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1 PROGRAM OF EVENTS October 2014 Visit for a full program of events and follow us on

2 Main Events Thursday 16 October 2014 Discover Cabernet Tasting Location: Katnook Time: 5.45pm 6.45pm Cost: $20 per person Bookings: Friday 17 October 2014 Retrospective Tasting Vintage 2004 and older Location: Hollick Time: 4:30pm - 6pm Cost: $30 per person Bookings: Saturday 18 October 2014 Stars of the Southern Hemisphere Cabernet Masterclass Location: Wynns Time: 10am - 12noon Cost: $150 per person Bookings: Experiences Brand s Laira The One Seven One Story Date: Friday 17 Time: 2.30pm 4.00pm Cost: $50 Location: Brand s Laira Bookings: Yes, limited places available Phone: ehedges@mcwilliamswines.com.au Join our Winemaker Peter Weinberg and Viticulturist Trent Brand on a journey through the One Seven One source vineyard culminating with an exclusive tasting of the 2013 vintage straight from barrel. Soak up the ambiance of Eric s Shed whilst savouring a vertical tasting of every release of this award winning wine from 2004 to 2010 paired with select cheeses. This unique experience will also include a pre-release tasting of the 2012 vintage. 1

3 Wynns V&A Lane tour & tasting Date: Sunday 19th Time: 10am-12pm Cost: $50 Location: V&A Lane, Bookings: Yes, limited places available Phone: Join Wynns winemaker Sarah Pidgeon & viticulturist Allen Jenkins for a walking tour of the Wynns V&A Lane vineyards and soil pits. Learn more about the unique microclimate of this special area of. A 2.5km walking loop starting at the V&A hut, and concluding with a tasting of back vintage and new releases of the Wynns V&A Lane wines in the hut. Please dress for vineyard walking sturdy enclosed or weatherproof shoes. Brand s Laira, Redman, Di Giorgio Family, Zema, Wynns Walk with the Winemakers Date: Sunday 19th Time: Please arrive at 12.45pm for a 1pm sharp start. Tour finishes at 4.30pm Cost: $50 Location: Meet at Brand s Laira Bookings: Yes, limited places available Phone: cds@zema.com.au Spend the afternoon with our winemakers enjoying a guided walk through the vines of the Walking Trail. Relish in a private tasting at each winery of aged wines from our cellars, a rare treat to savour. Calendar of Events Bowen En Bowen Date: Friday 17th Sunday 19th Time: 10am 5pm Cost: No charge Bookings: No, but appreciated for buses and large groups Phone: bowen@bowenestate.com.au Bowen presents a tasting of our 2013 Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon wines due for release in They will be available for tasting alongside our current 2012 release in cellar door all weekend. 2

4 Hollick Cabernet Sauvignon Vertical Tasting Date: Friday 17th Sunday 19th Time: Fri 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm Cost: No charge Location: Hollick Cellar Door, Cnr Ravenswood and Riddoch Higway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for buses and large groups Phone: cellardoor@hollick.com Take the opportunity to taste a vertical selection of our Cabernet Sauvignon wines over the last 12 years. Blok Cabernet Ploughman s Date: Friday 17th Sunday 19th Time: 12pm 4pm Cost: Ploughman s Plate $15 Ploughman s Plate with Cabernet Pate $20 Location: Blok Cellar Door, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes Phone: enquiries@blok.com.au Come in and enjoy a traditional ploughman s plate at the Blok. A perfect way to compliment some Cabernet tastings through the day. You will enjoy a selection of meats, local cheese, local olives, pickles and homemade relishes and a glass of our 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. You can also add Ann s homemade Cabernet pate. Made from an old family recipe, our 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is added to make it an absolute delicacy. Parker First Growth Experience Date: Friday 17th Sunday 19th Time: 10am 4pm Cost: $10 Location: Parker Cellar Door, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for buses and large groups Phone: Kirsty cellardoor@parkercoonawarraestate.com.au Please join Parker for a back vintage tasting (the highly acclaimed 1998, 2005 & 2006) of our flagship wine Terra Rossa First Growth. 3

5 Wine Gallery Lindeman s Winemaker Dinner Date: Friday 17th Time: 6.30pm Cost: $ per person Location: Wine Gallery, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes Phone: coonawrra.wine.gallery@tweglobal.com Join Lindeman s Winemaker Brett Sharpe and Viticulturist Scott Jolley at our annual Celebration of all things Lindeman s with a 3 course dinner matched by a selection of Lindeman s premium wines including the new release 2012 Lindeman s Trio. Numbers are strictly limited. Bowen Bowen & Pipers of Penola: Family Fusion Dégustation Dinner Date: Friday 17th Time: 6.30pm Cost: $95.00 per person Location: Pipers of Penola 58 Riddoch Street Penola SA 5277 Bookings: Yes, essential as numbers are limited. Phone: pipers@pipersofpenola.com.au Celebrating family, and Cabernet Sauvignon. We proudly present our annual Family Fusion Dégustation Dinner. Amazing food by Pipers of Penola melds superbly with new and aged Bowen wine. Bon Appétit! Doug & Joy, Emma & Alistair, Simon & Erika. Hollick Around The World With Cabernet Date: Friday 17th Time: 6pm Cost: A la carte menu Location: Upstairs at Hollick, Cnr Ravenswood and Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes, bookings essential Phone: upstairs@hollick.com Around the World with Cabernet Come Upstairs after the Retrospective Tasting, and start the Cabernet Celebrations with dishes from around the world matched with Cabernet Sauvignon from these regions:taste our coq au vin, Italian braised beef, Argentinian chimichurri beef, Californian style pork belly and Australian lamb pie. 4

6 Balnaves of Breakfast and Sparkling Cabernet #18 at Balnaves of Time: 9am - 11am Cost: $30 per person Location: Balnaves of Winery, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes Phone: louise@balnaves.com.au Join the Balnaves team in the winery for Breakfast on Saturday the 18th October. Enjoy a glass of Sparkling Cabernet over a hearty breakfast of fresh local produce for a great start to your weekend. Leconfield Liven up at Leconfield! Wine, Music & Fine Food Time: Wine service 11am - 4pm Food & Music 12noon - 3pm Cost: $5 includes first glass wine Fiona Wall Fine Foods Main course $12 Dessert $6 by the glass at various prices. Location: Leconfield Winery, Riddoch Highway, SA 5263 Bookings: No, but appreciated for large groups Phone: kmarcus@leconfieldwines.com Join us at Leconfield Winery & help celebrate our 40th year! Fiona Wall Fine Foods home grown spit roast beef, jus & salad plus Belgiun chocolate mousse and macerated strawberries for dessert. Music by the highly popular Jon Peters & wines by the glass make for the perfect afternoon! Bowen, Balnaves of, Katnook, Leconfield and Majella 5x5 Winemakers Dinner Time: 6.30pm Cost: $ per person Location: Pipers of Penola 58 Riddoch Street Penola SA 5277 Bookings: Yes, essential as numbers are limited Phone: pipers@pipersofpenola.com.au Pipers of Penola, five wineries and their winemakers have joined forces to present a unique experience. Join them for a 5-course seasonal Dégustation menu where each course is accompanied by two wines chosen by each winemaker from their winery cellar. 5

7 Jack Jack Introduces Premium Wine Range Time: Wine service 10am 5pm, food & music 2pm - 5pm Cost: Complimentary Tasting and Canapés Glass of wine $5 Location: Jack cellar door, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes for groups over 10 people Phone: admin@coonawarrajack.com Jack is proud to present our premium reserve wine range, with its release on Saturday afternoon in our cellar door. Enjoy our premium red wine and delicious complimentary regional produce canapés whilst relaxing to live acoustic music. International Cabernet Benchmark Tasting - you be the judge Hosted by: Sarah Andrew from Selador Time: 1pm - 5pm Cost: Complimentary Location: Raidis Cellar Door Church Street, Penola Bookings: Not essential Drop in to this unique blind tasting event for Cabernet Sauvignon. See how shapes up against Cabernet from around the world. This tasting is all about perception and you get to be the wine judge! Six wines to be rated and reviewed. Your feedback will be included in an international research project so participation is encouraged. See you there! DiGiorgio Family La Dolce Vita Wine, Food and Music Time: 12pm - 4pm Cost: $10 food, $6 wines by the glass Location: DiGiorgio Family, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: katie@digiorgio.com.au Join us for an afternoon of La Dolce Vita as we celebrate all things mixed with a little Italian! Margot and Rita DiGiorgio will be serving up homestyle Italian meatballs with crusty bread and green salad. Enjoy a selection of DiGiorgio and Italian wines served alfresco while listening to the smooth tunes of local musician Ben Hood. 6

8 Wynns Cabernet and live music at The Gables Time: 10am 5pm Cost: Various food options from $8 Wine from $6 per glass, other beverages available Location: Wynns, Memorial Drive Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: Enjoy Wynns premium wines on the historic Gables lawns whilst eating hearty meals by Finns Fine Foods, and be entertained by live band Calamari For Breakfast. We also have a face painter to keep the kids happy. Soft drink and beer also available. Majella Dog Majella Time: 10am 4.30pm Cost: Tastings are Free New York style Hotdogs $5 (with part proceeds going to The Royal Flying Doctors) Location: Majella Winery, Lynn Road, Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: admin@majellawines.com.au Join us at Majella, for an amazing afternoon line up you ll get to try 10 years of Majella Cabernet, one of s best known reds, chat with our amazing knowledgeable winemakers and ask them all those wine questions you have been pondering, you ll get to meet the Majella team and hear a yarn or two about our previous vintages and just when you think it can t get any better, we have possibly, arguably the best hotdogs in the world!! What more could you ask for!! Brand s Laira Burgers & Beats Time: 12noon-4pm Cost: Entry is free Burgers - $12, Wine by the glass - from $5 Location: Brand s Laira, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: ehedges@mcwilliamswines.com.au Come and join us for a lazy afternoon on the lawn at Brand s. Say Grace Café & Larder are serving up their gourmet burgers while Keep the Krazy entertains you with their beats. Good wine, good food, good beats, good company! 7

9 Balnaves of Picnic & Petanque October & Sunday 19th October Time: 9 5, picnic baskets available from 12 3pm. Cost: 2 person basket $35, 4 person basket $70, wine for sale by the glass Location: Balnaves of Winery, Riddoch Highway Bookings: Yes Phone: louise@balnaves.com.au Linger on the Balnaves cellar door lawns and enjoy a luxe style picnic basket filled with imported cheeses, cured meats, olives and more, sourced from fine food merchant Bottega Rotolo. Petanque and croquet sets available for use. Redman Cork vs. Screwcap & Sunday 19th Time: 12 noon to 2pm each day Cost: No Charge Location: Redman Winery, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: wines@redman.com.au For over 100 years, all the wines that the Redman family have produced have been bottled using Cork. With the trend towards Screwcap closures, we are offering the chance to compare the same aged wine using the different closures. Is there a difference which is better? Blok Millennium Vintage Cabernet Tasting and Sunday 19th Time: 10am 5pm Cost: $10 Location: Blok Cellar Door, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: enquiries@blok.com.au What were you doing 14 years ago as the grapes in the in this bottle were growing unassumingly over the summer of 1999 / 2000? The world survived, the computers didn t crash and we got over the parties of Come in and see how the grapes survived and how the wine is doing now! We will be tasting the last bottles of our 2000 vintage Cabernet as well as selected vintages in between. will be presented with individual notes from each vintage. Defiantly not to be missed! 8

10 Patrick of Grande Reserve Barrel Tasting With Our Winemaker & Sunday 19th Time: Barrel tasting pm 4.30pm Saturday 18th Barrel tasting 9.00 am 12pm Sunday 19th Or by appointment between 17th -19th of Oct Cost: $20 per person Location: Patrick of Cellar Door, Riddoch Hwy, Bookings: Not required (unless outside of set times) Phone: Winemaker Luke Tocaciu will present an exclusive tasting of four vintages of our Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon straight from the barrels. Taste the difference and influence that oak and age play in the crafting of our $125 per bottle, flagship wine. Zema International Flight of Cabernet & Sunday 19th Time: 10am - 4pm Cost: $25 per person Location: Zema, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes Phone: cds@zema.com.au Join us at Zema for the first ever International Flight of Cabernet. Sit down and enjoy a flight of 6 Cabernet Sauvignons, 2 Zema, 2 national and 2 international paired with a cheese platter to compliment these wines. Katnook An Odyssey of Katnook Cabernet & Sunday 19th Time: 12noon - 5pm Cost: POA Location: Katnook Woolshed & Stables Bookings: Yes Phone: cellardoor@katnookestate.com.au Join us for a once in a lifetime all inclusive Wine Odyssey at Katnook a guided vineyard walk, You as the Winemaker winemaking session, Saturday night wine dinner and finishing with brunch on Sunday. You will be hosted by Wayne Stehbens & Chris Brodie for this special weekend experience. For more detailed information contact Michelle at cellardoor@ katnookestate.com.au 9

11 Raidis Cabernet & Kid Date: Sunday 19th Time: 1pm Cost: $40 per person Location: Raidis, Riddoch Highway, Bookings: Yes Phone: Join the Raidis Crew for lunch of Roasted Kid Goat & Mediterranean vegies from the wood oven, while sipping a glass of our Billy Cabernet Sauvignon. Patrick of Sparkling & Cider Brunch Date: Sunday 19th Time: 8.30am am Cost: $20 per person for brunch & drinks Location: Patrick of Cellar Door, Riddoch Hwy, Bookings: Yes Phone: cellardoor@patrickofcoonawarra.com Join us for brunch with a glass of Mother of Pearl Sparkling, Applelation Cider or strong coffee to get your day into full swing! Let our hospitality aid your recovery with a delicious cocktail menu whilst enjoying relaxed background tunes. Rymill The Cabernet Carnival Date: Sunday 19th Time: 11am 3pm Cost: Entry to event free. Food, coffee, wine and various prices Location: Rymill, Riddoch Highway Bookings: No, but appreciated for groups Phone: jane.ellis@rymill.com.au Groove to live music with a glass of our estate grown Cabernet and enjoy the many culinary delights on offer, including an array of sumptuous food by Kirby Shearing of Soul Projects and delicious desserts by Fiona Wall. There will be plenty of entertainment to keep the kids happy and some special treats in the cellar door to keep the diehard Cabernet fans smiling! 10

12 BOOKINGS Bookings and pre-purchase of tickets are essential for all main events except the Retrospective Barrel Series Tasting and are available at GETTING TO COONAWARRA is located roughly 440kms west of Melbourne and approximately 375kms south east of Adelaide. Take a beautiful drive through the countryside, see the Great Ocean Road or jump on a Rex Airlines flight from Melbourne or Adelaide to Mount Gambier. GETTING AROUND The Vignerons encourage safe driving and recommend contacting one of the local transportation companies to ensure you enjoy a safe Cabernet Weekend. Penola Tour Service Wine Tours WINE, DINE, EAT, VISIT The Vignerons Association recommends; Wine Visit one of our many wineries and enjoy the fabulous tastes of the region. Dine Station DiVine Café Rendezvous Pipers of Penola Upstairs at Hollick Mayura Tasting Room Sleep Yalumba Menzies Retreat Merlot Verdelho Townhouses Alexandra Cameron Motel Visit Penola Visitor Information Centre Discovery DJ & CA Meek Butcher Koonara Penola Businesses For a full range of restaurants, accommodation and local attractions, please visit or 11

13 The following Visitor Information Centres are also happy to assist: Penola Visitor Information Centre - phone or penola@wattlerange.sa.gov.au Mt Gambier Lady Nelson Visitor & Discovery Centre - phone or theladynelson@mountgambier.sa.gov.au Naracoorte Visitor Information Centre - phone or naracoortevic.nlc.sa.gov.au ENQUIRIES Vignerons Association Phone: enquiries@coonawarra.org Website Follow us #CabWknd Proud Sponsors 12

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15 ADELAIDE SA 375km NARACOORTE SA 28km Rymill Kidman Sydney Road Reschke N Clayfield Road Petaluma COONAWARRA TOWNSHIP Redman Brand s Laira McLeans Road Penley Wynns Whistle Post Memorial Drive DiGiorgio Family Zema Katnook Riddoch Highway Tricia Reschke Road Jack Winery V and A Lane St Hugo Majella Highbank Bowen Yalumba Wine Gallery Leconfield Patrick of Parker Hollick Ravenswood Lane Balnaves of Blok Old Racecourse Road Banks Thargo Jim Barry Old Cemetery Road Cellar Door No Cellar Door Koonara MT GAMBIER 52km MELBOURNE 450km Young Street Raidis PENOLA TOWN CENTRE Portland Street Historical Precinct Petticoat Lane Daily direct flights from Adelaide & Melbourne to Mount Gambier.

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