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Art de vivre
Upcoming event
Photography workshop
at Alliance Francaise de Brisbane
262 Montague Road, West End
Saturday 9 Juin - 11:00am-1.00pm / 4pm-5pm
From 16 years old
Price : $40
Purchase ticket here
Improve your picture taking skills and learn new techniques during this photography workshop lead by Eric Victor. Bring your own camera and spend the day taking pictures all over Brisbane and come back at the end of the day to the Alliance Francaise to discuss with Eric about the pictures you have taken.
Only 15 places available.
Eric has worked for the last 30 years as an advertising photographer, running one of the largest studios in Brisbane. This has taken him all over the world working for large corporations and advertising companies.He has worked for publications such as Vogue, Belle and House and Garden and has photographing hotels such as Marriott, Sheraton, and Hyatt.
Eric lectures in Asia for European photographic companies like Rollei, Sinar and Broncolor. He is a past national president of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and currently oversees their mentoring program.Eric was educated in France and migrated to Australia where he studied political science and ancient French at the University of Queensland.
An opportunity presented itself with a film company and the rest is history.
“I always have considered photography as a language . . . probably the most eloquent language ever devised. Like all languages, it has its grammar and vocabulary. I don’t mean just technical terms and rules, but an entire creative world of message, meaning and expression, which is the content of an image.As we choose words for a sentence, we choose elements for an image. The aim is similar: to express oneself well and fulfil creative needs.This the most important part of image-making, the rest is just a matter of pressing a button.”
Past event
Wine tasting workshop
at Alliance Francaise de Brisbane
262 Montague Road, West End
Thursday 19 April - 6:00pm
$50 non members / $47.50 AF members
Purchase ticket here
 Join us for this educational evening workshop to discover taste and texture and learn how to appreciate Champagne, white wine, red wine or expand your wine knowledge. Enjoy a great tasting experience lead by Master of Wine Peter Scudamore-Smith from Uncorked & Cultivated and get your certificate in wine tasting at the end!
Who is Peter Scudamore-Smith MW?
Peter Scudamore-Smith MW is the founder and director of Uncorked and Cultivated. He holds the prestigious Master of Wine award—recognised as the highest achievement in the global wine community—and is the second person in Australia to be awarded this honour. This title and qualification recognises wine experts who have worldwide knowledge of tasting, making and marketing wine and skills in wine writing. Globally there are 300 Masters of Wine. The title reflects a lifelong dedication to upholding and promoting the highest educational and professional standards in the wine trade. Peter Scudamore-Smith MW is a capital city wine show judge. Peter’s expertise relating to Australian wine styles, both pre-and post-millennial, is in high demand. His country specialities are France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. Peter is respected for his critique, presentation, production and journalism about the wines of the world. His 1985 award of ‘Vin de Champagne’, made by the Champagne industry, was not paralleled by another Queensland wine professional until twenty years later. Peter publishes wine writing on sparkling wines from all continents and regularly visits Champagne.
France-Wine & Food Tour 20-30 May 2013 organized by Uncorked & Cultivated: Another excellent way to discover France !
"Get ready to savour amazing wines and mouth-watering gastronomic delights as we take you through the regions of Champagne, Burgundy and the Rhone. Uncorked and Cultivated delivers an exclusive experience for lovers of wine and food. What sets this tour apart is the introduction-only visits to wineries not open to the general public. Peter Scudamore-Smith MW utilises his personal relationships with the many French producers in these regions for your taste benefits. Better still, Peter’s made sure that all wines tasted at the wineries and in the restaurants are available for you to purchase in Australia. Each day you can look forward to a themed lunch or dinner to complement your winery visits. You can expect the very best of region-specific dishes; traditional, contemporary and eclectic cooking styles; ingredients in season and wine varietals at each dining experience. Enjoy the enviable vineyard scenery and the hip service delivery we offer on this relaxed yet informative 11-day tour restricted to twelve places. Return home knowledgeable about wines and foods of regions such as The Cote de Blancs (Champagne), the Cotes de Nuits (northern Burgundy), Hermitage, Condrieu and Chateauneuf-du- Pape (Rhone)."
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Valentine's Day
Celebrate Saint Valentin with a French wine
Tuesday 14 February - 6.00 to 9.00pm
Alliance française de Brisbane
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Open to everyone, no need to be single or in a relationship so attend with who you want!
Tickets include :
- Wine tasting of French wine Saint Amour
- Speed dating in French (Just for fun! Activity organized by a French teacher. A conversational way to practice your French!)
- Photo exhibition
- French ambiance music
AF members tickets: $38 – Non members: $40
Book here
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Saint-Amour is a wine appellation in the Beaujolais region of France covering some 308 hectares in the commune of Saint-Amour-Bellevue. Here, pleasant red wines are produced from the Gamay grape and sometimes the permitted Pinot Noir which can comprise up to 15% of the assemblage until 2015.
The following lieu dits can be added to the label: la Côte de Besset, le Clos de la Brosse, les Champs grillés, le Clos des Guillons, le Mas des Tines, Vers l'Eglise, le Chatelet, Le Clos des Billards, les Bonnetes, en Paradis, la Folie and Clos du Chapitre.
There are three levels of Beaujolais wines. The first level is labelled Beaujolais, the second is labelled Beaujolais Villages (where the grapes are grown in specified communes) and the third level is the ten 'crus' where the finest wines are made (Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Saint-Amour, Juliénas, Côte de Brouilly and Régnié).
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