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1 Press%Cuttings% July%2015% 2007 President MarioFantin MinuteSecretary KassMulvany VicePresident Gary Campanella Committee TrevorSleep Secretary MarioAnders Committee DarkoPostruzin ShowDirector MarioFantin Committee DannyCappellani Newsletter LuigiDiBattista Committee HamishLucas Webmaster& Treasurer MarioAnders Committee NanOates PastPresident BillLoughlin Committee GrahamScott The$Guild$encourages$the$responsible$consumption$of$alcohol$ TheGuildmeetsonthelastFridayofeachmonth(exceptDecember) attheelthamliving&learningcentreat7.45pm Nextmeeting:31 st July2015 GuestsinterestedinfindingoutmoreabouttheGuildarewelcometoourregularmeetings,asalways. In$This$Newsletter:$ President spress...2 ForwardProgramforFutureGuildEvents President sreportforagm ElthamWineShow:Director supdate April MulledWineRecipes...10 WineHumourandNews...12 TradingBarrel...14 JoIllianAwards ForwardThinking...15 GUILDNIGHTWOTYCompetition SponsorsCorner...17

2 2 President s Press JULYUPDATE TheAGMwillbeincludedinourJulyGuildNight.Therewillbeaspillofpositionsandnewofficebearers forthenext12monthselectedbythemembers.iwouldencourageallmemberstoseriouslyconsider nominatingforpositionswhichwillbeonoffer,particularlyonthecommittee.youshouldhavereceivedan frommarioandersformallyadvisingoftheagmandhowtonominateforthepositionsavailable.if youhavenotreceivedthis ,pleasegivemarioacall.thisisanopportunityforyoutobecomemore involvedandinfluencehowtheguildcanbestservicetheneedsofmembersinthefuture. COMMITTEEUPDATE TheCommitteemeton22July.Thefocusofthemeetingwastoreflectonwhathasoccurredoverthepast 12monthsandseewhatwentwellandwhatcanbeimprovedinthefuture.PleaserefertothePresident s AnnualReportlaterinthisnewsletterfordetailsofwhatwasdiscussedandthedegreetowhichwemetthe objectiveswesetforourselvesatthestartoftheyear.inparticular,thecommitteehasbeenconsidering thefeedbackreceivedthatmanymembersarefindingitdifficulttocometoourmonthlyguildnights becausetheyarebeingheldonafridaynight.thesuggestionhasbeenmadethatweshouldseriously considermovingourguildnightstoanearlierdayintheweek,whenitappearspeoplehaveless competingcommitments. ELTHAMWINESHOW Asmentionedlastmonth,GaryCampanellawillnolongerbeabletocontinueasWineShowDirector.I havebeennominatedbythecommitteetotakeontheroleforthenext6monthsanddeliverournext Show.ThankstotheexcellentworkdonebyGaryandhisteamtodate,theplanningandideasforthenext showareallinplace,allwenowhavetodoisfollowthroughwiththeallocatedtasks.atthisstage,iwould liketoaskallmemberstouseeveryopportunityavailabletobringourwineshowtotheattentionoftheir friends.inparticular,ifyoubecomeawareofanopportunitytopromotetheshowinthemedia,pleaselet meknow. FRANKSTONWINESHOW Bythetimeyoureceivethisnewsletter,theduedateforsubmissionofentryformswillhavepassed. Howevertheymayacceptlateentriesifyoudonotleaveittoolong(pleasecheck).Entryformsand contactdetailsareavailableontheirwebsite.iencourageyoutoenteryourwinesinthefrankstonshow. Thiseventwillprovideyouwithsomefeedbackonhowyourcurrentvintagewinesaretrackingand whetheranyadjustmentsshouldbecarriedoutbeforeenteringtheminourshow. GUILDASSETS TheCommitteehasdecidedtodisposeofGuildassetscurrentlynotbeingusedbymembers.Theprocess fordisposalwillbeviatenderwiththeitemgoingtothehighestbidder,providedthereservepriceismet. Atthisstageitisproposedthatonlymembersareeligibletosubmitbids.An outliningtheprocess willbesentoutbymarioanderssoon. NEXTGUILDNIGHT FRIDAY31JULY OurguestspeakerwillbeprofessionalwinemakerLindsayCorbywhohasbeenajudgeatourShowfor manyyears.lindsaywillprovidesomeinsightintowhatjudgesarelookingforandhowtoprepareyour wineswhenenteringawineshow.thiswillbeavaluablesessionforallmembersasweapproachthis year s wineshowseason.thewotythemeforthisnightismulledorspicedwine.ithasbeena traditionintheguildtofeaturethisstyleofwineatouragmwhichisnormallyheldinthemiddleofwinter. ThoseofyouwhohavetravelledtonorthernEuropeinwinterwillknowthatmulledwineisreadilyavailable

3 andgoesdownwelloncoldwinterynights.whynothavesomefunandhaveagoatmakingmulledwine andbringingitalongonthenight.acouplearecipesarefeaturedlaterinthisnewsletter,plusmany recipesareavailableontheweb.notethatanywinecanbeused,itdoesnothavetobeoneyouhave fermentedyourself.mulledwineisservedwarmsoifyouarebringingsomealong,pleasedosoina thermos.however,ifnecessary,meansofwarmingupyourwineareavailableinthekitchen.agm,great speaker,mulledwinefit sshapinguptobeagreatnightandonenottobemissed. MarioFantin President 3

4 4 Forward Program for Future Guild Events EDWG$MEMBERS$PROGRAM$ DATE$ THEME$ Presenter$or$$ Facilitator/s$ MonthlyGuildNight Friday30January2015 Opendiscussionwithmembers,topicstobe covered: Member&suggestions&for&future&meetings& Joe&Illian&2015& &Country&wine& Joe&Illian&2016& &Previous&vintage&pinot& Grape&availability& Mead&workshop& Member&suggestions&for&social&&& educational&excursions&& Launch&Guild&Night&WOTY& Picnic&LocalWineyTour Hastings(DavidHart) Saturday7February$ ReferdetailsinPresident spress MonthlyGuildNight Friday27February2015 Whitewines WOTYTheme:Whitewines GrahamMorris WodongaWineShow Sunday8March2015 ReferdetailsinNewsletter MeadWinemakingWorkshop Saturday21March MeadWinemakingWorkshop Session1 Opentoguildmembers&membersofthepublic HamishLucas, GrahamScott, GaryCampanella, DannyCappellani MonthlyGuildNight Friday27March2015 PinotNoir WOTYTheme:PinotNoir KarenCoulston MeadWinemakingWorkshop Saturday18April MeadWinemakingWorkshop Session2 HamishLucas, GrahamScott, GaryCampanella, DannyCappellani MonthlyGuildNight Friday24April2015 Darren$O Hara Yourdrinkinghabit,itmayhave tochange. GrahamScott InternationalNight Saturday9May2015 InternationalNightheldinMaythisyearatVeneto ClubBulleen MeadWinemakingWorkshop Saturday16May MeadWinemakingWorkshop Session3 HamishLucas, GrahamScott, GaryCampanella, DannyCappellani MonthlyGuildNight Friday29May2015 GuestSpeaker:Steve$Oates SalesManager MitcheltonWinery.Stevehasbroadexperience withvictorianwinesandwilldiscusstheimpact NanOates

5 5 terroironheathcotewines.foursamplewines willbeusedtoreinforcehispresentation. GuestSponsor:Steve$Lamberto WOTY:Heathcoteredorwhitewines MonthlyGuildNight Friday26June2015 Mead Workshopattendeestobringintheirmeadsfor discussion GuestSponsor:Rep.fromHomeMakeIt WOTY:Mead HamishLucas, GrahamScott, GaryCampanella, DannyCappellani 24July2015 DeadlineforFrankstonShowEntries MonthlyGuildNight Friday31July2015 AGM Spiced/MulledWine. GuestSpeaker:Lindsay$CorbyfPreparing winesforshowentry.whatjudgeslookfor. Feedbackfromclasscomments. WOTY:Spiced/MulledWine MonthlyGuildNight Friday28August2015 GuestSpeaker&Theme:Tobeconfirmed. Themesbeingconsidered:countrywines, sparklingwines. WOTY:ToBeAdvised Sunday30August FrankstonWineShow TheBriarsHistoricParkMountMartha MonthlyGuildNight Friday25September2015 Theme:Comparecurrentvintagepinotnoirwines madebymembersfromsamegrapes. RegBowran(EDWGFoundingMember)will demonstratehisebulliometer(winealcohol% measuringinstrument)&testmembers wines. WOTY:Currentvintagepinotnoir 5October2015 DeadlineforEDWGShowEntries MonthlyGuildNight Friday30October2015 Theme:PreparationforEDWGShow.Wineshow briefings,roletutorials,reminders. WOTY:Open WineShow Saturday14&Sunday15 November2015 EDWGWineShow MonthlyGuildNight Friday27November2015 WineShowDebrief SocialEndofYearBreakup EDWG$COMMITTEE$&$WORKING$GROUP$MEETING$DATES$ ElthamGuildManagement Committee MemberselectedtopositionsontheGuildManagementCommitteemeet every2monthstoorganisetherunningofmonthlyguildnights,social eventsandotherimportantguildinitiatives.ifyouwouldliketoattendasa

6 Wednesday16September2015 ElthamWineShowWorkingGroup Wednesday19August2015 Wednesday21October2015$ visitorandpresentsuggestionsforimprovement,thencontacteitherthe PresidentorSecretary.Helpandideasarealwayswelcome Committeemembers:MarioAnders,NanOates,DannyCappellani,Trevor Sleep,DarkProstruzin,BillBussau,GaryCampanella,KassMulvany,Mario Fantin. Ahardworkinggroupofmembersalsomeetevery2monthstoorganise yourelthamwineshow.visitorsorextra doers arealwayswelcomel pleasecontactthedirectoroftheelthamwineshowshouldyouwishto attendasavisitororifyouwishtobepartofthisdynamicgroup. EXTERNAL$WINE$EVENTS$OF$INTEREST$ If$you$become$aware$of$an$event$which$will$be$of$interest$to$EDWG$members$please$advise$Luigi$Di$ 6

7 2015 President s Report for AGM It s difficult to believe that 12 months have already passed since being elected president. I have been very fortunate throughout the year to be supported by a Committee of very enthusiastic group, who have been keen to contribute and make a difference. We immediately set out to make changes in a number of areas with the prime objectives being to improve the service to members and reverse recent trends in declining guild membership and level of participation in the wine show. In regard to whether overall things have generally improved for members over the past 12 months, you, the members are the ones to make that judgement. However in regard to meeting the objectives which were measurable, I am proud to say we have made significant progress. Guild membership has increased by just under 10% and the number of entries in the last wine show was greater than it has been for many years. Below I will reflect on some of the initiatives the committee has implemented over the past year. Monthly Guild Nights Monthly Guild Nights are considered the cornerstone of a successful Guild. It is critical that these nights meet the needs and expectations of members. Some of the changes introduced include: careful attention to invited speakers, changed seating arrangement, introduction of a break and members corner, tighter programming, WOTY competition and we have tried to promote wine food matching. Attendances have been consistent but it would be nice to see a higher level of participation by members. The Committee considers that many members are finding Friday nights can be difficult for some members to attend because of many competing social commitments and public events. It may be that holding our Guild Nights earlier in the week may improve attendance. This is an option we need to seriously consider. Building Ties With Frankston & Wodonga Guilds The Committee encouraged the continued building of stronger ties with other amateur winemaking guilds, particularly Frankston and Wodonga. Many Eltham guild members entered wines in their wine shows and were successful in winning some major awards. Strong collaboration between amateur wine guilds directly benefits all members and promotes the craft of amateur winemaking in the community. Rotary Eltham Festival In an initiative to promote the Guild and our wine show, we were fortunate enough to be offered some space on the Buckleys Beer (John O Callaghan) stand at the Eltham Festival. This proved to be so successful that we are seriously considering having our own stand at the festival this year. Eltham Wine Show There have been many discussions held about last year s Wine Show and the consistent feedback has been that the Show was a resounding great success. The new venue (Veneto Club) combined with a committed and energetic wine show committee under the leadership of Gary Campanella were able reverse recent trends in reduced entries and financial returns. The challenge for the new Committee and all members will be to build on the excellent work done over the past 12 months and improve the Show even further. Educational Excursions We have not had an annual weekend bus trip to a winemaking region for a while because of lack of member interest. This year the Committee trialed a self drive day trip to Mornington Peninsula wineries which was well received by members. Thanks to David Hart for arranging the winery visits and offering the hospitality of his home for a BBQ. It is proposed that similar trips to local winemaking regions will be arranged in the future. Mead Workshop It was absolutely fantastic to see a mead workshop being offered by the Guild to members of the public. This is a great way to attract new members and improve the profile of the Guild in the community. The workshop was a great success based on feedback from attendees. Special thanks to the facilitators of the 7

8 workshop: Hamish Lucas, Gary Campanella, Danny Cappellani and Graham Scott and to our sponsor for the event Home Make It. International Night The International Night is the Guild s main annual social event for year. Members are encouraged to bring visitors along to showcase our wines to them and possibly attract new members. This year we tried a different venue (Veneto Club) and format for the evening which was a resounding success with a record number of people in attendance. Conclusion I would like to thank all the members for their ongoing support, advice and goodwill for myself and the Committee over the past 12 months. All the initiatives discussed above would not have been possible without grass roots support from the members themselves. I would also like to especially thank the Committee: Gary Campanella, Mario Anders, Danny Cappellani, Nan Oates, Trevor Sleep, Bill Bussau, Kass Mulvany, Graham Scott, Hamish Lucas, Bill Loughlin & Darko Prostruzin. Most of these people attend an extra meeting every month where behind the scenes planning and work occurs for the events already discussed. However, although all the Committee has worked very hard, in particular I would like to acknowledge and thank three persons whose extra special contributions to the Guild over the year have been exceptional and too numerous to even try and attempt to list in this report, namely, Gary Campanella, Mario Anders and Danny Cappellani. Finally I would like to thank Luigi DiBattista, who consistently produces an interesting and high standard newsletter month after month. MarioFantin President 8

9 2015 Eltham Wine Show: Director s Update July 2015 Editor scomment RepeatingpartofJune sarticletoremindmembersofimportantdates. IMPORTANT DATES FOR WINE MAKERS 5 October 2015 Last date for receipt of entry form and fees. 26 October 2015 Labels mailed to winemakers. 6 November 2015 Last date for bottles to be delivered. 15 November 2015 Wine Show Public Tasting, Awards Presentation at the Veneto Sports and Entertainment Centre 9

10 Mulled Wine Recipes RECIPE&1& Ingredients 750mlredwine 150gcastorsugar 1/2cuporangejuice peelofonelemon peelofoneorange 1staranise 1cinnamonstick 5cloves 1tspfreshnutmeg pinchofginger Instructions 1.Placeallingredientexceptthewineintoalargesaucepanandplaceonmediumheat.Addjustasmallglugofred winetothepantoensurethesugariscoveredandletitcookfor4c5minutesuntilitbecomesthickandsticky.this shouldletallthespicesinfusewell. 2.Oncethemixturehasbecomestickyenough,addtherestofthewineandturndowntheheat.Youdon twant thewinetoboilotherwiseallthealcoholwillevaporateletcookfor5minutesandservehotwithsliceswithfresh orange. & 10

11 RECIPE&2& Ingredients 10cloves 2cinnamonsticks 1/4cupcastersugar 1roughlygratednutmeg 2cupswater roughlygratedrindof1orange 1apple,roughlychopped(skinon) 750mlfruityredwine(suchasamerlot) Instructions 1. Heatcloves,cinnamon,sugar,nutmeg,water,orangerindandappleinalargesaucepanover mediumheat. 2. Bringtotheboil,thenreduceheattolowandsimmerfor10minutes. 3. Addredwineandsimmerforanother5minutes.Removefromheat.Strainanddivideamong servingglasses.serveimmediately. 11

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13 $ NEWS$ ThefollowingarticleshavebeensubmittedbyGrahamScott When$you$go$beyond$the$grape,$you$enter$a$strange$and$uncomfortable$wine$world.$ ByClaireAdamson PostedSaturday,04fJulf2015 There'sareasonthatmostwineismadefromgrapes. Thesmall,sweetberriesthatmakeourfavoritebeveragehavetheperfectbalanceofwinefmaking alchemy:plentyofsugartoconverttoalcohol,sufficientacidityforbalanceandenoughtannintoprovide structure. Thishasdefinitelynotdeterredwouldfbewinemakersinregionswhereitistoohotortoocoldtogrow grapes.whilefruitsotherthangrapescanhappilymakewines(thinkblueberrywinefromvermontor mangowinefromthephilippines),theyoftenrequiretheadditionofsugartomakethemfirstlyalcoholic and,secondly,actuallydrinkable. Andit'snotjustfruit:anythingthathascarbohydratescantheoreticallybecomewine,whichprettymuch translatesasanyplantyoucanthinkof.and,boy,dopeoplethinkofthem....(readon) Aussie$wine$with$'hints$of$smoked$sausage'$bound$for$Chinese$market Australianwinelabelsmaysoonusetermslike hintsofsmokedsausage and notesofdriedhawthorn for thelabelsofwinebottlesdestinedforthechinesemarket. ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSouthAustraliahavespentmorethantwoyearsworkingtotranslate winetastingnotesforconsumersunfamiliarwithmanywesternflavours. FifthfgenerationMcLarenValewinemakerRichardAngovesaidherealisedtherewasamajorproblemwith thewayaustralianwinesweremarketedinchinawhenhewenttherein2011. I'dbetalkingaboutstrawberriesandblueberries,andthegroupthatI'dbetalkingtowouldbeontheir smartphone,tryingtoworkoutwhatthisfruitwasthatiwastalkingabout,hesaid...(readon) 13

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15 Jo Illian Awards Forward Thinking ByGaryCampanella KeepaneyeontheJoIllianAwardsbeyondthisyearandnextyear. StartexperimentingnowwithMeadWinesforthe2017JoIllian.StartyourCabernetSauvignonnowforthe 2018JoIllian.HighqualityCabernetSauvignonfruitisbecomingavailableverysoon(checkoutthe EDWGFruitReportonourwebsite). Yes.Forwardplanning.Iseesomeofourbestwinemakersdoingit. Show$Year$ Class$ Winner$ 2018(Grape) BestPreviousVintageCabernetSauvignon (RPC,2017orearlier) $ TBA 2017(Country) BestMeadWine(CME,includingJAOrecipes) TBA 2016(Grape) BestPreviousPinotNoir(RPP,2015orearlier) TBA 2015$(Country)$ 2014(Grape) Best$Country$Wine$(excludes$Hybrid,$ Sparkling,$Liqueur)$ BestCurrentVintageDryGrapeWhitewine,Any noncsparklingstyle,anyvarietal TBA$ DannyCappellani& 2013(Grape) BestPreviousRedBlend DannyCappellani 2012(Grape) BestPreviousShiraz GaryCampanellaandJid Cosma 2011(Country) BestHybrid NeilJohannesen 2010(Country) BestHerb,Grain,Flower,Veg MarioandJeanAnders 2009(Grape) BestCurrentVintageRose PeterBelec 2008(Country) BestSparklingCountyWine DavidWood 2007(Grape) BestCurrentVintageSauvignonBlanc NHEJohannesen 2006(Country) BestBerryorCurrentWine DavidHart 2005(Country) BestOtherFruitWine VinkoEterovic 2004(Grape) BestShiraz K.Furness,D.Markwell 2003(Country) BestMead HarryGilham 2002(Grape) BestRiesling RichardSkinner 2001(Country) BestRaspberry JacquesGarnier 2000(Grape) BestPinotNoir PhilipHellard 15

16 GUILD NIGHT WOTY Competition 2015 Anewleaderhasemergedonour LeagueLadder.MarioFantinisthefirstpersontohavemetallthe ABC prerequisitesinordertobeeligibletowinthecompetition.thewotythemeforthejulyguildnight ismulledwine.althoughmemberscanbringanywinealongforassessmentandfeedbackatour meetings,onlythosewinesinlineforthewotythemeareeligibletoscorepointsinthecompetition. GUILD$NIGHT$WOTY$ $LEAGUE$LADDER$ Name$ Score$ A$ B$ C$ Description$ MarioFantin Shiraz(1),2015Mead(3) DavidHart PinotNoir(3),2013Elderberry(3), 2010CabernetSauvignon(3), HenriStyzinski 2 $ 2015Plum(1),2015Mead(1) WayneHarridge Mead(2) DannyCappellani Palomino(2),2014PinotNoir(1),2011Lagrein(2) SpencerField Viognier(3), NeilJohannesen Chardonnay(1),2011PinotNoir(2) NanOates Elderberry(2) AfGrapeWineB CountryWineC CurrentVintage Reminderofrules: 1. AblockoftimewillbeallocatedatmostMonthlyGuildNightsfortheWOTYdiscussion/competition. 2. ThethemeofeachGuildNightWOTYwillbeannouncedinadvanceviathenewsletter.Onlythose winesbroughtinbymemberswhoareconsistentwiththethemewillbeeligibleforwotyscoring. OtherwinesmaybediscussedduringtheWOTYsessionsubjecttothediscretionoftheChair. 3. TheGuildNightWOTYwillnotreplacetheWineShowWOTYaward.NotethattheWineShowWOTY isawardedtothememberwhosehasthebestaggregatescoreoftheirbest3winesenteredinthe WineShow.Atleastonewinemustbeacountrywineandatleastonewinemustbecurrentvintage. 4. EachwinebroughtinbyamembertoaGuildNightwillbediscussedandfeedbackprovided.Members presentatthemeetingareencouragedtoformallyassesseachwineviaajudgingsheetsimilartothat usedbyjudgesatourwineshow. 5. AttheendoftheWOTYsegmenttheChairofthemeetingwillaskmembers,viaashowofhands,to nominatewhichtheybelievewerethethreebestwines.thebestwineonthenightwillbeallocated3 pointswiththesecondbestwine2pointsandthethirdbestwinereceiving1point. 6. Detailsofthethreebestwineswillbenotedandtheaggregatescoreofindividualwinemakers,who havesubmittedawotywinethroughouttheyear,willbeshowninthemonthlynewsletter. 7. ThememberwiththehighestaggregatescorewillbeallocatedaprizeattheGuild sannualwineshow. Howevertobeeligiblefortheprize,justlikewiththeWineShowWOTY,atleastonewinemustbea countrywineandatleastonemustbecurrentvintage. 16

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