Blush by Effervescence, Brisbane

Sunday, 21 July 2019

An Afternoon ‘en Rosé’ – 12pm to 6pm

Truffle & Rosé Long Lunch – 12pm to 6pm

Afternoon Entry – 2:30pm to 6pm

‘Champagne For a Cause’ 1996 Masterclass – 3:15pm to 4:15pm; 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Cooking with Champagne Class – 3:30pm – 4.30pm

Effervescence is back for the fourth year with a new home and a new name in 2019. ‘Blush by Effervescence,’ will take place at the stunning Hanworth House in East Brisbane on Sunday, July 21, with a focus on the most evocative of champagnes, rosé.

TV presenter, chef, and bon viveur Alastair McLeod will be catering an indulgent truffle four-course long lunch in a marquee in the garden of the historic property (which this year celebrates its 155th birthday), matched with eight pink champagnes.

At 2:30pm, the gates will open to general ticket holders with a mini champagne tasting trail representing the wines of six champagne houses.

Additionally, throughout the afternoon there will be a ‘Cooking with Champagne’ class by Fleur Sharpe from Cook Live Love, and two champagne masterclasses “Champagne for a Cause’, each with a vertical tasting of six iconic 1996 champagnes, with proceeds benefiting the Mater Hospital Foundation’s Chicks in Pink. There will also be a raffle to benefit the same charity, offering the chance to win a private champagne dinner for 8 people at Hanworth House – worth over $4000.

There will be a prize for the most stylishly dressed male and female, so frock or suit up in your best pink and join us for a bubbly afternoon honouring the world’s most celebrated drink.

Visit: Effervescence

Taste Champagne 2019, Australia

August 5 – 26, 2019

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Over the past five years, Taste Champagne has become the biggest Champagne Showcase in the world, hosted by Tyson Stelzer. In 2018, Taste Champagne welcomed 3,400 trade, media, agents and public in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.

Taste Champagne is a grand tasting in which guests are invited to stroll at their own pace between houses, growers and cooperatives. This year, the event series will visit Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Visit: Taste Champagne