wine odyssey, the rocks- sydney

2 September 2009, 03:26


No sooner did i write on twitter: “i swear i remember reading about a place in sydney pay $1 press a button in a room and try some wine. was it a dream or is this place real?” and i was immediately flooded with replies of “Wine Odyssey! But it’s not $1 it’s $2!” Hmm push a button and try some wine without worrying about looking like a fool when ordering the wine? I’m totally in! And so one sunny afternoon, we arrive at Wine Odyssey Australia (39-43 Argyle St, The Rocks, Corner of Argyle & Harrington St) with the boy’s rellies from malaysia in tow.


Rock up to the counter of the Wine Journey Room at the Wine Odyssey and there’s an awesome cheerful dude who is more than happy to guide you in which wines to drink or you can be left alone to taste.


The front room is filled with bottle upon bottle of Australian wines with tasting notes under each bottle. Apparently the wine stays fresh through a state-of-the-art Italian Enomatic Wine Preservation and Pouring System. Yup awesome.


We are given a wine odyssey card which can be loaded with an amount or can be used like a credit card and paid for at the end. Yeah i forgot to take a pic of the card but here’s a pic of the card slot…


After inserting the card, place glass under the spout and press the magical buttons for either a tasting sample (25ml), half glass (75ml) or whole glass (150ml). Tasting samples start at $2 with the most expensive being $38 for the Grange. We didn’t try it.


There were some gorgeous rooms where you can take your glass of wine to savour and i think there was a restaurant upstairs (but uh we ate at lowenbrau instead heh)


Loved the outdoor area with the leaf lights and cane chair seating


Last pic of the awesome decorations in the rooms


More wines


And some delicious whites and rose!


Mmm


Oh hellooo…

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  1. Like wine in a vending machine! Hope his rellies enjoyed it, and ah yes, the power of twitter!

    — Helen (grabyourfork)    Sep 2, 03:34 AM    #

  2. Ooohh I’ve never heard of this place before but man that looks fun!!! And LOL @ Helen’s “wine vending machine” comment.

    — Trisha    Sep 2, 07:38 AM    #

  3. Ohhh was the $2 wine decent? I’ve walked past so many times but have been too scared to head in because oh! What on earth would I do with $10 and a glass?! (or, more to the point, what wouldn’t I do?)

    — shez    Sep 2, 10:00 AM    #

  4. Nice spot, what is the inside like is it any good to pop around on a fri night for a light drink or two ?

    — Howard    Sep 2, 10:04 AM    #

  5. It’s such a great venue! Heather, one of the owners is a good friend. Glad you liked it!

    — fooderati    Sep 2, 10:45 AM    #

  6. the wine odyssey and then u guys bringing the rellies to Hunter? They gotta eat something right? :) I just showed Pete this place as well cuz I think he wants to start taking wine masterclass, and have his own vineyard, and his own wine series, and….. dreaming

    — billy@ATFT    Sep 2, 11:10 AM    #

  7. how awesome is this place? i loved the leaf light design in their outdoor area as well. did you order a cheese platter?!

    — Betty    Sep 2, 11:24 AM    #

  8. What an interesting concept for wine lovers or those that are wine-curious but otherwise noobs like myself. Will have to so check this place out sometime!

    — Simon    Sep 2, 09:14 PM    #

  9. Ooh yeah I read about this in the newspaper or something but I never knew where it was! Now I can go for some wine tasting =)

    — Jacq    Sep 2, 10:34 PM    #

  10. You should check out the Aroma Room next time you go – you get sniff all the interesting wine scents and faults. The blackberry scent is divine!

    — Forager    Sep 3, 04:12 PM    #

  11. Ooh looks like a nice place to sit chilllll :) even tho I’m not a wine fan haha

    — FFichiban    Sep 3, 11:47 PM    #

  12. i would have tried the Grange! :-) which was your favourite wine you tried?

    — Simon Food Favourites    Sep 6, 05:11 PM    #

  13. Ahh how cool this is! that’s like a little winery tour in CBD :)

    — Yas@hungry.digital.elf    Sep 7, 01:29 AM    #

  14. helen: twitter is all powerful indeed!
    trisha: it is a great concept if you get flustered with all the wine snobbery that happens at some places!
    shez: lol well im such a noob i guess it was ok? altho i did prefer the $4 ones…
    howard: the space is a bit on the small side so not the best idea if its packed
    fooderati: indeed i had much fun pressing buttons!
    billy: bwahaha we went to lowenbrau for porky goodness afterwards lol
    betty: oh noes we were saving stomach room for the schlateplatt hehe
    simon: i reckon! im a complete wine noob so was fun tasting things without other people influencing my drink
    jacq: yeah i read about it ages ago and thought it was a great idea and then couldnt find on google so twitter to the rescue!
    forager: heh next time im sure!
    ffichiban: haha i dont think ive ever seen you drink anything harder than coke..
    simon food favourites: LOL! im poor! maybe try the grange next time if someone is offering =D
    yas: it is! and all in the one room!

    — chocolatesuze    Sep 8, 02:47 AM    #

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