LIQUID JOURNEY “There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking” Benjamin Franklin Menu selection may vary according to market availability. All prices include gst. 15% surcharge on public holidays. No BYO. We are a little bit nuts but please let us know if you are allergic to anything. One bill per table. Safari: a journey or expedition, for hunting, exploration, or investigation EDGEWATER The word safari derives from the Swahili WINE SAFARI word for 'journey' “One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller THE SPARKLY TOUR IN FIRST CLASS WHITE WINE RED WINE ALLOW US TO TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY OF THE SENSES... “Enivrez-vous; enivrez-vous sans cesse! De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise.” “Get drunk; be ceaselessly drunk! Whether on wine, poetry or virtue, as you wish” Charles Baudelaire, “Enivréz Vous” Le Spleen 1864 THE TEMPTATION FOR INDULGENCE Always wanted to try that luxury wine, but don’t want to commit to the whole bottle? State of the art Coravin technology allows us to extract a glass of wine from the unopened bottle, keeping the wine left in the bottle protected from oxygenation. Ready for your delicacy? Once you take on this journey, you can catch a taxi or a bus, jump on a boat, fly on an airplane or with your fantasy, but please… DON’T DRIVE! “The problem with the designated driver program, it’s not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.” Jeff Foxworthy EDGEWATER WINE SAFARI “I only drink champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company THE SPARKLY I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not in a hurry and drink it when I am, otherwise I never touch the stuff... TOUR IN unless I am thirsty” FIRST CLASS Lily Bollinger “Too much of anything is bad, but too much of Champagne is just right” F. Scott Fitzgerald CHAMPAGNE SPARKLING CLASSIC METHOD G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Chandon Brut NV Reims. The stylish exclusive Champagne from Yarra Valley, VIC. The glamorous G13.5 B59 Maison Mumm G25 B120 Chandon Brut Rosé NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Yarra Valley, VIC. The glamorous... with a touch B59 Mareuil-sur-Ay. Harmony and balance. Billecart-Salmon symbolize lifestyle luxury B145 Chandon Brut Vintage Blanc de Blancs Yarra Valley, VIC. The glamorous… with a date! B77 SOPHISTICATION - Billecart-Salmon Blanc de Blancs Mareuil-sur-Ay. Delicacy and elegance. A rarity. Chandon S 100% Chardonnay Champagne only from Grand Crus Yarra Valley, VIC. The glamorous… with a zest. vineyards of the Côte des Blancs B195 Served on ice G14 B62 Veuve Clicquot NV Reims. Orange is the new black B145 STYLISH SEDUCERS INDULGE IN DECADENT LUXURY - Krug Reims. The ultimate pleasure experience G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Rosé in Champagne B420 Reims. Fancy and flirtatious. Served in French “piscine” style in D-cup glass with ice, strawberries and lychees Dom Perignon or straight up G29 B135 Epernay. “The DOM”, no words needed B420 Alasia Moscato Piemonte, ITALY. The fashionable. Sweet postcard from Italy G11.5 B49 “In victory you deserve Champagne. In defeat you Need it!” Napoleon Bonaparte EDGEWATER WINE SAFARI “Wine is sunlight, held together by water” WHITE WINE Galileo Galilei The hunt for some... body Alluring flavours CHARDONNAY SAUVIGNON BLANC & BLEND Heggies ‘Cloudline’ Opawa Eden Valley, SA. A modern style Chardonnay with a very Marlborough, NZ. The cool G11 B49 gentle oak touch. Named after the cloud line over the vineyard, this wine is a fruit delight, soft and juicy G11 B49 Dalrymple Pipers River, TAS. The chill G12.5 B55 Forest Hill Estate Great Southern Region, WA. Class with any company. Lively Greywacke aromas with well integrated barrel ferment character B57 Marlborough, NZ. The swanky G13.5 B59 OUT TO IMPRESS - Moss Wood Cloudy Bay Margaret River, WA. The exceptional elegance of the Marlborough, NZ. The posh G17.5 B79 Margaret River terroir, dressed up with French oak B120 A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIQUE - Greywacke Wild Sauvignon WOW! FACTOR - Greywacke Marlborough, NZ. Kevin Judd’s signature wine. Aromas Marlborough, NZ. Fasten your seatbelt, this is a thrilling of Sauvignon Blanc with the complex body from the wild ride! An impressive, richly-flavoured and incredibly fermentation and maturation in oak B72 complex Chardonnay! B77 Moss Wood ‘Ribbon Vale’ Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon Nautilus Margaret River, WA. A great example of Margaret River's Marlborough, NZ. The awesome guy, ravishing most popular white blend from one of it's top wineries. and irresistible G15.5 B69 Vivacious essence and bright fruit flavours B59 Domaine William Fèvre Petit Chablis, Chablis, FRANCE. The oysters groom. Stainless steel ferment and vatting for a lively Chardonnay from the French Chablis terroir G15 B69 THE ITALIAN JOB - Antinori ‘Cervaro della Sala’ Chardonnay / Grechetto, Umbria, ITALY. A blend of Chardonnay and Grechetto grapes, fermented and aged for five months in barriques. It then matures “The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, in the bottles for about 10 months in the Medieval joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” cellars of the castle. Unforgettable G30 B135 Henry Miller EDGEWATER WINE SAFARI Enticing nature Summertime ALL WHITE PINOT & FRIENDS EXCITING VARIETALS Opawa EVE'S NECTAR - Chaffey Bros ‘Bluhenpunkt’ Pinot Gris, Marlborough, NZ. Jazzy and fresh, Gewürztraminer with a hint of fresh pear G11 B49 Eden Valley, SA. The blossom point. The forbidden fruit from the Eden Valley… Alluring elixir. Seductive scent. A DIAMOND IS FOREVER - JuWel Sexy wine for sexy people G11.5 B52 Pinot Blanc, Rheinhessen, GERMANY. Young Juliane Eller took the wine world by the storm. Her linear, clean and Chaffey Bros ‘Not Your Grandma’s Riesling’ modern style is as sharp and beautiful as the diamonds Eden Valley, SA. Definitely not your grandma’s Riesling! on her labels - an ambiguity of her own name as well as G11 B49 the evolution of a raw diamond (grapes) to a jewel (wine) Jim Barry ‘Assyrtiko’ of formidable lushness G12.5 B59 Clare Valley, SA. “I first tasted Assyrtiko while on holiday Mt Difficulty ‘Bannockburn’ on the Greek island of Santorini. The crisp, acidic qualities Pinot Gris, Central Otago, NZ. Serious Pinot Gris, beautifully reminded me of our Clare Valley Rieslings and yet it was vibrant, made by semi-serious winemaker, served by totally a flavour I had not experienced before” Peter Barry. non serious sommelier. Top recipe for success! B57 Now you are on holiday in the magical Mediterranean B64 Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio, Sud Tirolo, ITALY. The dry full bodied taste ROSÉ emphasizes its strong, harmonious structure and round De Bortoli ‘La Bohème Act 2’ finish G12.5 B59 Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, VIC. Yarra Valley dry Pinot Noir Lis Neris rosé masterpiece. Like Puccini’s famous opera, already Pinot Grigio, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ITALY. After trying the a classic G11 B49 rest… make your way to the best! One of the best Italian De Bortoli ‘La Bohème Cuvée Rosé’ wineries. A Pinot Grigio with great bouquet suited up with Chardonnay / Pinot Noir / Pinot Meunier, Yarra Valley, VIC. Italian elegance B69 The rosé sparkle that brightens the day G13.5 B59 I LOVE ITALY! Lis Neris ‘LIS’ Famille Perrin Réserve Côtes du Rhône Rosé Pinot Grigio / Chardonnay / Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault. Friuli Venezia Giulia, ITALY. The exquisite flagship AOC Côtes du Rhône, FRANCE. Fine French charm. from Lis Neris, one of the most prestigious and An intense rosé typical of Côtes du Rhône. The body awarded wineries in Italy. Simply one of the very and sexiness that everyone of us would like to have… B59 top Italian white wines B112 FRENCH LOVE - Chêne Bleu ‘Le Rosé’ Limited availability Grenache /Syrah / Cinsault, Provence, FR. Organic and biodynamic producer at the edge of the UNESCO protected Biosphere Reserve of Mont Ventoux. Made in a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery. Relying on skin contact in order to reveal full texture and character B67 EDGEWATER WINE SAFARI “Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I might wet my mind and say something clever” RED WINE Aristophanes, Ancient Greek playwright, Knights, 424 BC The magnificents PINOT NOIR & MOURVÈDRE Opawa THE IMPERIAL - Mt Difficulty Marlborough, NZ. An attractive medium body Bannockburn, Central Otago, NZ. Absolutely first class and beautifully balanced Pinot Noir G12 B56 Pinot. The vigour of the New Zealand grapes unveiled in French style finesse. New World leisure B97 Chaffey Bros ‘Vita Aeterna’ Barossa Valley, SA. Ata Rangi Varietal: Mourvèdre Martinborough, NZ. Home of the Gumboot clone of Name: Vita Aeterna* (Eternal Life) Pinot Noir, a cutting from the vineyards of Domaine de la Provenance: Old vines in Vine Vale Romanée Conti allegedly smuggled back into the country Taste: Exciting! Full mid palate with by an enterprising Kiwi in a pair of gumboots. A very a gentle bite to delightfully accompany your complex, structured wine, beautifully perfumed in the Edgewater Dining experience G14 B59 classic Ata Rangi style B135 Dalrymple NAPOLEON - Domaine Faiveley ‘Vieilles Vignes’ Pipers River, TAS. “Pinot Noir has always underpinned my Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, FRANCE. “Life is too short enthusiasm for wine. The perfect example of what wine to drink bad wine” say the French. It’s Burgundy Pinot Noir, should be: mysterious, challenging, a complete reflection of the peak of the World’s wine. It’s made by the scholars. its environment and the most satisfying when you get it right.” It’s simply amazing G36 B150 Vigneron Peter Caldwell (P.S.