Riedel has reinvented its best-selling decanters in mini form. The mouthblown, handmade limited-edition Riedel mini decanters have the capacity to hold half bottles (375ml). From $299.95 to $899.95.

North Bondi Fish warms up winter with fish pot pie, made with snapper, potato and leek (from Wednesday to Sunday, $50 for two people). It’s served with a salad of produce from Grow It Local, harvested from local backyards.

Jonathan Barthelmess – of The Apollo fame – and his team from Brisbane’s Greca put on a Greek feast at Logan Wines in Mudgee on September 14. $170 (including wine and transport from Mudgee).

Squealing Pig has given new meaning to pink gin, creating a refreshing gin with a dash of rosé bringing a strawberry finish. Try it with soda and a slice of grapefruit. Squealing Pig Rosé Gin is available in bottle shops.

Coffee roaster St Ali has teamed up with US instant-coffee specialist Voilà to produce Feels Good Organic Instant, a blend of 100 per cent organic beans from Ethiopia and Peru. A box of five sachets is $21.

Mod-Asian eatery Jamu in Richmond is donating all profits from its wine sales on Monday nights to the Berry Street charity organisation, which cares for babies and mothers in need of support. We’ll drink to that.

This August, six of the top bars across Australia will launch six unique whisky cocktails inspired by The Balvenie Stories. These cocktails have been thoughtfully crafted by leading female bartenders, celebrating women changing the whisky scene in Australia. Participating bars include Mjolner, Sydney (Alissa Gabriel), Saville Row, Brisbane (Kayla Reid), The Black Pearl, Melbourne (Chelsea Catherine), Tiny’s Bar, Perth (Jessica Arnott), Evolve Spirits Bar, Hobart (Alicia Clarke) and Maybe Mae, Adelaide (Nicola Dean). You’ll only have this month to try them, so be sure to have your taste of the future of whisky.

To celebrate the darker side of the seasons, Four Pillars in collaboration with Golden Age Cinema have launched a Sydney gin and film festival. Running every Wednesday night in August, the cinema is offering a special program of dark cult films including McCabe & Mrs Miller, The Exorcist and Only Lovers Left Alive. Every week, cinema goers will enjoy a Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz Gin cocktail to match with the theme of each night. Remaining sessions are on 14 August, 21 August and 28 August, with tickets available here.