Who better to teach you about Italian cooking than the man who is Australia's Best Risotto Cook 2000 and represented Australia for the prestigious Bocuse d'Or competition 2001 in Lyon, France? Trained at Italy's three-Michelin-starred Gualtiero Marchesi, at Laberata restaurant where he learned his craft, Vargetto is now executive sous chef of Crown restaurants, responsible for the kitchen team of 15 outlets.

Austrian wines are much sought after in the European and US markets, and due to the small volume, demand often exceeds supply. The Austrian Wine Marketing Board will be bringing in two celebrated winemakers - Willi Bründlmayer and Feiler Artinger. Feiler Artinger Estate is ranked alongside Alois Kracher as one of the world's most sought after producers of bortrytised sweet wines, but beyond that, the talented winemaker is also known for making excellent dry white wines. The institutional Bründlmayer estate is known for its range of quality wines, and the revolutionary 'Bründlmayer Brut' - a wine that's kept on lees for three years then riddled by hand before disgorgement, is in a class of its own.

Wines Featuring are:
• Grüner Veltliner Lamm, 2003
• Riesling Heiligenstein Lyra, 2003
• Chardonnay, 2002
• Beerenauslese, 2002
• Blaufränkisch Umriss, 2003
• Ruster Ausbruch Pinot Cuvée, 2002
• Ruster Ausbruch, 2002
• Riesling, Heiligenstein, 2000