Awards

Australia’s Wine List
of the Year Award

2024

In, what looks like, an unassuming café on Old Cleveland Road in Brisbane’s Camp Hill, The Old Seven offers a surprising wine list of almost 500 bottles. More than 50 wines are available by the glass, with a series of wine flights showcasing different styles and regions. Rosé is a specialty, with six pages of the wine list devoted to it. Beyond this, the list covers a large range of styles and varieties, with many new producers to discover. Cheese lovers will delight in imaginative jaffles and themed platters, amidst a substantial tapas menu.

2023

One of the most idiosyncratic and individual wine lists you will ever experience, The Old Seven is cheeky and fun while also very serious. The main focus is rosé, a lot of rosé, focusing on France and Provence, in particular. Think rosé is boring, think again. Sit back and enjoy a glass or maybe a rosé flight and a laugh while perusing some incredibly amusing tasting notes on 33 rosés from Provence. But there is more. Once past the avalanche of rosé, a serious wine list awaits in total sync with the fromage and charcuterie offered on the menu led by some excellent Italian whites and reds, shiraz and cabernets.

2022

A list that travels the globe and back again, with a big feature section on French rose complete with quirky wine notes. Outside of the pink stuff, lots of cabernet and shiraz, with keenly chosen cellared wines there, and plenty of lesser-known varieties for those exploring more broadly. Great to see some of the stars of the wine world like Sassicaia, Guigal and Girardin rubbing shoulders alongside more avant-garde expressions from COS, Ricca Terra and Sigurd. It feels like a great collection for those seeking a night focused on wine exploration, with diversity of wine producers a strong motif in the list. Boutique wines stick out for interest and value especially. Great stuff here.

2021

You want rose? The Old Seven Wine Bar has rose - lots of it. French, Lebanese, Australian, Spanish and Greek, to name a few. Specialising in premo jaffles, fromage and charcuterie and featuring 37 wines available by the glass - there's a lot to like at the Old Seven. Some highlights include aged Alsatian riesling, Loire whites, aged wines (both red and white), a decent slew of cru gamay and a confetti-like array of Australian and New Zealand wines that are deisgned to surprise and delight. With a selection of wines from all across the globe in a variety of styles, we'll say it again... there's a lot to like here!

2020

With Australian, French, Italian and Spanish inspired fromage and charcuterie platters and a terrific range of cheese and ploughmans boards, there are plenty of great food options to partner with a perfect choice of wines from this extensive though not daunting wine list. While it might be tempting to stay in the Rosé section of the list – there are 32 of them – and these really show off how diverse this style can be, there are also many other great choices that make the list well worth a careful browse to find that gem you were after. This is a place to keep coming back to.

2019

It must be the year of the neighbourhood wine bar because here’s another terrific addition. Clearly taking its inspiration from France with its fromage and charcuterie menu bolstered by tartines and jaffles, so there are many Gallic wines on this neat and manageable list. Complements for offering 12 terrific French roses, alongside main varieties and some cool stuff in between such as Girolamo Russo nerello mascalese or Home Hill pinot noir.