NEXT MEETING 10th July 2012 AGM - Home Made Night HOME MADE NIGHT. At the Meeting on the 10th. be celebrating

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1 June 2012 NEXT MEETING 10th July 2012 AGM - Home Made Night COMING EVENTS AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Frankst Amateur Winemakers Guild will be held JULY 10th 2011 at The Briars Homestead This the best time for you to discuss any ideas you may have the operatis of the Guild, so if you have something to put forward, come alg and bring it up during General Business, then it can be discussed by the Membership, and voted if needed. Remember its your Guild, if you want something de, put your hand up! HOME MADE NIGHT At the Meeting the 10th July after the AGM we will be celebrating HOME MADE NIGHT where you can show off your other skills in preparing tasty morsels for us all to try. From Breads, cakes, biscuits, pie, jams, cheeses, pickles, anything you love making and sharing with others. This will be 2 years since we moved to The Briars with the beautiful commercial kitchen where you can put your creatis together if you need to. Amateur Winemakers Guild COUNTRY WINE TASTING Alg with the Home Made Night the July meeting, it will also be exclusively Country Wine tasting. So bring alg you Country wines for everye to enjoy. D t forget to get your Entries in for the Show Entries close 27th July Entry Forms are available from the website Inside this issue Coming Events News What s On Show News Activity Calendar Major Spsors Spsors Page The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 1

2 Arthur Ste Sparkling Wine Mini Comp The Arthur Ste Sparkling Wine Mini Competiti was held during the June meeting, happily judged by Elaine and assisted by Janet and Robert. There were ly three entries but as always the standard of wines was very high. The placings were: 1st David Wood 18 Gold Apple, Quince and Plum. 2nd David Hart 17.5 Silver Cabernet/Sauvign 3rd Robert Lee 17 Silver Sauvign Blanc LAST USSUE Newsletter Delivery Overhaul After the delivery of the June Newsletter, there will be a major change in the way the Newsletter will available to members. There will be no further hard copies, or copies sent out to members. Each mth an will be sent to all members advising that the Newsletter is now available to be downloaded from the Guild website. Members can then go to the website, open the newsletter, Then save it as a pdf. could all members ensure that the address the Secretary has is the correct e, and those who have not yet caught up with the e- world,get a friend or family to download a copy for you. NEWS MEMBERSHIP FEES DUE As the end of the Guild year draws to a close, membership fees are due by the July AGM. Membership form is available for download from our website: If you are unable to attend the AGM please make other arrangements with the secretary, as other methods of payment such as direct deposit and cheque buy mail are available Heathcote Challenge Due to the loss of the Heathcote Merlot crop, the Challenge will be held from the Heathcote Shiraz, Nebbiolo or Cabernet Sauvign and members will be able to enter a bottle of e of the three grapes varieties purchased from Heathcote in ( e entry per membership) Guild Merchandise PRE -SHOW RELEASE Guild logoed glass holders and the Guilds 2013 calendar will be available for purchase by members at the August meeting so members will be able to avoid the Show rush I should never have admitted I was a grape-treader down there. Annual Dinner Our annual mid year dinner will again be the theme Christmas in July and will be held Sunday July 15th at The Briars Homestead 1 pm for 2 pm start bring alg a Plate of Nibblies BYO wines and refreshments The caterers require a minimum number of meals, so support the Guild and come alg to what is becoming a great annual event. $30 p/h pay cash the day. for bookings, ctact Steve Pratt Caring for Vines Mike Payne joined us at the April meeting to give us a talk caring for our vines. It was a great night, and I think all members found it very informative. During the talk the questi of spraying was raised, and Mike suggested that spraying was too large a topic its own, so Mike and David have decided to have a fire side chat Caring for Vines Spraying and Feeding to be held David Harts Sat. 4th of August So if you have vines in or are intending to plant vines in the near future, you are welcome to attend. For Bookings Call David Hart The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 2

3 WHAT S ON Heathcote Food and Wine Festival Tickets (from July 16) Tickets can be bought the day ($30 with a standard tasting glass or $45 with a premium Shiraz glass) or pre-booked ($25 for a standard booking). For pre-booking, ctact website or if problems Henry Screen or henry@heathcotewinegrowers.com.au. TRAVEL Apart from travelling by car, you can get to the Festival by train or Festival bus. * Vline to Bendigo then Festival bus to Heathcote: Vline departs Sat morning from Southern Cross Stati 7:16am, 8:36am, 9:36am & 10:36am _ reaching Bendigo approx 2 hours latter. Evening returns from Bendigo Stati 4:28pm, 5:35pm, 6:40pm & 8:46pm. * You can catch the Festival bus direct from Southern Cross Stati to the Festival, departing 9:30am and leaving Heathcote 5:30pm $35, see but NO BOOKINGS UNTIL JULY 16. And while you re at the Festival, you can take a short visit to the Heathcote township the Festival Shuttle which runs ctinuously every 20 minutes or so. WINERIES Armstead Estate #63 Barfold Estate #48 Barnadown Run #65 Buckshot Vineyard #2 Bull Run Estate #7 Burke & Wills Winery Carlei Wines Coliban Valley Wines Cdie Corella Ridge Estate Dead Horse Hill Domaine Asmara Domaines Titiarra Downing Estate Ellis Wines Eppalock Ridge Flynns Wines Galli Estate Greenste Hanging Rock Winery Heathcote Estate Heathcote ll Heathcote Vines Heathcote Winery Hennings Vineyard Idavue Estate Kennedy Vintners Lake Cooper Estate Louis De Castella M. Chapoutier Australia McIvor Estate Meehan Vineyards Mia Valley Estate Milvine Estate Mt Burrumboot Estate #38 Mt Tooleen Wines #50 Munari Wines #14 Peregrine Ridge #58 Red Edge #13 Redesdale Estate #32 Sanguine Estate #46 She-Oak Hill #60 Shelmerdine Vineyard #67 Silver Spo #52 St Michael s Vineyard #57 Stefani Estate #53 Tar & Roses #25 Tayloroo Farm #54 Tellurian Wines #44 The Bridge #34 Tyrrell s Wines #59 Vinea Mars #17 Accommodati Most accommodati in Heathcote is already booked out but you may try: Heathcote Motor inn Heathcote Country Lodge Domaine Asmara Vineyard Peppert Homestead Axedale Farm Cottage FOOD & PRODUCE Axedale Olives #68 Banger Boy #56 Barfold Olives #49 Barista Brothers #76 Boderoo Walnuts #23 Cellar & Store #16 Chapman Hill Olive Oil #36 Chef Ty _ The Celebrity Chef #77 European BBQ #20 Fiesta Catering #1 Flying Calamari Brothers #55 Goldfields Farmhouse Cheese #61 Gourmet Curry Hut #35 Jagrd Wood Fired Pizza #19 Kynet Olive Oil #7 Locheilan Farmhouse Cheese#22 Mandie s Kitchen Gourmet Puddings #76 Michel s Fine Biscuits #45 Olive Branch Preserves #28 Pud for all Seass #29 Simply Spanish #4 Smokin Barry s Slow Cooked BBQ #8 Taste of the Orient #6 Thai Takeaway Bendigo #41 Timbo Ice cream #78 Vietnamese Food House #33 Warialda Belted Galloway Beef #3 Wilding s Pantry Essentials #5 The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 3

4 2012 Show News Door Attendants We will need members to man the door between the hours of 9.00 am and 3.30 pm the Sunday. There needs to be a minimum of two members at a time looking after the door at all times. The job entails collecting the entry fees, handing out the show bags, giving out the door prize tickets and any other informati required entry. we aim to do it in e hour stints. Those able to help can ctact Kevin and Dianne or at the next meeting Josephine s RESTAURANT During the Frankst and South Eastern Wine Show and Tasting at The Briars Sunday August Lunches and Afterno Tea will be available at Josephine s Restaurant Opposite The Barn, the Wine Show venue Bookings will be taken Judging Stewards Stewards are needed to assist the Head Steward in the running of the judging sessi the Saturday of the show. Tasks include setting up the judging tables before each secti, opening the bottles and pouring the wine into the tasting glasses, then the clearing and resetting up for the next secti. Members wishing to assist can do so, by ctacting Bev Catering During the judging sessis the Saturday of the show, Judges and Stewards need to take lunch and tea breaks. We are looking for people able to help out in making sandwiches, sces, cakes or anything else you think the volunteers may enjoy. You can prepare the items earlier and deliver them Saturday morning. If you are able to help out please ctact Venessa or Peter or at the next meeting SUPPORT YOUR GUILD Supper At the end of each meeting we all like to have a chat and a coffee and something to nibble, if you d like to help out and bring a cake, a slice or maybe some biscuits now and then, this would be a great help and save dipping into the Guilds funds to supply supper each meeting. Wine to try During each meeting there s nothing better than sitting back, listening to the guest speaker and sampling yours and other members wines, but over the last few meetings the amount of wines brought in by members has dropped csiderably. So have a look in the wine rack and bring something alg to try, and to the Country winemakers, a little harder look as the grape wines far exceed the fruit wines. The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 4

5 FAWG Activity Calendar Meeting Date Proposed Meeting Activity Social Events Competitis - Tastings 10 July st. AGM "Home-made night" Annual Guild Dinner Details TBA 14 August 2012 Old Wines Night - got any old wines stashed away - bring them alg for assessment FAWG WINE SHOW & COMPETITION Sunday 26th August 11 September 2012 Demstrati of wine faults from show Report Wine Show Show wines tasting 9 October 2012 John Lee Trophy specified wine Category - Citrus Wineries Tour Chris Myers Red wine mini comp Victorian Wines Show 13 November 2012 Eltham Wine Show November 2012 December 2012 No normal guild meeting Sunday?? December Christmas Party at The Briars 9 January 2013 Frozen fruit order? 2012 Heathcote Wine Challenge 12 February 2013 Winemaking classes Sheila Lee Liqueur mini comp 12 March 2013 Wine grapes available? WODONGA WINE SHOW & COMPETITION WODONGA WINE SHOW RED HILL SHOW 09 April 2013 Gord Evans white wine mini-comp 13 May 2013 Local Wineries tour (tentative) Mixed Berries wines Challenge 11 June 2013 Arthur Ste Sparkling wine Mini-comp 09 July nd. AGM "Home-made night" Annual Guild Dinner Details TBA The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 5

6 MAJOR SPONSORS Everything from the grape to the bottle Banbury Road, Reservoir. Home Make It TM 4/158 Wellingt Rd Clayt T: The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 6

7 WE WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR ANNUAL WINE COMPETITION One Stop Bar Shop/ AHB Cnr Tyabb Road & Racecourse Road Morningt Anthy Taylor Costante Imports P/L Bell Street Prest John Mitris Magick Brew 205a Bayview Road McCrae Col Harris WineQuip 59 Banbury Road Reservoir Andrew Watt Bakers Delight Shop B4 Morningt Central Shopping centre 78 Barkly Street Morningt Home Make It formerly - Cellar Plus 4/158 Wellingt Road Clayt Steve Lamberto Heritage Coopers 34 Campbell Street Diamd Creek HERITAGE COOPERS Servicing the wine industry and the home brewer Vinvicta 2/97 Maquarie Drive Thomastown Steve Jenkins WINE LABEL OF THE MONTH The FAWG, PROMOTE THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. Page 7