There’s always something pouring at our Surry Hills wine bar! Here’s a look at what’s happening in-store this month, from winemaker meetups to exclusive tastings and more.

🥂 Happy Hour

We're bringing happy hour to GPD Crown Street, and you're the first to hear about it. For the next few weeks, from 3-5pm every weekday, we're serving selected wines by the glass at $9 for members and $12 for non-members. On the menu we have sparkling, white, rosé, red – even a chilled red, so there's something for whatever mood you're in.
Come in straight from work and we'll have a glass waiting.
🗓️ Monday to Friday, 3-5pm
🤝 Meet the Maker

Pull up a stool and meet the legends behind the labels.
Each session includes free tastings! Seating is first come, best served.
Come early, grab a tasting mat, and sip your way through some seriously good drops.
🗓️ Wednesday, 5 August | 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Windowrie Wines
The O'Dea family have been farming near Canowindra in the Central Ranges since 1987. Nearly four decades of certified organic viticulture, some of the oldest productive vines in the Cowra region, and a genuine commitment to letting the fruit do the talking. Windowrie is one of those producers that quietly gets on with it year after year, and the wines show it. John O'Dea joins us on the night – come along and try the range.
🗓️ Wednesday, 12 August | 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Allevare
Lucy Kendall and Alysha Moscatt make wine together in West Gippsland under their label Allevare – which means to grow and nurture in Sicilian (a nod to Alysha's Sicilian heritage). Lucy's spent over a decade making wine across Australia, France and Chile. Alysha came to it from a career as a florist and fell in love with the vineyard her family has in Ripplebrook. Together they farm sustainably and make honest, expressive wines that really reflect where they come from. Come meet them both and try the range.
🗓️ Wednesday, 26 August | 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Sherrah Wines
Alex Sherrah started out with a degree in organic chemistry, travelled the world, came home broke, and somehow ended up as one of McLaren Vale's most interesting winemakers. Sherrah Wines is his small-batch label – built around the varieties he thinks suit the Vale best. Chenin Blanc, Fiano, Nero d'Avola, Grenache, and a Pet Nat for good measure. Come meet Alex and try them all!
🧀 NEW: Meet the Maker Menu Specials
Found a favourite? Stick around. While the maker's in the room, we've put a few things on special.
Bottles at takeaway price. These bottles aren't normally on our shelves. The maker's brought them in just for tonight. Take one home, or drink it in at the same shelf price.
Linger over a glass. These maker wines aren't normally available by the glass. We didn't want to tease you with a taste and send you home. So on Meet the Maker nights, any wine on the tasting lineup is yours by the glass at a special price.
Cheese & charcuterie: Because wine is better with friends, and friends are better with cheese.
- Cheese plate - $25
- Charcuterie board - $33
- The full spread (cheese + charcuterie) - $45
🗓️ Wednesday | 5:30pm – 7:00pm
🪩 Funky Fridays

Meet Funky Fridays. Every week we're opening 2-3 bottles that colour outside the lines. Orange wine. Pet-nat. Skin-contact. Unexpected grapes, styles and regions you probably weren't planning on falling for.
🗓️ Friday 4-6PM
❓ Guess the Wine of the Week
We’re pouring a mystery wine - no label, no hints. Come in and try the wine, and if you guess the grape and where it’s from, the glass is on us. Miss it? It’s your shout this time, but come back and try again next week.
🗓️ Everyday
🍷 Free Tasting
Take the palate quiz. Get matched with a wine to taste!
🗓️ Everyday
🎈 Birthday Glass On Us

Whenever your birthday month rolls around, pop into our Surry Hills Wine Bar & Shop, let the team know, and your first glass is on us!
Choose from any of the wines we’ve opened for tastings that day (usually 5 to 10 bottles), or any by the glass on the menu. Member perk only.
💞 Date With a Wine

Mystery bottles wrapped, labels swapped for personalities. Pick the one that sounds like your type, take them home, and find out if it's love at first sip. In-store now! Come find the one.
🗓️ Everyday
Do you know your wine personality? If your answer is no, take our quiz to find out which wines to pick up next and build your box!
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