BWFS

Wine and Food Society of Ballarat and Beefsteak and Burgundy Club of Ballarat Inc Combined Dinner Canapes Scallop carpaccio, pickled apple, sweet potato chips Taleggio soufflé, Springmount apple lime black pepper paste Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV Entrée Ocean trout in nori, prawn, mussels, miso daikon, herb salad squid ink vinaigrette, trout skin crisps 2006 Grosset Watervale Riesling 2014 Curly Flat Chardonnay Main Course Waubra Prime beef fillet, tongue and lentil compote, zucchini fritter, marrow crumb 2006 Magpie Estate The Election Shiraz Donation from Shaun English 1978 Redman Cabernet Sauvignon (Imperial) Donation from Tony Campana 2007 Cantino del Pino Barbaresco Ovello Dessert Spice-roasted quinces, walnut muse, white chocolate and sheep's milk yoghurt pudding, St Stephens Crown 5 Puttonyos Tokai Aszu Food Masters: Andrew Lewis and Ian Corcoran Wine Masters: Andrew Bradley and Neville Brown Cellar Maste...

Cellar List May 2017

French Winemakers Weathering Worst Frost in 25 Years Wine Spectator, James Molesworth, Suzanne Mustacic " 02 May 2017  Vintners are reporting widespread damage in Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, with some losing their entire 2017 crop Cold weather struck France's young vine buds again this week, and Bordeaux is the latest region to suffer frost damage . Farther north, Burgundy and Champagne also weathered cold conditions and frost. Damage reports are incomplete so far, mainly because winegrowers have been busy preparing anti-frost measures. Bordeaux's Right Bank Hit Hard "We can already estimate that we have lost nearly half of the potential crop,” said Xavier Coumau, president of Bordeaux's Syndicate of Wine and Spirits Courtiers. Many are calling it the worst frost since 1991, as temperatures dropped to nearly 26° F in some spots. Damage has been reported on the Right Bank, including in Pomerol and St.-Emilion - though th...