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Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience

Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience

EXTRA SHOW ADDED ON APRIL 21 DUE TO DEMAND

 

★ Winner Best Overall Eat & Drink Award 2024 Adelaide Fringe ★

★ Winner Best Comedy Weekly Award 2024 Perth Fringe World ★

★ Winner Best Eat & Drink Weekly Award 2023 Adelaide Fringe ★

★ Sold out season 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival ★

In an experience that could only be described as “goon bag in quantity, champagne in quality”, comedians Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh will be joined by wine expert Jordan Veltheer as they guide you through five wines and at least five jokes.

Taking place at Melbourne’s home of sustainable bottling, ReWine CBD, this sumptuous hour of booze and buffoonery will have an emphasis on environmentally friendly vinos for those who prefer their grape juice guilt-free.

Everyone from worldly wine wankers to clueless chardonnay chuggers will find something to make their glass half full, as all the wine industry’s most hard-hitting questions are answered:

How far should I extend my pinky when sipping? What the f%*k is a tannin? And who’s parked in the clearway out front, you’re about to be towed?

Your ticket includes five wine tastings.

Non-alcoholic option available.

'A wine barrel full of laughs! Informative, funny, and entertaining.' ★★★★★ Hush & Pandemonium

'A journey of wine, wit and whimsy... left us walking on cloud wine.' ★★★★ Time Out 

'A fantastic blend of light-entertainment comedy and informative notes. Preston and Cavanagh knew the basics of how not to use a SodaStream to turn goon into sparkling wine.' ★★★★ Glam Adelaide

A welcome palate cleanser… light as moscato and fizzy as Passion Pop.’ The Saturday Paper

'A fantastic concept that's executed flawlessly. You’re sure to have a great time.' Beat Magazine

'I urge you to catch Sweeney and Ethan’s show to see how a wine tasting comedy show can a) work and b) work well. They have Hamish and Andy vibes.' Theatre Travels

About the artists:
As seen performing at Grapes of Mirth's two-day festival Comedy in the Vines and on Wine For The People’s Comedians In Bars Getting Blind, Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh are two of Melbourne’s fastest-rising and extravagantly overdressed comedians.

Having toured across Australia everywhere from Darwin to Hobart, the pair also host The Late Nite PowerPoint Comedy Showcase and produce Comedy On The Rooftop at the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

About the venue:
​ReWine is Melbourne's refillable bottle shop and wine merchant, with a mission to create a community of wine lovers who are passionate about building a sustainable future.

The ReWine philosophy is simple: buy a bottle, take it home to enjoy, and then bring it back to be refilled at a discounted price.

ReWine also caters weddings, corporate events, local markets and festivals, so that they can help the environmentally aware, conscious consumer live a low impact, zero waste and sustainable lifestyle – drinking great wines, locally made and waste-free.

Charmingly silly  – The Age 4.0
18+
Strictly for audiences 18+

This show contains: Occasional coarse language.

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