Book Launch: The Last Hurrah
Thursday 1 Sep 2022 at 6:30pm
Readings St Kilda — Boonwurrung Country, 112 Acland St, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182
We are pleased...
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In the glass
Pale straw with a watery green tinge around the rim.
The quintessential bouquet of a Yarra Valley Chardonnay, wrapped up in
French oak with...