A perfect partnership

It doesn't take much to make me happy - a good book, a glass of wine - so I was pleased to see on the weekend that Berkelouw has combined the two, opening a wine bar upstairs in the previously underutilised lounge area upstairs in their Leichhardt store. Furnished with a selection of plush sofas and wall to wall bookcases filled with secondhand and rare books, the bar ticks my boxes for an enjoyable venue - comfy seating, ambient noise levels low enough to have a conversation over, a decent wine list and a menu of interesting nibbles to stave off hunger pangs until dinner.

Owners Colin Cappelleri and Gary Mullins apparently aim to showcase boutique and regional wineries and local produce, with the focus on the Orange region for Summer.

Anyone care to join me?

If not, that's OK, I'll just take my book along.