| Going out with your friends to a fine dining place | | | | Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year. Church |
| but have no idea how to choose the wine to go | | | | Street Enoteca is also well-known for it’s |
| with the food you order? Or want to impress | | | | versatility as a venue for corporate and social |
| your girlfriend with your knowledge? Just | | | | events. Two function rooms are available and can |
| remember these tips and you will never go | | | | cater for up to 12 guests in the Private Dining |
| wrong. • Ask the sommelier – The | | | | Room, and up to 60 guests in the Gallery. The art |
| sommelier is the person whose job it is to | | | | deco elements of the building and original floor |
| suggest wines to you. Go by his diktats till you | | | | boards dating back to the 1800’s make it a |
| are sure of yourself. • Go by the colour – | | | | stunning venue for functions accommodating up |
| Match the colour of the wine to the colour of the | | | | to 140 guests. Church St Enoteca also welcomes |
| meat. Take red wines along with veal, beef and | | | | group bookings of 10 to 20 guests in the |
| mutton while white wines would blend well with | | | | restaurant matched with a limited a la carte menu |
| poultry and fish. Use fruity wines if you are having | | | | and bookings are essential. Two course lunches |
| vegetables. • Don’t go by the price – | | | | are also available from late January to November |
| The price is not a true indicator of the wine’s | | | | and change on a weekly basis. If you want to |
| quality as it depends on your palette. Go by what | | | | have an unforgettable dining experience with the |
| you like, not by how much it costs. Keep these | | | | best of Italian cuisine and Australian and other |
| points in mind and try as many wines as you can. | | | | wines, come to Church St Enoteca; the |
| Slowly but surely you’ll get the hang of | | | | restaurant about which ‘The Age’ wrote |
| choosing the right wine. Located close to the city | | | | “The food is unpretentiously modern, mostly |
| in Richmond, Church Street Enoteca is an award | | | | Italian, and generous. The wine list suggests a |
| winning restaurant offering modern Italian cuisine | | | | serious interest in the subject. And the experience |
| and a comprehensive range of wines from | | | | is reinforced by attention to detail and attentive |
| Australia and around the world. They were | | | | service.” To know more about the restaurant |
| recently awarded their first “chef’s | | | | and check out the menu, please drop by at You |
| hat” at the 2009 Age Good Food Guide | | | | can also book your venue for a Corporate Dining |
| Awards, and two “wine goblets” from the | | | | event. |