BWFS

Great to see you again last night! Please find attached a special pricing list for our members for select local wineries. All sales through Alex at   alex.studiosigma@gmail.com We should be able consolidate some orders... where there's a minimum of a doz or 1/2 doz that could be split between multiple members potentially. Regards,   Paul Martino   Director AF Sourcing https://www.mediafire.com/file/wv1m26er1m3au91/RWSV_for_BWFS.pdf/file

Thank you for entrusting me with providing the venues and food for the Society over the past year. This role is exciting, nerve wracking and rewarding at the same time .  You never know how the Dinner is going to work out until it  actually happens . However, w orking with  all  the venues, chefs and staff  has ,  I trust provided the Members with a positive experience . This year we dined at the following new venues: The Canberra  Hotel  x2,  Grainery  Lane,  The Goods Shed,  Selkirk Stadium During the year we had: 11 Dinners  ( Mar ch  23 – Feb ruary  24 ,  ex Jan uary) 230  D iners  (A ve 20.9  per  Dinner ) 41  G uests  (A ve 3.7  per  Dinner ) $118  A ve cost per head $146  A ve receipts per head T hank you to Wayne Spring for providing Primavera for  a memorable Dinner  with  some of our  Members  providing memorable wines from ...

In the year 1st April 2023 to 29 Feb 2024, purchases have amounted to 132 bottles, to a value of $5995. Consumption has been 118 bottles, with a value exceeding $6904. Current cellar holdings are 1385 bottles, at a value exceeding $82 559. These represent 10 countries (see below). Purchases: Antinori Riserva Tenuta Tignanello Italy Chianti Classico DOCG Marc Bredif Vouvray Classic Marc Bredif France Vouvray }sole e Olena Chianti Classico 'sole e Olena Italy Chianti Classico DOCG Paolo Manzone Barbaresco San Giuliano Paolo Manzone Italy Barbaresco Massolino Barolo Massolino Italy Barolo Pieropan Soave Classico Pieropan Italy Soave Classico Rolf Binder/Veritas Shiraz Hanisch Australia Barossa Valle Tahbilk BDX Blend Old Block Vines Tahbilk Australia Nagambie Lake A. Rodda Chardonnay Baxendale Australia Whitland Alvear Pedro XimEnez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 Alvear Spain Domenico Tappero Merlo Acini Perduti Vino da Tavola Italy Vino da Tavola Pierre Peters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc...

2023 was a strong year for both membership attendance at dinners and new members joining our Society. Numbers were consistently between 18-22 per dinner. We have also enjoyed a  wonderful array of venues to choose from. Perhaps the variety of offerings is as strong as it has  been in a while? The role of President has been made easy with the help of a very strong and committed  Committee comprising of Dean Stevens (Secretary), Andew Bradley (Food Master), Glenn Sharp  (Treasurer), Andrew Rohan (Wine Master), Shaun English (Cellar master) and  Anthony Singleton, (who was having a spell from a specific role after an elongated time as past  President!). Thankyou gentlemen for making my time as President a smooth one! The past year has been highlighted by the butchering of the French language by our much-loved  Wine Master. It is almost a letdown then a French or Italian wine isn't on the menu! Also, this  past year I must thank. Glenn Sharp for setti...