How to Drink Australian with Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross
Tuesday 26th September 2023, 6.30pm
Join us for an evening of lively, in-depth and sometimes surprising discussion about Australian wine and why it could be the most exciting wine producing country in the world today.
Sommeliers and wine importers Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross come to share their expertise on the release of their book ‘How to Drink Australian: An Essential Modern Wine Book’ which brings together global experts in pursuit of the answer its namesake question, offering sweeping, practical, and compelling insight to all aspects of Australian wine.
The event will include conversation with the author, wine tasting, Q&A and book signing. Event will be hosted in the Jarrolds' Wine Bar.
Tickets include one copy of 'How to Drink Australian: An Essential Modern Wine Book' (RRP £40.00)
Single Ticket: £40 includes one copy of the book, wines for tasting and light nibbles for one
Couples Ticket: £60 includes one copy of the book, wines for tasting and light nibbles for two
There will be the opportunity to purchase wine at the event.
About Jonathan Ross:
Jonathan Ross is a sommelier and wine importer whose career in restaurants has included posts at New York's Eleven Madison Park, Oceana and Anthos, and as the beverage director for Australia's Rockpool Dining Group. Ross passed the prestigious master sommelier exam in 2017, has curated wine offerings for Qantas Airlines, and founded the boutique wine label Micro Wines.
In 2020, Ross returned to the US, eager to spread the word of the world class wine he'd worked with in Australia, and co-founding Legend Imports in 2020 with his wife Jane Lopes.
About Jane Lopes:
Jane Lopes is a sommelier, author, and importer, having worked at New York's Eleven Madison Park, Nashville's The Catbird Seat, Chicago's The Violet Hour, and most recently as the wine director at Melbourne's Attica, before passing the prestigious master sommelier exam in 2018. Lopes published her first book, Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles, in 2019.
In 2020, Lopes co-founded Legend, an Australian wine imports company, with husband Jonathan Ross, to help bring the great wines they'd experienced in Australia to the US. She is now based in Nashville.