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Time Out
30-05-2025
- Business
- Time Out
Sneak peek: Australia's ‘cleanest' airport just got a luxe new business class lounge
Flying out of Adelaide just got a whole lot fancier – well, at least for travellers with a hunk of frequent flyer points (or cash to burn). This month, Qantas unveiled its first domestic business lounge at Adelaide Airport, which was recently named the world's sixth cleanest airport for 2025. It's the airline's first all-new domestic business lounge since Melbourne in 2018, and possibly its most luxurious yet. Let's take a look inside. The signature offering of the new lounge is its sleek Market Kitchen, featuring a live cooking station inspired by Adelaide Central Market and producers across the state. Here, guests can order rotating dishes created by Qantas' Food and Beverage Director Neil Perry – think Skala Bakery pie floaters loaded with gravy and peas; lamb cutlets topped with chutney; or a hearty roast veggie paella. Lighter snacks are also available, designed by South Australian culinary treasure, Maggie Beer, alongside a standard buffet spread featuring local cheeses, charcuterie, bread and condiments from the likes of Barossa Fine Foods, Marino, Balfours and Udder Delights. Naturally, the lounge champions South Australia's world-class regional wines, pouring top drops from the likes of The Lane Vineyard, Penfolds and Torbreck. Open from midday, the bar also serves up a signature Adelaide Hills G&T, plus a non-alcoholic Maggie Beer sparkling ruby cabernet. The spirit of South Australia also shines in the lounge's decor, which takes inspiration from three of the state's most iconic locations: the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide Central Market and Kangaroo Island 's Flinders Chase National Park. These landscapes are portrayed through earthy green and light brown furniture, clay-red tiles in the buffet area and bathrooms, and a stunning blown-glass light installation by JamFactory. Whether you're in work or business mode, the lounge caters to every kind of traveller with a mix of solo nooks and social spaces. It has capacity for up to 190 guests, with 80 per cent of the seats equipped with power stations, including USB-A/C and wireless charging mats. Talk about high-tech! Access to Qantas' new Adelaide domestic business lounge is complimentary for Business Class passengers and Gold or Platinum Frequent Flyers. But if you're eager to experience the high life, you can also score access with the airline's new low-cost subscription models.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Delicato Family Wines ceases winemaking at Francis Ford Coppola facility
US-based Delicato Family Wines has stopped production at a satellite site used for its Francis Ford Coppola wines in Geyserville, California. The company told Just Drinks it had stopped crushing at the facility, while bottling and canning activities continue. Ceasing winemaking at the facility, known as Virginia Dare Winery/Geyser Peak, has resulted in the layoff of 15 employees. Delicato's move is part of a 'long-planned' integration of the Francis Ford Coppola wine business, acquired by Delicato in 2021, into its "broader production network", it said. Over the past three years, Delicato has gradually been relocating winemaking operations from satellite site to the main Francis Ford Coppola Winery, located nearby in Geyserville, and other Delicato locations. The satellite facility which has been 'underutilised' for wine production, is being 'right-sized' as part of a broader strategy to 'optimise resources' across Delicato's portfolio, the group added. The California-based group's portfolio includes brands such as Coppola Diamond, Bota Box and Gnarly Head. Transcendent Wines, its fine wines portfolio features the brands Black Stallion, Diora and Torbreck, among others. The development comes amid a difficult operating climate for US wine producers. Jackson Family Wines pointed to a 'challenging business environment' after announcing employee layoffs this April. At the time, the company told Just Drinks it had 'made some recent adjustments as part of broader efforts to navigate the challenging business environment facing many in and beyond our industry and to protect the long-term health of our business'. Delicato, however, emphasised that its decision to shut the Francis Ford Coppola facility was "not tied to sales performance or industry trends - on the contrary, the Francis Coppola Diamond Collection has grown 6% since we acquired the brand in 2021". Earlier this month, The Duckhorn Portfolio announced plans to concentrate its investment on a select group of wineries and close several tasting rooms as part of efforts to 'profitably scale.' "Delicato Family Wines ceases winemaking at Francis Ford Coppola facility " was originally created and published by Just Drinks, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
The Guardian
16-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Fantastic specialities from Australia and New Zealand
Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay, Nelson, New Zealand 2022 (from £34.99, If you asked wine-drinkers in Britain to pick a red and a white grape variety to represent each of Australia and New Zealand, I reckon most would plump for chardonnay and shiraz for the Aussies, and sauvignon blanc and pinot noir for the Kiwis. But there are plenty of winemakers on either side of the Tasman Sea who make fantastic wines from the neighbouring country's specialities – a fact that was confirmed at a tasting in London recently in which 10 examples of each of those big four varieties, five from New Zealand and five Australian, were lined up for comparison. Standout wines for me were evenly spread across the two countries, and included the pure, fluent Seifried Estate Aotea Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2023 (£17.75, and the luminous peach and crème-fraiche savoury complexity of Neudorf chardonnay from New Zealand; and, from Australia, the mouthwateringly taut, clean lines of Ministry of Clouds Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023 (£39.95, and the tranquil soft red fruit of Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023 (£28.95, Agricola Ebenezer Syrah, Barossa Valley, Australia 2023 (£70, The comparative tasting was just one feature of an event that illustrated the new spirit of cooperation between the New Zealand and Australian wine industries in the UK: for years each had hosted their own large-scale tasting for the trade in January, but this year brought dozens of importers and producers representing each country under one roof. A sign of just how hard things are getting for exporters to the UK amid the mounting costs of spiralling post-Brexit red tape, and ever-more complex and expensive duty regulations? Perhaps. But it also made for a much more compelling (and busy) event, with some outstanding wines dotted among the inevitable also-rans. At the top of my list the next time I'm planning a special occasion, are the wines of the Barossa Valley producer Callum Powell. Powell, who is steeped in Barossa wine culture as the son of the founder of the excellent Torbreck and who spent time working at the top Rhône Valley producer JL Chave, makes a handful of tiny-production wines from very old vines, among them the enchantingly, endlessly fragrant, elegant, rosehip-tangy Ebenezer Syrah. Vasse Felix Classic Shiraz, Margaret River, Australia 2023 (£12.50, Tesco) Of course, you don't need to spend a fortune to find good and characterful wine from either New Zealand or Australia – although, like most countries these days, the quality-value sweet-spot does tend to be in the £10 to £20 range (exceptions such as Aldi's darkly spicy Specially Selected Australian Shiraz 2022 at £6.99 notwithstanding). Antipodean wines that hit that spot that I've tried recently include the plump, juicy but freshly balanced shiraz from Western Australia's Vasse Felix; Yealands Estate Grüner Veltliner Reserve, Awatere Valley, Marlborough 2023 (£12.99, Waitrose), a bright, gently herbal and spicy, lime-citrussy New Zealand version of Grüner that shows how the country's winemakers are increasingly getting the hang of Austria's signature white grape variety; the gently beetroot-earthy, strawberry-juicy, light, fresh red of Kumeu River Village Auckland Pinot Noir 2023 (£12.50, and the gracious but vivaciously citrussy, subtly sweet but refreshing Pegasus Bay Riesling, North Canterbury 2020 (£19.50, Waitrose).
