellent to exceptional.
Mike will guide guests through 11 wines, tasted in pairs where possible, allowing you to compare the Estate wines alongside their Wyjup counterparts across Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. It's a rare opportunity to explore the direction and decisions that define a flagship collection.
The tasting includes:
- Angevin Riesling 2025
- Wyjup Riesling 2025
- York Chardonnay 2025
- Wyjup Chardonnay 2024
- Normand Pinot Noir 2025
- Wyjup Pinot Noir 2024
- Wyjup Malbec 2024
- Lancaster Shiraz 2022
- Wyjup Shiraz 2022
- Aquitaine Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- Wyjup Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Cheese boards will accompany the tasting, making for an evening of exceptional Great Southern wines, fascinating comparisons and firsthand insight from one of the region's most experienced winemakers.
We offer a range of ongoing wine courses in collaboration with The Wine Education Centre as well as Perth School of Wine.
