Bringing Wine Education to Regional Australia
Through our locations and educational partners, Bacchus Academy has been able to provide drinks education throughout Australia. Helping wine lovers gain a richer understanding on the craft and helping to bolster the Australia hospitality and sommelier community
Susuro Urban Winery
Susuro Wines is a boutique, urban winery in Port Melbourne, crafting small-batch, handcrafted lofi wines with traditional techniques like basket presses and barrels. Their focus is on creating wines designed to elevate food experiences, often experimenting with textures and structures for unique flavor pairings.
With a commitment to sustainability, they upcycle materials and manage an organic vineyard in the Yarra Valley, growing premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. At their cellar door and bar, visitors can enjoy wine tastings, handmade food, and engaging events that showcase the collaborative spirit of their winemaking. Every bottle tells a story, celebrating connection and creativity.
Bacchus is thrilled to have Susuro Urban Winery as our Melbourne class and event space
Wakefield's Bar & Wine
Bacchus Academy hosts our Canberra courses at Wakefields Bar and Wine, this space is available for private events. Wakefield's offers an intimate, warm lit elopement, hidden amongst the suburbs of inner-north Canberra. Wakefields is one of Canberra's favourite night-out destinations, designed to accessorise a glass in hand.
Fox Friday
"Live Everyday Like It’s Friday" – that's the motto at Fox Friday, where they've made it their mission to embody it fully for craft beer aficionados nationwide. The brand started in Tasmania and quickly expanded across the mainland, with their signature tall cans packed with hoppy goodness becoming a staple in bars and bottleshops everywhere.
Since late 2023, Fox Friday has been thrilled to welcome guests into their impressive brewery and taproom in Melbourne, with plans for another opening in Perth in 2024. Situated in Richmond, surrounded by esteemed craft beer establishments like Mountain Goat and The Royston, the Melbourne spot offers a modern taproom experience for over 200 patrons.
Once a warehouse, the space has been transformed into a warm and inviting hub, complete with high ceilings, floods of natural light, and comfortable furnishings – even a fireplace for those chilly Melbourne nights. The lineup of beers, poured from a dozen taps, showcases both beloved classics and experimental brews brewed right on-site.
The goal at Fox Friday is to foster a sense of community through beer, and the space reflects that with large communal tables and a menu focused on sharing, featuring mouthwatering Southern American delights like cajun shrimp skewers and smoked cheeseburgers. Upstairs, there's even more seating and another bar, perfect for larger gatherings. At Fox Friday, they're passionate about bringing people together over great beer, and their Richmond brewery is the perfect place to experience that "Friday feeling" any day of the week.
Jane Thomson
Women in Wine
Pre-Covid, the fabulous Jane Thomson of the Fabulous Ladies Wine Society ran these great awards. During Covid, these went on hold. Jane is still running fabulous wine events and is a whizz with wine social communication.
Wine-ism
Our brilliant WSET Level 1 and 2 in Wine teacher – Ian Trinkle - has opened up his own venue in Brisbane. A mix of a wine bar and retail store specialising in expert advice and wines throughout Australia and around the world. It is situated at 97 Sandgate Road, Albion
Nestled in the heart of the buzzy Braddon, Canberra is the new sibling of The Italian Place. The Italian Place was set up as a restaurant but owner, Tony Lo Terzo, always wanted a salumi and mozzarella bar. The new venue only a few doors down has this and more. 50/40 Mort St, Braddon ACT 2612
Scarf is a not-for-profit social enterprise which transforms lives through hospitality. Since 2010, we’ve been running hands-on hospitality training, mentoring and paid work experience programs in Melbourne restaurants. We work closely with the community sector and the hospitality industry to make employment more equitable for young people facing barriers to work. Scarf trainees are keen, resilient young people seeking protection, and those from refugee and migrant backgrounds who have little or no work experience in Australia.
In just over twelve years, we’ve partnered with over 100 generous hospitality businesses to transform close to 300 young lives. Scarf Dinners are a positive, supportive environment where participants thrive and gain real-world experience. Scarf graduates are part of a unique learning community and move on to jobs with new-found confidence, skills, knowledge and networks.
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