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Mid-Winter's Night
Banquet At Dusty Hill
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 26th May 2005: If you're a fan of
Dusty Hill Vineyard's
periodic soirees you'd better mark June 25th down in your calendar now. To
celebrate the winter solstice (albeit a couple of days late - it actually
falls on June 22nd this year) the Hill will be holding a Mid Winter's
Night Banquet for 60 guests that should have most attendees either seeing
double and/or talking in tongues by the end of the evening. As regular readers
probably know, over the last year Dusty Hill have been pioneering gala winery
nights in the Moffatdale area. And they've gradually built up quite a reputation
for it. So much so that their last few special events have been either total
sell-outs or the next closest thing to it. And while no-one could accuse
the Hill's soirees of being cheap, they do represent good value if you really
want to let your hair down. Why? Because they're a total package that
includes food, wine and transport. The up-coming Mid Winter's Night Banquet
is no different. For $135 per head (or $120 per head if you're already a
member of the Hill's wine club) you can get to enjoy all the food you can
eat and all the wine you can drink; live musical entertainment; free transport
to and from all the accommodation venues in and around Murgon; and a slap-up
breakfast at the vineyard's Cafe the next morning to see you on your way.
If you'd like to book tickets, though, you'd best be quick about it. I doubt
they'll last long. You can do so by phoning Dusty Hill on (07) 4168
4700; by mobile on (0417) 684-700 or
via email.
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Kingaroy Cheese Scores
Gold At Sydney Show
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 23rd May 2005:
A little less than two weeks ago I mentioned that
Kingaroy Cheese - whose
production has increased by about 33% over last 12 months as demand
for its cheeses continues to grow - was competing at the Australian Speciality
Cheesemaker's Show in Sydney (see story 11th May 2005). I'm now
pleased to report that this exciting firm has walked away with a Gold Medal
yet again: this time for their Stuart River Triple Cream Brie. This
isn''t the first time the company have won gold at this very, very prestigious
event and cheesemaker Chris Ganzer is understandably delighted with
the result. "This is a very exciting outcome not only for our company but
also for the State's dairying industry in general," he said. "I don't think
anyone would dispute that deregulation has hit the Queensland industry
particularly hard. There's been a lot of bad news over the last few years
from the farm gate right through to the factory floor and I don't think consumers
are noticeably better off for it either. But this award demonstrates
that no matter what, there are still Queensland companies out there striving
to produce the highest quality cheese.and dairy products. And that with the
maturing of Australian palates there are now plenty of consumers out
there who now demand this too." Chris will now be placing the latest gold
medal into Kingaroy Cheese's trophy case to join the barrow-load of other
gongs the firm has won since the company was founded in the old William Street
Butter Factory just a few years ago. And - of course! - going back to making
top notch cheeses. Photo above: Cheesemaker Chris Ganzer of Kingaroy
Cheese with a batch of the firm's nationally-acclaimed products.
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Indian Cookery Classes
At Burning Beats
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 20th May 2005:
Interested in learning how to cook Indian food? If so, then you should book
yourself a place at the Burning Beats Café's first-ever Indian
Cookery course, which will be held on Sunday 5th June 2005. Over the
last couple of years the Café's owner/chef Paul Stoddart
(pictured at right) has had major success with his popular Thai cookery
classes and the new Indian cookery class will follow the same model. Paul
told me that many of his customers have been asking for Indian cuisine lessons
for a fair while. "I've already accumulated a list of approximately 50 people
who are interested in attending", Paul said. Students who go along to the
course will have the opportunity to watch practical demonstrations as well
as get some get hands-on experience in preparing exotic dishes using traditional
Indian techniques and ingredients - and then be able to eat the results!
Some of the dishes that will be demonstrated on the day are the all-important
home made Tandoori Paste; Alu Ghosh (a fantastic beef
and potato curry); Dhal (a traditional lentil dish); Sweet Potato
and Spinach Curry; Chicken Passanra Curry and a selection of
condiments and Indian salads. Paul told me one of the most important aspects
of the course is explaining how curries should be eaten and which accompaniments
are appropriate to individual dishes. "The day should be a fairly casual
and relaxed experience for students but they'll be able to get their hands
dirty if they like," Paul said. The course will run from 10.00am until
approximately 3.00pm and bookings - if you're quick! - can be made by calling
the Café on (07) 4162-3932 or
via email. PS:
Burning Beats will be closed for 3-weeks from 22nd June 2005 while Paul and
his partner Kerry take a much needed study break to Vietnam. Expect some
amazing new dishes on the Cafe's menu when they return.
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Region To Get Better
Winery Signage In Next Few Years
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 17th May 2005: Since her
appointment at the last State election as Queensland's first ever Minister
for Wine, I've written several stories about Margaret Keech (pictured
at right) and her ongoing work to develop the Queensland wine industry.
So far most people I've spoken to seem very happy with the job she's doing.
And if progress on particular matters sometimes seems a bit slow, it's only
because Minister Keech holds down several other portfolios (such as Tourism
and Fair Trading); because a lot of the work she's doing is pretty fundamental
stuff that's never been properly addressed before; and because some of it
involves the co-operation of several different Government departments to
bring into effect. One of these jobs involves introducing some sensible reforms
into the State's often arcane liquor licensing laws - particularly as they
apply to wine (see story 23rd February 2005). And another - which
I'm pleased to be writing about today - is the gradual introduction of
standardised road signage for the State's wineries so that tourists
can readily identify not only when they're entering or leaving a major wine
region (in particular, the South Burnett and the Granite Belt) but also where
the wineries are physically located inside those regions. Very soon big signs
will be going up around the Granite Belt to do this. And within the next
24 months or so you can expect to see similar signage erupt right across
the South Burnett too. The wine region and winery signs will be modelled
on existing signage already used in Victoria which both States hope to turn
into a national standard. And unless grapes get planted soon at Blackbutt
or Yarraman in the south of Kilkivan Shire in north, visitors can probably
expect to be welcomed to the South Burnett wine region just south of
Nanango and slightly north of Moffatdale.
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South Burnett Training
Women In Hospitality To Meet Skills Shortages
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 14th May 2005:
If you've ever wondered if there's a future in tourism, wonder no more! Right
now 20 women are being trained in hospitality at the Southern Queensland
Institute of TAFE in Kingaroy as part of a return to work program. The
program is in a response to a skills shortage in our region's hospitality
and tourism industry which was identified by a local advisory group headed
by
CTC Employment. CTC then
initiated the program as part of a Community Training Partnership and secured
f $120,000 from the Queensland State Government to run it. The women are
doing a Certificate II hospitality program and the goal of the initiative
is to train people who are long term unemployed wanting to return to the
workforce or part-time workers looking to improve their skills so they can
find more satisfying permanent employment. Student Amy Burgess
(pictured far right) said she was doing the hospitality course so
she could re-enter the workforce after having children at a young age. Amy
has worked in hospitality before but would like to get a job in a winery.
"It's something different and I have an interest in wines," she said. "The
skills I'm getting in this course are practical and I won't have to guess
what to do when I get employed. I'll be able to a help to my boss straight
away and shouldn't need much further training." Gerreldine Abbey
(pictured at left) is the mother of Tiffany Abbey (pictured
at middle) and they're doing the course together to jointly improve their
employment prospects. Gerreldine wants more customer skills so she can change
her career path after working in hospitality before and running a hotel kitchen.
Mrs Abbey said "I'm tired of cooking and want to deal more with customers
and the public. The training I'm getting from TAFE is giving me the skills
to do so." Daughter, Tiffany, 14, is currently a Year 10 student at the Kingaroy
TAFE campus and is doing the course to get extra skills. In the coming weeks,
students will receive hands-on experience as they commence work experience
in various South Burnett restaurants, wineries and hotels. Photo:
Amy Burgess, Tiffany Abbey and Gerreldine Abbey are doing a TAFE hospitality
course funded by a Community Training Partnership to help meet skills shortages
in the South Burnett's tourism and hospitality industries.
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Kingaroy Cheese
Production Up 33%
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 11th May 2005: With embattled
milk producer Parmalat Australia closing its soft cheese and butter factory
in Warwick within the next six months and recently announced job cuts in
jobs at Dairy Farmers' Toowoomba factory, its probably not surprising to
hear that the South Burnett's boutique cheese factory
Kingaroy Cheese has been
experiencing higher demand for its products lately. Master Cheesemaker Chris
Ganzer told me this week that although the industry's mass producers
haven't posed any direct competition to his company, the closures and cut-backs
are effectively leaving Queensland with an industry base of boutique
manufacturers. "This year our annual production has increased from 9
tonnes to 12 tonnes", Chris said, "and I think it's a reflection of how
sophisticated Queenslanders palates have become as mass-produced cheeses
disappear off their dinner tables". The award-winning cheesemaker has just
entered its range of cheeses into this month's Sydney's Speciality
Cheesemaker's Show (held on 22nd may 2005) and I'm sure lots of people
will be interested in the result. Kingaroy Cheese has already racked up 3
gold medals from previous appearances at the event. And for the first
time in any competition, Chris is entering the company's popular soft Quark
cheese (Quark is a European style cream cheese). I've also been informed
that the latest issue of Australian Vogue Traveller has a special
feature on Crème Fraiche, which includes… you guessed it! Kingaroy
Crème Fraiche.
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Have Lunch With Peter
Howard At Captain's Paddock
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 8th May 2005: On Sunday 15th May
Captain's Paddock Vineyard
at Booie will be presenting a sneak preview of their upcoming 2003 Double
Pruned Shiraz (otherwise known as The Last Syrah) at a special
luncheon hosted by celebrity chef Peter Howard. From 11.30am until
late in the afternoon, diners will be treated to a 5-course barbeque lunch
cooked by the man himself with choices of entrees and main courses taken
straight from the pages of Peter's new cookbook "Licence To Grill"
(which is also being launched at the affair). The lunch will be finished
off with Kingaroy Cheese and a home made chocolate sticky date pudding with
all courses be accompanied by matching wines. Mr Howard will also have copies
of his books on hand for autographing and purchase and he'll displaying and
discussing his own new range of food products as well. Paddock owner
Mary-Anne Pidcock told me it's a sign of the South Burnett's coming
of age when well-known wine and food commentators like Peter Howard make
regular visits to the region. "Attendees can expect Peter to share his well-known
enthusiasm and passion for South Burnett wine and food," she said. The vineyard
will also take the opportunity to launch the latest bottles of their award
winning Rosetta rose-style wine. I've also been warned that with only a week
to go, seats are at a premium. So reserve your spot ASAP if you want to enjoy
what promises to be a very interesting afternoon indeed! You can make a booking
by phoning the Paddock on (07) 4162-4534 or
via email.
Photo: Celebrity chef Peter Howard, who'll be giving guests a good
grilling at Captain's Paddock next Sunday.
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Ramon Whitten Vies
For Apprentice Of The Year
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 5th May 2005: Newly qualified chef Ramon Whitten, who
now runs the kitchen at
Explorers Restaurant at
the Burke and Wills Motor Inn in Kingaroy following the departure of chef
Steve Gudzinski (see story 20th April 2005), has been short-listed
for the 2005 Queensland Training Awards Apprentice of the Year. Regular
readers may recall that back in March Ramon took out an award at the PCA
South Burnett Culinary Competition held at the
Tarong Mine Wine and Food in the
Park Festival. Ramon told me that after he was nominated for the
training award he was short-listed and interviewed in Gympie by a panel judges
last week . "I was very happy with the way the interview went and I'm just
thrilled that I've got this far", he told me. Although the 32-year-old chef
had only decided to undergo his chef's apprenticeship in recent years, he
has more than 10 years of hands-on experience cooking in many establishments
throughout Queensland. Several years ago Ramon ran the kitchen at the former
Brisbane restaurant Arrivederci - which has been recently renovated
and renamed Restaurant Louvre for the popular reality TV program
My Restaurant Rules. The
Apprentice of the Year Award is judged first in Townsville (at the regional
level) on 18th June with a prizes of a trophy, certificate and $500.00. Regional
winners will then be judged at the state level with an opportunity to nominate
for the Australian finals. I'd certainly like to wish Ramon the best of luck
and I'm everyone who's enjoyed his work at first hand would too. Naturally,
I'll keep you updated on his progress. Photo: Apprentice of the
Year nominee Ramon Whitten in action at the 2005 PCA South Burnett Culinary
Competition (photo by Clive Lowe courtesy of PCA)
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New Autumn Recipes
From Cahill's Wines
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 2nd May 2005: Regular readers will be aware that every season
for the last half year now, the South Burnett's smallest - but arguably
pluckiest! - winemaker John Cahill has been releasing seasonal recipes
to accompany his wines. I thought this was such a good idea when John kicked
it off that we've been making them available right here on South Burnett
Cuisine in Adobe PDF format so you can print them out and try them at home
yourself. And in this vein I'm pleased to report that John (pictured at right)
has just released two more recipes for Autumn: one for a Pot Roast Silverside
on Champ Potato with a Horseradish Cream Sauce and the other for a
Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Tropical Fruit Salsa. I must confess that
John asked for my advice with these two recipes, but then he went on to add
some special twists of his own. The two dishes are (naturally!) matched with
Cahill's Kingaroy Ridge Shiraz and Tawny Port - which you can only obtain
at the Carrollee Hotel bottle shop in Kingaroy. John told me that
the weather really determined his choices. "I reckon that a typical South
Burnett autumn delivers warm days and brisk evenings. So people start getting
inspired to bring out the old faithful dishes that the grew up with", John
said, "and I've given the new recipes a go and loved them". John also told
me he's just barrelled a new style of wine which will expand on his already
popular collection. But more news on that when it hits my desk!
Photo: John Cahill from Kingaroy Ridge with his increasingly famous
Shiraz and Port. You can get John's latest seasonal recipes in PDF format
by clicking here (1.1
Mb)
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News
Archives
March-April
2005
Bunnies Restaurant
Closes - But Wedding Bells Chime For Phil and Casey • Barambah
Ridge To Close Down • Sir Joh and Pumpkin Scones: My True Story
• Steve Gudzinski Heads For The Gold Coast Hinterland
• Sylvia Comes Fifth In State Barista Competition •
2005 PCA Regional Cuisine Cook-Off Recipes Now Available Online
• 2005 Cook-Off The Biggest Yet • Wondai Gets A Little
Pasta and Opera
January-February
2005
Competition
Heats Up For 2005 Regional Cuisine Cook-Offs • Wine Liquor Law
Reforms In The Pipeline? • 2005 Vintage Quickly Drawing To A
Close • South Burnett Hosts Nationally Recognised Olive Oil Course
• Feijoa Field Day At Lower Wonga On Saturday 5th March
• Something New: Coffee With Sylvia! • Yarraman Boutique
Markets Open This Saturday • Alistair McLeod and Nick Bray To
Judge 2005 Cook-Offs • New Owners At Crane Wines •
South Burnett Heading For A Bumper 2005 Vintage
December
2004
Merry Christmas
To All Our Readers! • Coming In January 2005 - Stomp & Sip
• South Burnett Cuisine Featured In Australian Regional Food
Guide • South Burnett Cuisine Christmas Gift Ideas Part II
• Bumper Cleanskin Sale At Barambah Ridge This Saturday
• Tipperary Estate's Official Opening: Saturday 18th December
• South Burnett Cuisine Christmas Gift Ideas
November
2004
South Burnett
Scores Again In 2005 Good Life Restaurant Guide • Kingaroy Ridge
Releases Two New Sizzling Summer Recipes • Region Scores Big
At Queensland Wine Awards • Merlot Becomes A Page 3 Winedog
• Kiwi Rock Star Heads Up Wondai's Newest Eatery •
Tipperary Estate Opens New Cellar Door • Cherbourg Enjoys Some
Home-Cooked Hospitality • 2004 Small Winemakers Show A Bit Of
A Fizzer • Bunya Blue Makes Its Noosa Debut • South
Burnett Features In The Good Life
October
2004
South Burnett
Special On Queensland Weekender • Get Ready For The Long, Lazy
Lunch • New Menu At Explorer's Restaurant • Amy Ballin:
The South Burnett's First Michelin Chef • Tickle Yourself Pink!
• Stuart Range Bumper Wine Sale Coming This Saturday
• Nanango Gets Its Third Stake In The South Burnett Wine
Industry
September
2004
Want To See The
Wineries? Why Not Take A Bus? • Have A Spring Afternoon's Fun
In Nanango's Pioneer Park • Springtime Shiraz and Port Recipes
from Kingaroy Ridge • Kingsley Grove Releases Two South Burnett
Champagnes • No Burning Beats Next Week: They're On Holidays!
• Amy Ballin's Dreams Come True • Two Big Spring
Wine Festivals For 2004 • Something Totally New: The South Burnett
Dozen • Amy Ballin: An Update • A New - And True
Blue - Kingaroy Cheese
August 2004
Get Ready For
Kingaroy's Centenary Picnic In The Park! • Coffee Making Course
At The Bell Tower Restaurant • Kingsley Grove's New Cellar Door
Open For Business • My Apologies! Technical Glitches Delay Cuisine
Updates • Amy To Compete For Ramsay Scholarship •
South Burnett Wine & Food Takes The Brisbane Ekka By Storm •
Bottle Tree Hill Goes Online
July 2004
Next Asian Banquet
In Kingaroy: Saturday 21st August • Kingaroy Big W Annual Charity
Fundraising Dinner Is On Again! • Pub Grub: The Quiet Revolution
• New Operators At The Bell Tower Restaurant • Barrels
To Breakers Goes Off Like A Rocket! • A Cellar Door's Best Friend
• Kingaroy Cheese Wins Golds In Melbourne • Stop
Press: How To Celebrate Barrels To Breakers In The South Burnett
• SBWIA Creating A South Burnett Wine Industry Code Of Conduct
• The Noosa Degustation Dinner: 6 Courses, $65 ...Fabulous!
• South Burnett Winter Dessert Round-Up
June 2004
Region's Smallest
Winemaker Back With A Vengeance • Indian Cooking Class At Kingaroy
On July 13th • Vintage Wine Dinner Axed • New Owners
At The Pumpkin Pie Cafe • Vintage Wine Dinner Making A Come-Back?
• Queensland To Splash Out $2 Million On Wine Industry
Development
May 2004
Kilkivan Pioneering
Queensland's Water Buffalo Industry • Local Wines Beat Name Brands
At Brisbane Wine Show • On The Land Returning To The South Burnett
• The Gastronomic Delights Of The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival
• Stuart Range Rebranding Starts To Pay Off • Whistle
Stop Wines' Official Opening: What A Corker! • Queensland's Best
Verdelho: A South Burnett Original • New Organic Rosella Jelly
And Rosella Jam From Durong • South Burnett Cuisine Wings Its
Way To Canberra • South Burnett Cuisine On Show In The North
• Whistle Stop Wines Opens In Nanango
April 2004
Team South Burnett
Going Back To Adelaide In 2005 • Pumpkin Wine To Be Launched
At 2004 Pumpkin Festival • South Burnett Cuisine... The Hottest
Show On TV! • Steve's New Job At Explorers • South
Burnett Hampers Now Available Online • South Burnett Wine Industry
Hires Full Time Marketing Consultant • The South Burnett's New
Regional Logo Explained • Kingaroy Cheese Takes Gongs At Royal
Easter Show • Grape To Glass Tours A Big Winner For Barambah
Ridge • I Feel Sheepish - Runnymede Scores Top Gongs
Too!
March 2004
Kingaroy Cheese
and Proteco Oils Get Gongs From Top Chefs • Kingaroy's Meat For
Profit Day Draws A Sell-Ou Crowd • Copper Country Relaunches
With A New-Look Menu and Decor • New Owners At Kilkivan's Bendele
Farm • PCA Regional Cuisine Cook-Off Draws Record Crowds
• Bunya Nut Brittle Debuts At Yarraman's Speckled Chook
• Wine Industry Steps Up Marketing • End Of Drought
Hits Local Wine Grape Growers Hard • Two Cooks Get Ready To Mix
It With The Best
January-February
2004
Vintage Wine
Weekends At Dusty Hill • Stuart Range Wines On Show At Brisbane's
Pier Nine • National Food Industry Strategy Workshop In Kingaroy
Next Month • De-Tox Naturally At he Kingaroy Natural Therapies
Centre • Explorers Restaurant Gets A $50,000 Make-Over
• 2004 Culinary Competition Deadline Only 3 Weeks Away
• Indian Banquet Night At Burning Beats • New South
Burnett Olive Oil Makes A Great Debut • Asian Banquets Coming
To Ringsfield House • Sushi Making Classes Next Week At Kingaroy
Cooking School • Calling All Chefs: The PCA Regional Cuisine
Cook-Off Is On Again! • Happy New Year: We're Back For
Vintage!
December
2003
Merry Christmas
To All Our Readers! • South Burnett Farewells A Culinary Icon
• Wanted: Two Apprentice Chefs To Take On Australia's Best!
• New Sunday Grape To Glass Tours At Barambah Ridge
• South Burnett Restaurants Featured In 2004 Good Life Restaurant
Guide • Thai Cookery Class A Big Hit - Another Coming Soon!
• South Burnett Takes 50% Of Gold Medals At Queensland Wine Awards
• Stuart Range Unveil New Brand, New Image
November
2003
South Burnett
Features In Queensland Country Life ...And We Celebrate A Birthday!
• Local Wine Producers Gear Up For State Award •
South Burnett Receives A Commendation From Adelaide • 4th Annual
Jazz In The Vineyard Coming This Saturday • South Burnett Gets
Another New Wine Label • 2003 Wine and Food Industry Dinner A
Rip-Roaring Success! • Cheese World Opens In Goomeri
• South Burnett Cleans Up At Australian Small Winemakers Show
• Tourism 101: Why Local Venues Should Stock Regional Wines
• South Burnett Cuisine Now On Crow-FM 90.7
October
2003
South Burnett
Exhibitors Do Well At Catering 2003 • South Burnett Wine and
Food Dinner Sunday 9th November • Region Gets A New Wine Label
• New Organic Pork Products From Murgon • South Burnett
Female Foodies Showcased In Brisbane • Local Winemaker Profiled
In Latest Grapegrower and Winemaker Magazine • Team South Burnett
Gets Plaudits At Australian Cook-Off • We Meet A Famous Foodie!
• Team South Burnett Hits The Barossa Wine Trail •
Team South Burnett Competes In Adelaide • Team South Burnett
Arrives In Adelaide • Burning Beats Cafe Celebrates First Birthday
• South Burnett Times Releases "Favourite Recipes"
September
2003
New Publicity
Opportunity For Regional Food Producers • Team South Burnett
Begin Countdown To Regional Culinary Cooking Competition • See
South Burnett Food and Wine At Catering 2003 • Kingaroy Hotel
Launches Red Earth Restaurant • South Burnett Scores More Major
Media Coverage • Captain's Paddock Takes Out 2003 Tourism Award
For Regional Winery • South Burnett Cellar Doors To Expand By
20% In Next 6 Months • New Peanut Products Launched At Annual
Industry Dinner • South Burnett Scores Major Coverage In Courier-Mail
• Dusty Hill Wins Three Medals At 2003 Melbourne Wine
Show
August 2003
Team South Burnett
Gets Put Through The Paces By Brisbane Food Gurus • If Your Olive
Oil's Pure, Is It A Virgin? • Kingaroy Gears Up For 2003 Peanut
Festival • Barambah Ridge Releases Award-inning 2003 Reserve
Shiraz • Ekka Gongs For South Burnett Beef and Cheese
• A New Dining Option In Goomeri: The Grape And The Olive Cafe
• South Burnett Cookery School Starting Soon! • Kingaroy
Cheese Wins 3 Medals At State Dairy Conference • Bell Tower
Restaurant Goes Drive-Through • Captain's Paddock Debut South
Burnett Verjuice
July 2003
Conservative
Meets Alternative At Backyard Blues Day • Opportunity For Regional
Food Producers At Australian Olive Show • Kingaroy Big W Annual
Charity Fundraising Dinner Will Help Newborn • Swickers Lend
Support To Team South Burnett • Kingsley Grove Setting A New
South Burnett Benchmark • Durong Country Beef Launches Online
Beef Cooking Club • Gourmet Ingredients From Burning Beats
• Stuart Range's Semillon Ready For The Long Haul •
Pottique Launches Lavender Liqueur • South Burnett Wines Win
Awards In San Francisco
June 2003
Ziebarth Ready
To Release 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot • New Owners For Wondai's
Up Country B&B, Cafe & Cellar Door • Tarong Mine Community
Development Fund Supports Wine Industry • Organic Produce: A
South Burnett Growth Industry • Burning Beats Puts Live Music
Back Into Dining • Barambah Ridge Gets Gong For Staff Training
• South Burnett Wine Club Launched! • Wine Industry
Gets Serious About Marketing • New Winter Menu For Copper Country
• Bendele Farm A South Burnett Treasure
May 2003
PCA Backs South
Burnett In Regional Culinary Competition • Captains Paddock Harvests
The Last Shiraz • South Burnett Wine Industry To Set Basic Quality
Benchmarks • South Burnett Cuisine Web Site Goes Into Print
• Endeavour Foundation Dinner A Raging Success •
Winter 2003 Releases And A South Burnett Wine Club • Art Gallery
Shows South Burnett Wine Is Just Fine! • South Burnett To Reinvent
Australian Pork • Belle Villa Farm Opens Tasting Room
• Team South Burnett Gets $3,000 Sponsorship From
SBLGA
April 2003
New A La Carte
Winter Menu For Bell Tower • Australia's Biggest Feijoa Plantation
Opening In 2004 • Stan The Man Serves Up Stunning Pub Grub
• Endeavour Foundation Black Tie Dinner At Stuart Range
• South Burnett Now #2 On Wine Tonnages • Hospitality
Workers Forging Successful Local Careers • Eating Out In The
South Burnett Over Easter • Kingaroy Cheese Now Available In
The Hunter Valley • New Release, New Logo For Captain's Paddock
• Why Not Chew Into A Piece Of Paradise?
March 2003
Stuart Range
Launches Australia's First 2003 Wine • New! South Burnett Wine
and Food Day Bus Tours • And The Winners Are... •
New General Manager For Barambah Ridge • Regional Cookbook To
Be Launched This Saturday • New Winery Opens At Goodger
• PCA's Regional Culinary Cook-Off Building Up Steam
• How Do You Crack A Bunya Nut? • Region's Grape
Harvest "Extraordinary" • Bell Tower Spit Roast Livens Up Sunday
Night Dining
February
2003
Barambah Ridge
Brings Wine Tastings To You! • New Autumn Menu For Copper Country
• 2003 Wine Harvest Likely To Set New Records • Pumpkins
Cafe To Become A Weekend BYO Restaurant • SB Food Service
Distributors Open Up Online • Goats: Meat Of The Future... No
Kidding! • Successful Hemp Plantation Brings A Smile To The Dial
• New Developments In Peanuts • Regional Cook-Off
Competition On Again • Excitement Building For Wine And Food
In The Park
January
2003
New South Burnett
Face On State Wine Industry Association • New Cellar Door Opening
In Nanango • Barambah Ridge Releases 2001 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• New Chef For Bell Tower Restaurant • Knife Co.
Knives A Cut Above The Rest • Back - And Even Bigger - For
2003!
December
2002
Merry Christmas
To All Our Readers! • South Burnett To Become Hub For Wine and
Food Training • Burning Beats Cafe Becomes An Unexpected Success
• Regional Cuisine Cook-Offs For Wine & Food In The Park
2003? • Japanese Pay Through The Nose For Kumbia's Kobe Beef
• Crane Wins Gong From Grapes Gone Wrong • Mudgee
Trip Spawns New South Burnett Hamper Business • Regional Cuisine
Cookbook Expected Early In 2003 • South Burnett Wineries Win
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