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Take time out from a hectic schedule, recharge, and
Taste the good life, with a number of events
showcasing food, wine and the arts in and around the
Ballarat region.
Ballarat Wine Showcase Dinner
Craig’s Royal Hotel Grand Dining Room
Saturday, 17 July at 7 pm
For more information -
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to view flyer
BDVA Annual Meeting:
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Members only but new members, or potential members,
welcome.
Email
vintage@ballaratwineries.com
for details.
TASTE
Sunday, 12 September 2010.
Netball Centre, Norman Street, Ballarat
Your opportunity to see most of the Ballarat Wineries
all in the one location. BDVA is sponsoring the
Demonstration Stage and supporting many of the
demonstrations. Ballarat winemakers will be running a
Wine MasterClass.
BALLARAT by the GLASS - all
of November 2010
A detailed program of events will be available soon.
Watch this space or email
vintage@ballaratwineries.com
to register your interest and we will keep you informed.
Reports - Recent Events
Seventy
guests took a journey back in time and experienced the
finest food and wine that Ballarat has to offer whilst
taking in the grandeur of historic Lydiard St from the
balcony of the George Hotel on Saturday 8th May.
The food was prepared by Damian Jones, chef at Lydiard
Wine Bar and the wines from nine of the best boutique
producers around Ballarat. Live music from Low Down &
Dirty set an atmosphere of the 1920’s with jazz, ragtime
and blues.
The Ballarat Heritage Weekend offered a number of events
exploring Ballarat history and heritage. This event at
The George Hotel was a highlight of the Saturday night
program.
2010 World’s Longest Lunch, Ballarat
Another memorable feast
Yet another SELL OUT!
We hope you didn’t miss out on tickets to this year’s
World’s Longest Lunch in Ballarat-it was such a great
day and we had so may people scrambling for tickets at
the last moment. This year, the event returned to the
Prime Minister’s Walk in the Ballarat Botanical
Gardens-such a peaceful setting to unwind.
Over 150 people enjoyed four courses with matching
flights of Ballarat wines. The lunch also raised
important funds to aid the recovery in
Samoa
following the Tsunami in 2009. To whet the appetite, an
extract of the menu appears below. To make sure you
don’t miss out on tickets, we will give you advance
warning of this and other events though this newsletter.
First Course – Canapés (Golden City Hotel)
Fresh Oysters with Chardonnay dressing and Salmon Roe
Asparagus and Roast Capsicum Frittata
Steak Tartare
Wine: 2008 Captain’s Creek Organic Wines
“Hepburn”
Second Course (Café Lekker)
Ceviche of Salmon on a summer salad of watercress,
avocado, peas,
watermelon and angel-hair pasta with a mango salsa.
Wines: 2006 Bended Knee Chardonnay | 2006
Sinclair of Scotsburn Chardonnay | 2006 Tomboy Hill
“Rebellion” Chardonnay
Third Course (Phoenix
Brewery)
Duck and Pork Terrine with Plum
Compote
Wines: 2008 Nintingbool Pinot Noir | 2007
Myola Pinot Noir | 2006 Wightwick Pinot Noir
Fourth Course – Dessert (The Turret Café)
Locally grown fresh figs, caramelised and served on an
oatmeal Tuille,
drizzled with spiced syrup and accompanied by Vanilla
Pannacotta
Funds raised for Vivien
Hodgin's Foundation
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The BDVA was pleased to sponsor the Vivien Hodgin’s
Foundation at the recent Ballarat World’s Longest Lunch.
Total fundraising was in excess of $4000 with $1500 from
the lunch, $1450 from the four auction items and $1070
raised from the raffle.
We thank all of the guests at the Longest Lunch for
their support – a “sell out” with 150 guests made it
possible to raise the amount shown. Thankyou also to
Mark at Golden City Hotel, Andrew from Phoenix Brewery,
Adam from Cafe Lekker and Rod from May’s Organic
Vegetables for the four auction items and special thanks
to the four generous bidders who successfully purchased
the items – I’m sure they enjoyed their purchases.
Thankyou also to Carmel from The Turret for the major
raffle prize and to all the other donors which made the
raffle such a money earner for the Foundation.
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Stephanie
Hodgins-May with BDVA
President Keith Wightwick |
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