Put this wine bar on your list

'BRINGING a bit more life to Binney Street' is the mission of mother-daughter duo Lisa Saunders and Toni Sayers. You could say their mission has been accomplished within a month of opening Euroa's unique wine bar which they have named The Wine List; and dropping by on a Friday night certainly rewarded itself with the buzz of a tight crowd of visitors mixed in with familiar faces waving you over for a chat. Toni moved to Euroa four years ago with her builder husband, which everyone knows doesn't come close to qualifying them as locals (current requirements reported to this masthead include 20 years residence and/or a burial plot bought or marrying the Mayor's niece/nephew, or some such). However, the paperwork could well be fast-tracked or thrown out entirely for this lot with their concept of a wine bar which brings a bit of stylish funk and unique wares. "We are an all Australian wine bar," Toni said on a Friday before the crowd came. "None of the wine is imported, all wines are independent, nothing you can get in the big supermarkets, and we have tried to do a bit of non-competing with the bottle shops. "We wanted to try something different." Toni and Lisa have done just that and perusing the shelves is like viewing a back catalogue of Victorian and local wineries and names you have have always passed by on a drive or gone to a tasting of and bought the token bottle or six. "You won't find the big names in here but you will find ones that have Strathbogie grapes, you've got Bright, you've got Beechworth, you've got local so we do have a lot of Victorian." For the less oenophilic, there is a large selection of craft beer as well as a range of Australia spirits. Even a zero beer, despite the stigma associated with such. Lisa moved to Euroa in October and said she last worked in the hotel industry 20 years ago. She said the new experience of opening their own business was 'certainly something different'. "The flow of customers has been constant since day one," Lisa said. "It's been mainly locals that have been coming in. "We have had a great welcome from the town." The Wine List offers charcuterie boards (classy platters) and corkage as a kind of Claytons BYO (the BYO when you're not bringing anything from home). The establishment also has a takeaway licence. Opening times are noon til 'late' from Thursday to Monday.

Put this wine bar on your list

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