The best of the Canberra District wineries were recognised in last week's Gourmet Traveller Wine best cellar door awards for 2022. Now in it's 11th year, the awards recognise the extra effort wineries make to deliver the best wine experience on site.
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Mount Majura Vineyard won the star cellar door. Work on a new outdoor tasting pavilion has just been completed and the awards recognised the quality collection of tempranillo.
Other winners were Clonakilla (best large cellar door), The Vintner's Daughter (best small cellar door), Olleyville at Shaw (cellar door with best food), Helm Wines (best tasting experience), Lake George Winery (best additional cellar door experience - walking trails and glamping under the stars) and Tallagandra Hill Winery (cellar door with best accommodation).
- Full list of national awards at gourmettravellerwine.com
A wine on the dark side
Out at Lake George, explore your dark side on May 21 with Vino Noir. The winery is offering a range of experiences, all in the dark.
There's a premium dark wine flights and regional food tasting experience ($85pp); a dark dining dome experience with three-courses and matched wine, for groups, eight to 10 ($135pp); a group dark cellar door experience for 20 or more; or special events catered to your needs, with unreleased wines and a changing menu, for groups of one to 10.
You can even add in transport out (and back) to the winery and have fun dressing to impress with the theme.
- Details at lakegeorgewinery.com.au
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Harvest feast
Jeremy Wilson, winemaker at Contentious Character, will talk you through the 2022 harvest, with all the ups and downs of the last year. Seated at long tables, guests will celebrate over a delectable four-course degustation dinner with matching wines.
Start with canapés on arrival and the 2021 Sparkling Chardonnay. Entrée will be an alternate drop of a wasabi-infused beef loin or seared scallops, followed by a main of either a sous-vide venison fillet or grilled barramundi.
The night will end on a sweet note of caramelised peaches, candied walnuts and lychee sorbet, paired with our light and tropical 2021 Verdelho.
April 29, from 6.30pm. Non-members, $140pp; special price for wine club members.
Music and wine
David Faulks at Tallagandra Hills loves his music as much as he loves making wine. After a run of successful concerts in recent months - apparently Jimmy Barnes went off - the schedule rolls on.
Keep an eye out for Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham (May 6), Mahalia Barnes (May 21), The Badloves with King Canyon (May 28) and Shane Nicholson (July 23).
Get in quick and book into the accommodation if you can.
- More details and booking at tallagandrahill.com.au
Karen Hardy
I've covered a few things here at The Canberra Times over the years, from sport to education. But now I get to write about the fun stuff - where to eat, what to do, places to go, people to see. Let me know about your favourite things. Email: karen.hardy@canberratimes.com.au
I've covered a few things here at The Canberra Times over the years, from sport to education. But now I get to write about the fun stuff - where to eat, what to do, places to go, people to see. Let me know about your favourite things. Email: karen.hardy@canberratimes.com.au
