In Sydney now for the 2009 Australian Open. Today was taken up with shooting 'The Pro Shop' for tomorrow night and grabbing as many interviews as possible with the array of stars on show. We managed to grab Steve Bowditch, Michael Campbell, Stephen Leaney, Greg Chalmers and a bunch of others which will be shown in weeks to come.
Tonight, a quick trip into the city to Ottoman Cuisine for the Golf Digest Player of the Year dinner. Geoff Ogilvy was a deserved winner, and being the classy guy that he is, turned up on the night to receive his award. He gave a great interview as well, a credit to himself and the game of golf.
The food at Ottoman was very nice. Mod Oz with a Turkish twist. Aside from this positive impression, the other thought I left with was that the phenomenon of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is showing some cracks around the edges. Another faceless, characterless, under-ripe and overly acidic Marlborough savvy as the wine of the night, and the default position of simply accepting these features as a part of quality wine will not go on forever. A good night however, with the company and professionalism of the production top notch, along with an excellent MC role performed by Luke Elvy of FOX.
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