Celebrating stories of wine science through original music
The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and Max Savage proudly present this unique evening of entertainment. The project brings seven decades of wine research to life through music, comedy and live performance. Gather a group of friends for a special night of original entertainment, with a touch of science.
You don’t need to know about wine or science to enjoy the evening. The scientific papers in the AWRI library have been translated into catchy songs that anyone can enjoy. Join Max and the band as they weave stories of wine and science through a kaleidoscopic field blend of different musical genres, from spoilage-yeast-inspired mambos, volatile sesquiterpene rockabilly, and an indie-grunge homage to futuristic tractor automation and under-vine weed control: this is one experiment you don’t want to miss. If you’re lucky you might even get to meet some of the scientists and have a chat over a glass of wine!
Prolific, unpredictable and utterly mesmerising, Max Savage’s intangible blend of absurdist folklore and rock and roll swagger is indelibly etched into the cultural life of the city of Adelaide. A prodigiously well-rounded raconteur with a body of work that stretches across jazz, rock and roll, country and soul, Savage brings the hip-shaking, foot-stomping spirit of the front bar to any room he plays.
As a band leader, singer, songwriter and storyteller par excellence, Savage has careened between genres, cities and personas over a fifteen-year career that has relentlessly defied definition. From elegiac ballads, in his 2019 show, ‘Nobody Knows My Name’ to blistering experimental jazz with 2021’s ‘Ern,’ Savage manages to occupy the space between haunting earnestness and sardonic suburban sophistication with an almost casual indifference.
The AWRI has been supporting the wine industry since 1955, enabling innovations such as the use of screw caps, improving grape and wine production, solving wine faults and contributing to the forefront of global wine science knowledge. Scientists have been diligently working away for decades, all to make sure that your wine tastes as good as it possibly can. Let’s all raise a glass to that!
A supper menu will be available on the night and a selection of Estate Grown Wines.
Doors open at 5pm with the show expected to start approximately 7pm and will run for approximately 3 hours.
