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Winemakers of Langhorne Creek Exhibition

Posted July 30th, 2010 in Events • Upcoming • Tastings • News

Meet the Winemakers and Taste the wines of Langhorne Creek

 Come and meet the winemakers and taste the wines of ten of the top producers of South Australia’s Langhorne Creek Wine Region. It’s a free event running from 10am to 4pm on
Saturday the 28th of August.

Wineries featured are -
 Angas Plains with Judy Cross 
Bleasdale with Robbie Potts 
Bremerton with Rebecca Kidd 
Brothers In Arms with Liz Adams
Gipsie Jack with John Glaetzer
Kimbolton with Brad Case 
Lake Breeze with Greg Follett 
Step Road with Vicki Greaves 
Temple Bruer with Craig Healy
Zonte’s Footstep with Brad Rey.

 A unique event not to be missed. Don’t forget to tell your friends about it.

Villa Maria Winemaker Dinner Menu

Posted July 23rd, 2010 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners • What's New

Villa Maria Winemaker Dinner Menu
With Senior Marlborough Winemaker Jeremy McKenzie 

The next Winemaker Dinner is to be held on Monday September 6 at Fountains Restaurant.
Fountains Restaurant is found at Box Hill Tafe, 465 Elgar Road, Box Hill.
The Dinner starts at 7pm and costs $85.00 per person. Bookings are now being taken however late cancellations must be paid for. Any dietary requirements can be catered for if you let us know before the event. Tables of up to 10 people can be organised. Call Michael or Jeff at Templestowe Cellars on (03)9846 1985 to make your booking.
Here’s the Menu-

Appetisers on arrival
Served with 2009 Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Gris

Entree:
Prawn and scallop ravioli with seaweed broth
Served with 2009 Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc
and 2009 Villa Maria Private Bin Chardonnay

Main:
Slow cooked lamb with warm fetta bean salad and parsnip puree
Served with 2008 Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Noir
and 2008 Villa Maria Cellar Selection Pinot Noir

Dessert:
Wicked cheese triple cream brie with smoked salt bread and spiced figs in red wine syrup
Served with 2008 Villa Maria Private BinMerlot

tea, coffee and chocolate petite fours to finish.

Annual Pinot Exhibition on soon

Posted July 12th, 2010 in Events • Upcoming • Tastings • News

Lock in Saturday 9th of October for our extremely popular Annual Pinot Noir Exhibition for 2010. We’ve built it up over the years in such a way that everybody knows that 20 to 25 of the best Pinot Noirs that are submitted to us ( there are over 100 tasted) are put on for the day so you are getting the very best in quality for Pinot Noir. Exciting times for exciting wines.
This tasting is a free event - you do not need to pay an entry fee to taste the wines. As we get closer to the date when we have finished our appraisals we’ll post a list of the wines we think make the grade for the day. 

That date again - Saturday October 9 from 10am to 4pm. Right here at Templestowe Cellars.

Pirie Estate Winemaker Dinner

Posted May 6th, 2010 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners • News

Pirie Estate Winemaker Dinner

with Dr. Andrew Pirie.            Monday June 7, 2010

Appetisers:
Served on arrival with N/V Pirie Sparkling Wine

Entree:
Kingfish carpaccio, lemon mayonnaise and herb ciabatta bread
Served with 2008 Pirie South Pinot Gris & 2007 Pirie South Chardonnay

Main:
Vincotto glazed turkey breast with pistachio and herb stuffing,
fondant potatoes and baby greens
Served with 2008 Pirie South Pinot Noir & 2007 Pirie Estate Pinot Noir

Dessert:
Muscatel pudding with butterscotch sauce and double cream
Served with 2007 Pirie `Clark’s’ Reserve Botrytis Riesling

Finishing with tea, coffee and chocolate petite fours

Monday June 7
Fountains Restaurant, Box Hill Tafe
465 Elgar Road, Box Hill, Free parking On-Site
7pm Start
$85.00 per person, bookings essential
late cancellations must be paid for
Call Templestowe Cellars on 9846 1985 for reservations.

 

Winemaker Dinners for 2010

Posted January 29th, 2010 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners

Winemaker Dinners for 2010

This year we have an exciting list of Winemaker Dinners lined up starting with:

Sticks Wines - Yarra Valley, March 15

Voyager Estate - Margaret River, May 3

Pirie Estate - Tasmania, June 7

Villa Maria - New Zealand, September 6

Yalumba - South Australia, November 15

Menus will be posted closer to the dates of each dinner.
Dinners are held at Fountains Restaurant, Box Hill Tafe.
Elgar Road, Box Hill. 7pm Start. $85.00 per person.
Cancellations must be paid for

Bremerton Dinner Menu

Posted August 6th, 2009 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners

Bremerton Dinner Menu
For Monday September 7th at Fountains Restaurant, Box Hill Tafe.
7pm Start and $80.00 per person. Book Now.

Appetisers:
Served on arrival with N/V Paul Louis Blanc de Blancs

Entree:
Steamed blue eye in saffron, lemon and black olive on crushed roasted potatoes and parsley
Served with 2008 Bremerton Sauvignon Blanc and 2009 Bremerton Verdelho

Main:
Twice cooked duck maryland on crisp pancetta and parsnip puree with a salad of witlof, radicchio, wasabi peas, mushrooms and horseradish dressing
Served with 2007 Bremerton Tamblyn Cabernets and 2007 Bremerton Selkirk Shiraz

Cheese:
Donnybrook farmhouse Pastorello served with apricot and hazelnut compote, fresh celery and lavosh
Served with 2007 Bremerton Cabernet Sauvignon

tea, coffee and chocolates to finish

Bremerton Winemaker Dinner

Posted June 18th, 2009 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners

Bremerton Winemaker Dinner

The next dinner for 2009 will feature the wines of Bremerton from South Australia’s Langhorne Creek region.
Monday 7th of September
7pm start
$80.00 per person

Annual Riesling Exhibition

Posted October 9th, 2008 in Events • Upcoming • Tastings

Annual Riesling Exhibition
The Templestowe Cellars Annual Riesling exhibition is only just over a month away.
Saturday 15th of November
10am to 4pm
Free Entry
Come and taste the best Rieslings from the 2008 vintage. A vintage which we believe and a lot of Winemakers are telling us will rival that of 2005 and 2002. We have seen a number of Rieslings from Clare and Eden Valley in South Australia and they are awesome. This will be the best Riesling Expo for quality since 2005.
Wines on tasting will include O’Leary Walker, Leo Buring Leonay, Seppelt Drumborg, Peter Lehmann, Ferngrove and many more.
Don’t miss this fantastic day!

Yalumba Dinner

Posted October 9th, 2008 in Events • Upcoming • Dinners

Yalumba Dinner
The final Winemaker Dinner for 2008 is fast approaching. Featuring some of the great wines of Yalumba matched to a traditional style Christmas feast, this will be an outstanding evening. Chief winemaker for Yalumba Brian Walsh is also coming across for the evening so we will be able to listen to him talk about the story of Yalumba.
When: Monday 10th November
Where: Fountains Restaurant, Box Hill Tafe
Time: 7pm for 7.30pm sit down
Cost: $80.00 per person, cancellations must be paid for
To Book call Templestowe Cellars on (03)9846 1985

The Menu is as follows-

Appetisers on arrival
Served with N/V Jansz Sparkling Rose

Entree:
Smoked Salmon, asparagus and citrus salad with flower blossoms and lemon grass buerre blanc
Served with 2008 Heggies Riesling and 2003 Pewsey Vale Contours Riesling

Main:
Traditional roast turkey and ham with plum and sage stuffing, roasted root vegetables, seasonal greens and cranberry jus
Served with 2006 Yalumba Barossa Patchwork Shiraz and 2004 Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz

Dessert:
Individual plum puddings with brandy anglaise and vanilla bean ice cream
Served with 2007 Heggies Botrytis Riesling

Followed by tea, coffee and chocolates