Menu for Wine Dinner, November 15, 2010

1^st Course:

Bacalhau-Almost Divine Cod
Salt cod baked in cream, olive oil, white wine, leek, carrot, and pureed potato

2009 Layers White

2009 Barossa Blond

2^nd Course:

Potato Gnocchi with Lamb Ragu
Lamb tenderloin & vegetables in a tomato sauce

1999 Mentor Cabernet Sauvignon

2005 Mentor Cabernet Sauvignon

3rd Course (Dessert) :

Leite Crème “ Dona Irene”

(light Portuguese cream custard topped with caramelized sugar & cinnamon )

Lehmann King Port

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In addition to the starter wine, and the sticky with our special Aussie dessert, we will be featuring 3 outstanding wines with the 10th anniversary Dinner. With the Arctic Char, we have a 2003 Coldstream Hills Chardonnay from the Yarra Valley, just outside Melbourne. This wine drew very high ratings from Robert Parker
Our two feature reds, will include a wine that we tried at the Ivory during our fall walk-about. This is the 2002 Grant Burge Filsell from Barossa. This wine was so outstanding when we tasted it in September that we decided to replace a younger wine that was less mature.
Our other red is from the outstanding Torbreck Vineyards, also in the Barossa – 2003 The Struie, (shiraz) which was
purchased originally for this occasion. Parker rated this wine 95 when released so it should be showing well at our dinner.

This event is open to guests so please feel free to pass this on to anyone who might be interested in joining us.

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With The Commanderie de Bordeaux
Presents:
Old world vs New World
Face off Tasting

Monday October 26, 2009
7:15 PM

Well-known wine expert William Bincolletto will be taking us through a tasting of two white and 6 red wines (1/2 from Bordeaux, 1/2 from Australia) The Australian wines will be wines in the Bordeaux style, so we can get an idea of how Aussie winemakers create wines using Bordeaux blends.
Our top wine from Bordeaux will be a 2002 Ch. Lynch Bages, a year which is already drinking very well. Two of the Aussie reds we will enjoy are the 1999 Mentor ( Peter Lehman) and the 1997 Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon from D’Arenberg in the Barossa Valley.

We are limited to 25 attendees so first priority will be given to members and first guest. If either group does not fill their 25 spots, we can then open it up for other guests to attend. Cost is $40 each for member and first guest. Other guests $50.

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Next we are off to the Ivory Club for a bite to eat and 2 wines from the club’s cellar.

Last but not least, for dessert, we circle back to 112 St. and 104 Ave., finishing the evening at Tesoro,

TESORO MANGIARIA CAFFE BAR A MODERN YET AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CAFFE EXPERIENCE.

Place: Start at Hudson’s Taproom 11248 -104Ave

Time: 7:00p.m

Date: Sept 15th, 2009

Price: $55 member and $55 first guest all others $65

Send cheque to: Australian Wine Club
40 Westbrook Drive
Edmonton, AB
T6J 2C9

Click this link to get the  Registration form Sept 15th

Registration cut off date is September 11th.

Due to the nature of this event it is difficult to make special accommodations for allergies at all venues in advance so we encourage anyone with food allergies to ask your server at each venue about the ingredients if food is being served.

The Australian Wine Club is committed to the tasting of Australian wine. We recommend moderation in drinking. These venues are readily accessible by public transportation. Please be aware of your responsibilities.

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You can predict the outcome of their face offs.

KIWI vs. KOALA

This will be a real showdown; No one knows who will win.

Join us for this special event organized by Lucille and Edwin Cossins. The Cossins’ have traveled to many New Zealand and Australia vineyards. They have put together a visual montage of their travels that will provide a colorful back drop during the evening.

FIGHT NIGHT EVENT CARD:

Opening round: Apéritif, featuring Rosé
Main Event: White vs. White and Red vs. Red hosted by:

Garden Salad, Ranch dressing
BREAST OF CHICKEN CHASSEUR
Red Wine & Mushroom Sauce
Herbed Roast Potato Wedges
2 Fresh Vegetables

Extra Event: Peach Melba with
Chocolate Strawberry & Whipped Cream served with a sticky sweet wine.

Coffee or Tea

Play by Play: Spike Maynard of Harvest Wines

Place: Pappachase Room, Faculty Club, U. of A. Campus
11435 Saskatchewan Drive
Phone No: 780-492-4231

Time: 7:00p.m

Date: May 25th, 2009

Price: $65 member and $65 first guest all others $75

Parking: There is parking in the Faculty Club parking lot or adjacent Windsor Parkade, parking ticket can be purchased from a machine. These lots are accessible from 116th street or there is curb parking along Saskatchewan Drive.

Registration cut off date is May 20th.

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Step out of your comfort zone and into the twilight zone

Art meets merchant
Merchant makes art

Everyone is ‘raven’
about Irene Mertz -Labonte’s previous events. You will be crazy for this one!

This time: Secret location
Boutique winery
Rockford Wines will be there

Food prepared by
Daniel Costa private chef extraordinaire

Event Date: April 2nd, 2009
Event Time: 7:00 pm
Member price $55
Member’s first guest price $55
All others: $65

Location: 29 Armstrong
Photos are from the venue.
We will email you the exact address when we receive your payment

Menu: 4 Tapas, 1 secret wine creation and 4 Rockford wines

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