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Grand Cru: Join the Cru

By Matthew Gerard on Jun 07, 2020

Become a part of the Cru as founder and CEO Matthew Gerard explains our commitment to meeting your wine storage requirements.   The personalised journey starts with my wife and I building and coming up wi...

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Discover This New Wine Trend With a Difference

By Matthew Gerard on Jun 04, 2020

It’s no secret that some of us are paying more attention to our health and fitness than ever before. From clean eating to organic options, we are all look to swap out our favourite treats for a healthier alt...

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Grand Cru: Our Luxurious Label View range

By Matthew Gerard on May 30, 2020

Discover the innovative luxury of the Label View range with Grand Cru founder and CEO Matthew Gerard.   I think it’s a shame that when you’ve bought some really expensive wine – you might have bought some...

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Grand Cru: Try our Wine Fridge Finder Quiz

By Matthew Gerard on May 18, 2020

In the market for a wine fridge? Matthew Gerard, founder and CEO of Grand Cru, explains why the Wine Fridge Finder is perfect for you.   Wine storage should be simple but it often isn’t. You might have bo...

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Beyond The Mancave: 3 Places To Install Your Beverage Fridge

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 20, 2020

The ultimate home entertainer knows that it’s crucial to ensure that all your beverages are kept at the ideal temperature. From beers at a summer barbecue to Friday evening mocktails and easy afternoon drink...

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Become a MasterChef With Our Best Cooking Wines Guide

By Matthew Gerard on Jan 13, 2020

It’s time to make dinner. You open up one of your old trusty cookbooks, stained with food splatters and the remnants of floury fingers, hoping to find a recipe that will tickle your fancy enough to make it o...

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Celebrate In Style With Our Favourite Festive Season Wines

By Matthew Gerard on Dec 22, 2019

There should be no doubt in your mind that we are now well and truly entrenched in the season of celebration. Between the spectre of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, there’s also graduations, promotions, retire...

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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS FOR HOME ENTERTAINERS

By Matthew Gerard on Nov 25, 2019

The days of warm wine and beer are over. Even the most accomplished of home entertainers can be presented with the same dilemma: how to serve a variety of drinks at their optimum temperature? One of your g...

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK WHEN IT COMES TO WINEMAKING

By Matthew Gerard on Nov 15, 2019

Forget the Netflix series – it’s all about the amber hued wines finding their way into your glass. When we think of wine, we often only see it as red, white or the blush colour characteristic of rosé. But ...

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BACK TO NATURE: is organic wine about to take off?

By Matthew Gerard on Oct 10, 2019

Winemakers are going back to their roots with biodynamic wines. In a time of increased environmental consciousness, biodynamic winemaking has gained steady interest in the Australian viticulture industry. W...

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Sipping in Style: Why Using Proper Wine Glasses Matter

By Matthew Gerard on Sep 09, 2019

Many aficionados will claim that you can drink wine from any drinking vessel your heart desires, but if you’re actually trying to taste your wine it’s a different story. Drinking wine from certain types of g...

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Aging Like a Fine Wine: The Best Vintage Wines to Add to Your Collection

By Matthew Gerard on Jul 22, 2019

No wine lover’s collection is complete without some classic vintage. Your wine collection is no doubt filled with a bevy of beauties; some may be at their optimum, while others may require more cellar time...

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