of wine & yabbies

of wine & yabbies are importers and distributors of really good food from Australia.

There’s a great diversity of food cultures represented in modern day Australia – from the native owners of the land through to people from every corner of the world who have made Australia their home.

This culinary heritage is enjoyed via the fork, plate and glass or the chopstick, bowl and cup.

We love Australia’s food, its wine and the people who make it. And with our help so will you.

The food and wine that we present to you here is made by individuals who do what they do with great love, care and attention.

They like people, they enjoy the provenance of place, they love sharing their table and they always have a good yarn to go with it all.  It’s all about the senses.

Ian & Diana Latchford

Ian - has a wine background

The love of the vine started very early with the pleasure of helping his father plant vines in the Chiltern Hills north of London. 

The formal years of wine education, several vintages in both Europe and Australia, and developing wine export and domestic markets.

Many years later with knowledge, experience and enjoyment of the world’s wines, it has become obvious that alone, the wine is only part of the story – good food, friends and a sense of place are the rest of the tale.

Diana – has a food background

Had own catering business in London where I was often asked to present ‘Australia on a plate’.

It was, from lamingtons to lemongrass, from feeding major Royals to minor Royals and a very notable kitchen moment when Rolf ‘tuned his didge in the sink’! Wow that rocked!

From very multi-cultural Melbourne, old enough to be weaned on ‘meat and three veg’ through to a DNA that cannot do without Vietnamese pho and felafel.

Always enjoying the food journey.  STOP PRESS..........DIANA HAS BEEN POACHED!

ALTHOUGH DIANA STILL MAINTAINS CLOSE LINKS WITH THE COMPANY THE CALL OF IRISH PREMUIM QUALITY CHOCOLATE FROM DANUCCI (SEE LINK FOR MORE DETAILS) WAS TO MUCH FOR HER AND IS NOW WORKING FOR THESE WONDERFUL ARTISAN CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS.

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& the name?

Well, we had to think of something that said the products were from Australia, and it had to have something that said food and wine.

With the help of some omega 3’s, a dim memory recalled the 1960’s movie, ‘Days of wine & roses’. Thus with a play on words, of wine & yabbies dragged itself out of the mud....

Knowing full well that we would someday be quizzed on the name by many of greater brain, we thought that we should ‘Google’ the movie and see what it was about......um..........er....two.................drunks.........hmmmmmmmm...