If you extended your long weekend this weekend (or are planning on making the AFL/NRL GF an extra big one), you're not alone.  Aussies pull a stunning 90 million sick days a year, with survey results showing that only 52% are genuinely sick.  81% of us have at some time or another, 'chucked a sickie'.  

The pathway to the 2018 AFL Grand Final is pretty simple. There are two deciding pre-lim finals being played over the coming weekend - the winner of each game will go through to play the big one the following weekend.

Put your money where your mouth is peeps, and get behind this heartfelt charity and quite frankly epic brew from Rocky Ridge Brewing. If we told you you could drink craft beer and donate to charity in one fell purchase, would you do? We did…

It’s Father’s Day next Sunday, so we’ve cast our net over the stores who take ‘family business’ to a new level. Meet East Freo store owner Pete Maddalena and his daughter Tate…

In our never ending quest for quality wines, beers and spirits to serve to you, we have partnered with Seppelt in Victoria, to bring you some great value introductions to a winery with nearly 170 years experience. That’s nearly as old as Houghton in the Swan Valley!

Meet Grant, proud manager of #LiquorBarons Applecross for the last 16 years and Leeming for 11 years prior (he’s no stranger to the game!).

This is not just ‘another booze day’ on the calendar. International Beer Day is all about celebrating the brewers and bartenders that bring us these golden elixirs, with mates. Try something new, from somewhere new, and be a legend - shout your mates one too. Read more…

The Tour de France is almost over for another year, and although it looks like the plucky Welshman Geraint Thomas is going to end up in the middle of the podium, nothing is a done deal. Will the previous winner and favourite Chris Froome beat him to it? Hard to say… he’s got a big time difference to overcome if he can. Find out our Top 5 Drinks for the podium finish…

In a short couple of days, the Tour will be over again for another year. We didn't want to miss our chance to profile Bordeaux… how much cabernet do YOU drink?

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What is Bastille Day and how do we get in the mood? Firstly, a bit about Bastille Day, or, how about we say it properly... La Fête Nationale! The French people have a long, proud and vibrant history of airing their grievances via protests, marches and rallies. 

For you non-wine-drinkers, first of all, we're so sorry. Second of all, this part of the France in not about vino. Le Tour is now passing through Normandy, so it's time to get your Cider on!

Today we're in Loire Valley, pronounced 'lu-are' if you want to sound like a fancy pants later when you talk to your mates about the Tour. We bloody love this region, and we've made some Oz similar suggestions, but if you can get a real deal Frenchie wine from one of our specialist wine stores, do yourself a favour and try one on for size - you won't be disappointed.

Ok ok ok, we know TdF doesn't start in Champagne, but we're pumped and wanted to celebrate the starting lineup - we'll meet you guys at stage 2. During le Tour, we're giving you the lowdown on what wine you can enjoy at each stage of the Tour which will be on point for the location AND we're proposing an Aussie alternative in case your local doesn't have the real deal French. It's a big tour, lots of stages and wine discovery ahead - we're ready... are you?

The TDF can’t be that hard right? They’re just riding bikes. Well you can too… in our TOUR DE BREW! You think you know Margs, and you think you love beer… so why not combine them and show your mates how easy it really is. PS: It’s not easy at all. In fact, the TDF guys ride in a single day, the full length of our TDB. We bet it takes you a bit longer than a day to get around to all of these breweries… but hey: prove us wrong.

We’re all for beer here at Liquor Barons. All beer. Everything has its place. But today especially, on July 4th, in the spirit of all things independent, we give you our top independent beers 6 pack. Enjoy. We are.

France is a long way away, so for all of us who are staying behind and watching le Tour unfold from afar, we’ve decided to coin your efforts at support, as a noble pursuit. And in pursuit of all things noble (and not so noble too), we hereby knight you, part of the Liquid Support Team. Read on for our favourite libation suggestions…

Your accountant will try and tell you that you should save your pennies, because by golly, you’re going to need them. We’re of the opposite opinion. You’re already in the s**t thanks to 12 months of irresponsible (but fun) spending, so why not poke your head a little further into the sand and try to forget about the impending financial doom.  Think of happier times, and avoid the Tax Time Blues.

HINT: We know, that you know, that we know you know, that the Tour de France is an overland bicycle race, held annually in France, competed by many nations, and infinitely more interesting than the World Cup now that Oz is out. So what else is there to know? Read on…

This is a very important post about tonight’s World Cup match between Australia and Peru, at 10pm Perth time. The most important part about this article is the BEARD or NO BEARD comparison at the bottom. Mile Jedanik is described as a ‘man mountain’, and a ‘beast’, and a ‘legend’. We agree with all of the above, and also believe, like Samson, that his strength comes from his beard. Good luck tonight boys - you need it.

We’re all about informed support and so to help guide you through the complexities of French wine (and believe us, there are complexities) we’ve come up with a quick TOP 5 list of wild and worked sav blancs made here in Australia, in that French-kind-of-way. Elegant, restrained, Maybe a little bit of oak, maybe not…. but bloody delicious.

Images online aren’t always as they seem… (we know this - see ‘boyfriends of insta’ for inspo here…) and today we walk you through our recent Winter photoshoot - set on a clear, warm and sunny day… It was hard work trying to give the impression of cooler weather! (**clears throat** ‘hard work’)

Fran is the no-nonsense boss at the Hammy Hill superstore.  It’s one of the largest stores in the group, so we were more than a little interested to hear about Fran’s go-to drink recommendation…

Meet Ross, or Rosco to his mates.  Rosco has owned the Bayswater Liquor Barons for almost 5 years now, and in that time has turned the store into a mecca for organic wines.  Like all of our owners, Rosco has taken an interesting path to get to where he is today.

World Gin Day. Incorrigible. bring it on - we’ll take any excuse to have a cheeky G&T. Here’s our top 5 gins. OK there’s ten. Our top ten. We couldn’t choose - but we did rank them.

Lou has owned the Carlisle store for nearly 30 years, and that isn’t the only business he’s been working on in that time – there are many strings to his bow.  Not only is he the long-time Chairman of the LB Board, a fervent supporter of his local community, and an established cattle breeder, he is also (and most importantly), a wine lover.

Andrew brings decades of liquor industry experience with him – we couldn’t be happier to have him and co-owner Mike, on-board.  Andrew was raised in a publican family, and this is all he’s ever known, so serving the people is in his blood. 

Dinner at mine - PLEASE BRING WINE

A negroni a night for five nights AND this is your chance to give back! In 2013 Negroni week was started, with the aim of raising money for charities around the world. Negroni week grew from 120 venues supporting a cause, to over 7,700 venues internationally. To date, nearly $1.5m has been raised. Drink on!