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https://theconversation.edu.au/essendon-faces-a-doping-investigation-but-what-are-peptides-12042 731st Dinner – February 21, 2013 Annual General Meeting Craig’s Royal Hotel Lydiard Street, Ballaarat President: Dean Stevens  Crab meat, sweetcorn, almond gazpacho Kangaroo loin, cauliflower puree, onion ring 2004 Arras Grand Vintage à Beetroot and vodka cured ocean trout, chevre, radish and micro herbs 1998 Tomboy Hill Chardonnay 2002 Jim Barry Florita Watervale Riesling à Confit duck leg roasted pumpkin puree, toasted hazelnut  asparagus and cherry sauce 2008 Tibooburra Solitude Pinot Noir à Braised beef short rib ...

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Cellarmaster’s Annual Report for 2012 At the end of my third year as your Cellarmaster I profess to have enjoyed myself immensely – spending other people’s money on good wine! My task at the start of my tenure was to “modernise the Cellar which contained too many unloved bottles – mostly old Aussie reds – nothing wrong with that except we were getting further and further behind drinking them! The trick was to flog off the unloveds to the Members – who bought them all at bargain prices and used the proceeds to purchase new stock – and overall – to reduce our total stock to manageable proportions. We have increased our stock of outstanding imports – Bordeaux’s, Burgundies and Barolos to mention a few and the world has been blessed with some of the best vintages in recent memory – not to forget the strong $A! So for the figures for 2012: Purchases: 199 Bottles for $11,122 at an average of $56 each Auctioned: 138 Bottles for $ 4,968 Used at Dinners: 162 Bottles – therefore a net red...

Ballarat Wine and Food Society 2012 Presidents Report The 2012 year has been a great success for the Ballarat Society. Attendances have been averaging about 75%- 80% of the membership attending most dinners.  The Society has enjoyed the enthusiasm and passion of New Wine and Food Masters who have stamped their unique style and taste on the dinners.  Well done John and Mal and thank-you for continuing on with your good work. As we all know we have relocated to a new cellar thanks to the generosity of Les. The working bee to relocate was a great day as many hands made for light work and not a drop was spilt. We even added to the cellar list with wines we didn’t even know we had. Special mention to John Coco who under took the lion’s share of the preparation of the move. Cellar master Jim has worked hard to rationalize our list and has made some fantastic purchases for us to enjoy. Jim informs me he has plenty more he wishes to procure as the strong ...

  Thank you for the opportunity to be Treasurer of this society for the past year We are currently solvent and at the end of 2012 there was $2614 in the bank We were able to auction surplus wine from the cellar to our members for $6137 which helped Jim Patterson buying $15022 worth of wine for the cellar Cellar fees  of $6150 and dinner fees of $24970 have adequately covered our costs and I recommend we keep our fees unchanged for 2013  The Society is currently being audited by Mr John Twomey   Phil Dover

    Invitation to the  February  Dinner  & AGM Members are advised that the  7 30th   meeting , will be on Thursday February 21 st   At Craig's Hotel Lydiard St Nth At  7.00pm Food Master:  John Coco Wine Master:  Mal Anderson  Dress  Business smart Guests are most welcome Electronic banking via account: ANZ BSB 013 520 ACCOUNT 008699266  is recommended. Cost $ 130  per person Reply to  Bob House ballaratwineandfood@gmail.com RSVP  Monday February 18th