Bites

THE Vintage Concert, as part of the 2009 Margaret River Wine Region Festival, will be headlined by two of Australia's biggest musical artists at the Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre on Sunday April 19 2009.

Described as a family concert, 'A Tribute to the Divas of Jazz' will feature world-renowned jazz great, James Morrison and soul singer Deni Hines together with their eight-piece band for a two-hour show.

The program will include classic numbers from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin.

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Clairault's head chef, Tim Taylor, recently spent two weeks launching the winery's range in mainland China and increasing brand awareness in the established market of Hong Kong.

Mr Taylor cooked at the world-renowned Aria Restaurant in Beijing, which will be listing four of Clairault's wines over the next 12 months.

Twenty-five of China's top wine critics attended a media lunch where they enjoyed Mr Taylor's cuisine and discussed Clairault's wines, vineyard and future developments.