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The Cellar Kitchen at Avani Wines

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The Cellar Kitchen at Avani Wines. (2026, October 8). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/vic-good-food-guide/the-cellar-kitchen-at-avani-wines-red-hill-south-20250319-p5lkw5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Cellar Kitchen at Avani Wines is a family-run establishment in Melbourne that has been operating since 1998, offering wine tastings and hosting pop-up dinners from notable chefs. The kitchen now features its own permanent menu, blending Indian culinary traditions with contemporary twists. Dishes include aromatic chilli jam over burrata cheese and Goan-style rolls stuffed with chorizo, served alongside a selection of wines that pair well with the menu items like chana dhal and lamb curry. Tasting flights start at $50 for four pours and can be paired with snacks from their menu.

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The Cellar Kitchen at Avani Wines in Melbourne has been a family-run operation since 1998, when the Singh family began cultivating the vines on their property. In recent years, they have hosted renowned chefs from Melbourne's culinary scene for pop-up events within their mud-brick cellar door. Now, the Singh family offers a permanent menu that blends traditional Indian flavors with modern twists. For example, an aromatic chilli jam accompanies creamy burrata cheese, and Goan-inspired snacks include soft white rolls filled with clove-infused chorizo. The restaurant also features a variety of wines, such as nutty chardonnay and juicy syrah, which pair well with dishes like spiced chickpeas or lamb curry rich with ghee. Visitors can enjoy tasting flights starting at $50 for four pours, complemented by menu items designed to enhance the wine experience.

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Avani Wines Goan India Melbourne The Cellar Kitchen

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Avani Wines ORG · 1× Goan GPE · 1× India GPE · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Singh PERSON · 1× The Cellar Kitchen ORG · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

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A help-yourself bowl of lemons sits at the entrance, steel tanks of wine ferment behind you, parents and children wander up and down the deck: a perfect day out.

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2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

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Since 1998, the Singh family have tended the vines you see from your table. asserted

you → tend → table

After five years hosting many of Melbourne’s most exciting chefs for pop-ups in the mud-brick cellar door, they’ve now added a permanent menu of their own. asserted

they → host → own

Taking traditions from across India, the kitchen spins them in new directions. asserted

kitchen → take → directions

Aromatic chilli jam dresses milky burrata cheese, while a more classic Goan snack sees soft white rolls packed with clove-enriched chorizo. asserted

rolls → dress → chorizo

Gorgeously alive wines, spanning nutty chardonnay to juicy syrah, match the likes of chana dhal decisively spiced with garam masala and star anise. asserted

wines → span → masala

A dry curry of lamb holds surprising lushness, courtesy of generous quantities of ghee; fold it between curls of hot paratha. asserted

curry → hold → paratha

A help-yourself bowl of lemons sits at the entrance, steel tanks of wine ferment behind you, parents and children wander up and down the deck: a perfect day out. asserted

parents → help → deck

Good to know: Tasting flights start at $50 for four pours, and can be paired with snacks from the menu. asserted

flights → know → menu

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide