What's On At Old Bridge Cellars

Few cuisines offer the breadth of flavour that Asian cuisine does, making it a very rewarding partner for wine. For our next 'Sunday Funday' we're celebrating these pairings with exceptional wines, premium sake and thoughtfully chosen bites that showcase just how beautifully each component elevates the other.

On the menu we have Albany's finest handcrafted Shaka's Dumplings, a line-up of wines selected specifically for their affinity with Asian flavours, a dedicated Sake Samurai station, a chilli oil station with Rocking Rayu, Pandan-flavoured Portuguese Tarts and nostalgic mini mart snacks. Each piece of the afternoon has been specially chosen to create a tasting experience that's generous, delicious and made for a springtime, Sunday jaunt.

And... you asked, we listened. The People's Choice Award is back. Our tasting stations will go head-to-head once more, and you get to cast the deciding vote for the afternoon. (Bragging rights are very much back on the line!).

If you haven’t joined us for a ‘Sunday Funday’ before, simply pre-order your serve of dumplings and join us for a complimentary self-guided wine tasting throughout the store. Think: aromatic whites like Gewurztraminer, Gruner Veltliner and Riesling, Pinot Noir, chilled reds and skin contact orange wines, Vinho Verde, Lambrusco and Txakoli, Fino Sherry and more!

Your $30 pre-order ticket includes:

  • A serve of Shaka's Dumplings including a prawn toast (or vegetarian steamed bun). Choose from: Chicken dumplings (with ginger and spring onion sauce). Pork and prawn dumplings (with spicy peanut sauce). Veggie dumplings. Or a mixed serve .
  • A curated selection of wines paired to Asian flavours
  • A guided Sake Samurai tasting
  • A guided chilli oil tasting
  • Take home frozen dumplings (available for purchase) 
  • Asian mini mart snacks (available for purchase)

Bring an adventurous spirit. Discover something new. Find your next favourite bottle and spend a spring Sunday doing what we love most: enjoying exceptional food and wine.

Relaxed. Delicious. Very Old Bridge.

*Afternoon session sold out*

In French, idée fixe means a fixation: an obsession that won't be shaken. For Vasse Felix, that obsession has been sparkling wine. After decades of quietly perfecting traditional-method fizz, they built a dedicated sparkling house in the deep south of Margaret River. There, Karridale Chardonnay, chilled by Southern Ocean winds, makes some of the country's most exciting bubbles.

Sparkling this good calls for seafood to match, so we've called in Tom and Jerry (no, not the cartoon ones)…

Jerry Fraser, The Oyster King, has spent four decades shucking millions of oysters from London to Perth. Last year the WA Good Food Guide gave him its Industry Leadership Award. He's joined by Tom, of Shucks & Nibs, whose mobile seafood and oyster bar has become a fixture at only the best celebrations. You can expect artfully shucked oysters, plenty of banter, and a little bit of theatre with every shell.

We are very lucky to have Idée Fixe winemaker, Brendan Carr on hand providing exclusive access to some cellar door only wines, including varietal clonal sparkling and still Pinot Noir, something you would’ve have seen from Idée Fixe before! 

Five snacky seafood courses, five Idée Fixe wines, and a steady supply of freshly shucked oysters throughout the session.

So, what's on the table…?

  • Caviar blinis with crème fraîche and dill, served with Idée Fixe Premier Brut on arrival
  • WA Fish Ceviche paired with Idée Fixe Clonals
  • Skull Island prawns with Idée Fixe Brut Rosé
  • WA Rock Lobster with Idée Fixe Brut Reserve
  • Cheese plate to finish with Idée Fixe Pinot Noir
  • Plus half-a-dozen freshly shucked oysters per person, a combination of Rock and Pacific Oysters Keep the oyster party going by adding an extra dozen oysters to your ticket for $40

Salty, bubbly and just a little bit decadent. Seats are limited and always in high demand for Jerry’s events, so be sure to get in early. 

Explore the wonderful world of sparkling wines. You will be guided through a range of the world's best sparkling wine styles including Champagne, Cremant, Prosecco, Cava and others. Blair Hill DipWSET will discuss the regions of origin and the methods of production for each of the styles. You will learn how the best Champagnes are made using the 'Methode Champenoise'. There will be up to seven wines tasted throughout the two hour session and some premium cheese plates provided.

We offer a range of ongoing wine courses in collaboration with The Wine Education Centre as well as Perth School of Wine.