Founded by Tony and Nelly Tarraf in 2005, the Enfield venue marks the third iteration of the restaurant, and the most "personal" to date.
Read full story →Paramount Liquor has confirmed it is on track to reach its $1bn sales target a year ahead of schedule at its annual conference in Tokyo.
TITLE: Paramount Liquor on target to hit $1bn target ahead of schedule - The Shout DESC: Paramount Liquor has confirmed it is on track to reach its $1bn sales target a year ahead of schedule at its annual conference in Tokyo. - Paramount Liquor has confirmed it is on track to reach its $1bn sales target a year ahead of schedule, as the wholesaler outlined its growth strategy and plans to further integrate AI across the business at its annual conference in Tokyo. - More than 150 Paramount Liquor staff and supplier partners attended the three-day conference, which was built around the theme ‘join the disruptor or be disrupted’ and focused on the company’s plans for FY27 and beyond. - The $1bn target was set at Paramount’s 2023 conference in Tasmania, with the company saying its recently announced partnership with Thirsty Camel Victoria will help accelerate its growth. - Paramount Liquor CEO Nathan Rowe said the company would continue to challenge established approaches within liquor wholesaling.
Lion has been named Supplier of the Year and Fastest Growing Supplier at the 2026 Paramount Liquor Awards, held during the wholesaler's conference in Tokyo.
TITLE: Lion takes top honours at Paramount Liquor 2026 Awards - The Shout DESC: Lion has been named Supplier of the Year and Fastest Growing Supplier at the 2026 Paramount Liquor Awards in Tokyo. - Lion has been named Supplier of the Year and Fastest Growing Supplier at the 2026 Paramount Liquor Awards, held in Tokyo as part of the wholesaler’s annual conference. - The awards recognised Paramount Liquor’s supplier partners and team members, with Vinarchy Australia named Most Improved Supplier and Campari Australia receiving the Outstanding Category Performance award. - Paramount Liquor CEO Nathan Rowe said the awards followed a three-day conference centred around the theme, ‘join the disruptor or be disrupted’. - “We spent three days telling this room to disrupt itself. The awards are where we recognise the people and partners already doing it,” Rowe said.
The Champagne region has completed its earliest harvest on record, with the Comité Champagne reporting encouraging grape quality.
TITLE: Champagne reports promising quality from early 2026 harvest - The Shout DESC: The Champagne region has completed its earliest harvest on record, with the Comité Champagne reporting encouraging grape quality. - The Champagne region has completed its earliest harvest on record, with the Comité Champagne reporting encouraging grape quality despite a growing season marked by severe frost, drought and five summer heatwaves. - The 2026 harvest began in some vineyards as early as 6 August, with picking becoming widespread across the region from 17 August – around two weeks earlier than in 2025. - While average yields are expected to be moderate, largely due to smaller bunch sizes caused by drought, the Comité Champagne said grapes reached maturity in strong sanitary condition, with initial assessments pointing to promising balance, freshness and fruit intensity. - Maxime Toubart, President of the Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne and Co-President of the Comité Champagne, said growers had been required to adapt throughout an unusual season.
The Australian grape and wine industry has less than two weeks to have its say on the future of the Wine Australia Regulations 2018.
TITLE: Deadline approaches for Wine Australia Regulations review - The Shout DESC: The Australian grape and wine industry has less than two weeks to have its say on the future of the Wine Australia Regulations 2018. - The Australian grape and wine industry has less than two weeks to have its say on the future of the Wine Australia Regulations 2018, with written submissions to an independent review closing on 25 September. - The review will consider whether the Regulations remain fit for purpose, are still required and whether changes should be made before they are due to automatically sunset on 1 April 2028. - The Regulations support the operation of the Wine Australia Act 2013 and govern how wine and grape products are described, labelled and exported. They also support Australia’s international obligations, overseas market access and protections for the reputation of Australian wine. - Wine Australia General Manager Regulation and General Counsel Ned Hewitson said industry participation would be important in determining whether changes are required.
Founded by Tony and Nelly Tarraf in 2005, the Enfield venue marks the third iteration of the restaurant, and the most "personal" to date.
TITLE: New era, same recipes: Mt Lewis Pizzeria opens Inner West restaurant - hospitality | Magazine DESC: Founded by Tony and Nelly Tarraf in 2005, the Enfield venue marks the third iteration of the restaurant, and the most "personal" to date. - News New era, same recipes: Mt Lewis Pizzeria opens Inner West restaurant - Mt Lewis Pizzeria has opened in the Inner West following more than two decades of operating in the west of Sydney. - The restaurant was founded by Tony and Nelly Tarraf in 2005 after the pair migrated to Australia. The family opened a second store in South Hurstville in 2025. - The pair’s son, Jason Tarraf, today leads the next generation of the pizzeria, with the entire family still part of the business.
The group's first Queensland venture is in partnership with Novotel Brisbane South Bank.
TITLE: The Mulberry Group expands to Brisbane - hospitality | Magazine DESC: The group's first Queensland venture is in partnership with Novotel Brisbane South Bank. - The Mulberry Group is heading to Queensland for the first time, with the restaurant operator partnering with Novotel Brisbane South Bank to launch High Road Bar & Grill. - It’s a big move for the group, which is known for creating some of Melbourne’s most iconic eateries including Higher Ground, The Kettle Black, Hazel and Lilac Wine, and marks a new chapter as it moves into the newly created role of Food and Beverage Operator and Creative Partner at High Road. - “Brisbane has such a great dining culture, and I’ve wanted to be part of it for a long time,” says Nathan Toleman, founder and creative director of The Mulberry Group. “Working with local designers and builders, we’ve created a space that feels truly ours, a corner site full of natural light, with different zones for everyone.” - The new restaurant is split into a 45-seat bar, 100-seat dining area, a private dining room for 10, as well as an open kitchen.
The launch marks the first permanent bar from the tequila brand.
TITLE: Don Julio 1942 tequila bar opens at Crown Perth - hospitality | Magazine DESC: The launch marks the first permanent bar from the tequila brand. - Don Julio will unveil its first permanent branded bar at Crown Perth on 25 September. - The tequila-centric concept, 42 by Don Julio, is a hidden intimate venue with capacity for 35 seats. - Guests can expect unique cocktails featuring the premium tequila as well as a concise food offering spanning small bites like tuna tostadas, Wagyu empanadas, plus a caviar experience. - Diageo Marketing and Innovation Director Sarah Shimmons says the launch is a milestone for the brand. “Don Julio 1942 has become part of some of the world’s most memorable celebrations, from intimate moments through to landmark occasions.”
Expect a dedicated martini menu and plenty of pasta options.
TITLE: W Melbourne unveils new Italian-American restaurant Belasco - hospitality | Magazine DESC: Expect a dedicated martini menu and plenty of pasta options. - News W Melbourne unveils new Italian-American restaurant Belasco - Melbourne has welcomed a new addition to the restaurant landscape at the W in the city’s CBD. - Belasco opened its doors on Monday this week and replaced Lollo, with the concept inspired by classic New York eateries—think Italian-American cuisine, plenty of martinis and a little grandeur. - “Belasco brings back a sense of occasion that can be missing from dining out today,” says Krister Svensson General Manager at W Melbourne. “It’s generous and a little theatrical, without taking itself too seriously. That’s the spirit of the New York rooms we’ve drawn from, and the energy we wanted for our guests.”
The operator, formerly known as Fanda Group, runs a portfolio of venues that includes Norté, Sueño, Southside, Central, and Marlowe.
TITLE: "More intentional": Team behind Gold Coast's Rick Shores unveils new group name - hospitality | Magazine DESC: The operator, formerly known as Fanda Group, runs a portfolio of venues that includes Norté, Sueño, Southside, Central, and Marlowe. - News “More intentional”: Team behind Gold Coast’s Rick Shores unveils new group name - The restaurant group behind multiple Queensland venues, including Rick Shores, has unveiled a new brand name that nods to its belief in the power of hospitality to bring people together. - The operator, formerly known as Fanda Group, runs a portfolio of venues that includes Rick Shores, Norté, and Sueño on the Gold Coast, and Southside, Central, Marlowe , and cafe Goodside in Brisbane. - The venues will now sit under a new umbrella name – Friends of Friends – which the group says will lay the foundations for its next chapter.
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TITLE: Diageo to open Australia’s first permanent Don Julio bar in Perth - Drinks Trade DESC: Opening 25 September, the 35-seat venue is Diageo's only luxury standalone branded venue in Australia - Diageo to open Australia’s first permanent Don Julio bar in Perth Sept. 16, 2026 By Cody Profaca - Diageo has partnered with Crown Perth to launch 42 by Don Julio, the first permanent branded bar featuring Don Julio 1942 tequila in Australia. - The supplier describes 42 by Don Julio as its only luxury standalone branded venue in Australia, distinguishing it from its other on-premise offers, including The Johnnie Walker Bar at Marvel Stadium and Bundaberg Rum’s cellar door in Queensland. - Opening on 25 September, the intimate 35-seat venue is situated within TWR at Crown Towers Perth, offering guests a range of tequila cocktails and small bites designed around the Don Julio brand.
TITLE: New two-hour alcohol delivery delay passes SA parliament - Drinks Trade DESC: New restrictions on alcohol deliveries passed SA parliament on Tuesday 15 September - New two-hour alcohol delivery delay passes SA parliament Sept. 16, 2026 By Cody Profaca - South Australia’s drinks trade faces new restrictions on alcohol deliveries after amendments to the Liquor Licensing Act passed state parliament on Tuesday 15 September. - The changes implement recommendations from the South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, and include a mandatory two-hour delay on alcohol deliveries and restrictions on deliveries to between 10am and 10pm. - However, Retail Drinks Australia has criticised the changes, which it says have been enacted in lieu of every other meaningful, evidence-based and targeted measure that has worked in other states.
TITLE: The Real Review’s 2026 classification shines light on shifting varietal mix - Drinks Trade DESC: Alternative varieties increase placement in the One and Two Merit rankings in The Real Review’s 2026 Wine Classification of Australia - The Real Review’s 2026 classification shines light on shifting varietal mix Sept. 16, 2026 By Cody Profaca - The Real Review’s 2026 Wine Classification of Australia update shines a light on the shifting varietal mix, with an emergence of alternative varieties gaining placement in the One and Two Merit rankings. - The update highlights the growing representation of alternative varieties in Australia's premium wine landscape, reflecting the segment's increased sales mix more broadly as reflected in Wine Australia's long-term national vintage data , with the annual Classification based solely on a wine's review performance over a minimum of 10 years. - Principal Wine Writer Huon Hooke said: "It is gratifying to see a diversity of grape varieties represented in the Classification. This has widened and we expect it to widen further as years pass and more outstanding wines are made from fringe varieties, which are accumulating more vintages and approaching the 10-vintage minimum. This year we see varieties like Nebbiolo, Nero D’Avola, Sangiovese, and a bounty of Grenache among the new One and Two Merit wines.”