Bollinger RD 2004 launch dinner

At an exclusive black-tie event at Sydney’s AGNSW, Bollinger’s cellarmaster Gilles Descotes introduced the RD 2004. The RD in the champagne’s name stands for ‘recently disgorged’, meaning the wine’s sediment is only removed in the year of its commercial release. This makes the wine taste fresher despite its age. Dinner guests, including Tamsin and Patrick Johnson and Vogue Living’s editor-at-large Neale Whitaker, enjoyed a main course of lobster tail.

Guy de Rivoire (left), international sales director, Bollinger, and Matthew Drummond.

Danika Windrim, marketing manager, Bollinger.

Designers Genevieve Smart, Heidi Middleton and Alexandra Smart.

Sigourney Cantelo, editor, Beauticate.

Monika Radulovic, model.