Dean H.

I saw the Italian Wine Connection stall at the Canberra Food & Wine Expo last weekend. Their corner was constantly very busy, it took me a while to make it to the tasting table and when I did I was instantly grabbed by the incredible attention to detail they have put to prepare their stall. These guys, Gabriel and Alice, were talking about their wines with such a passion that made everyone interested in what they had to offer, no wonder why their stall was always packed.
I do not consider myself a wine connoisseur but I certainly know what I like. My wife and I and another couple of friends tasted 10 of their wines and we were just amazed by how different these are from the ones available at the big retailers. Full flavours and aromas, as Gabriel was explaining the wines we could really notice all the characteristics of nose and palate. We really felt like we were on a journey through Italy.
We loved everything about it, and these guys are genuine Italian-born people that know their wines inside-out and bring a fresh hint of diversity in the wine world, miles away from the boring imported bottles available everywhere else.
We ended up buying one bottle of each wine, plus 2 cases to be delivered. Super fast service, they were delivered this morning.
Great selection of classic and less known varietals and styles, finally something different in the market.
I couldn't recommend them enough!
Great job guys!