Wine
& Food Society of Ballarat : Cellar-Masters Report (2015)
2015 was my first year
as Cellar-Master and I felt quite honoured that the members had entrusted me to
fill this position, thank you, I looked forward to the challenge and also
realized a need to maintain the high standard set by my predecessor, Jim
Patterson.
We consumed around 232
bottles last year, 204 from our cellar plus another 18 - some of which were
donated and the remainder bought to meet special needs.
We spent about $7,685
to purchase 136 bottles of wine with an average price of about $56.50.
At the start of 2015
we had around 1400 bottles in the cellar and ended the year with around 1300
bottles, down a little but still plenty to meet our needs.
I set myself the goal
when replenishing wines for our cellar, to find a happy mix of tried and true ‘old
favourites’ as well as some from lesser known labels and wine-makers, all at
the best price possible, this I believe I have achieved.
I anticipate that in
the future, these wines will result in a smacking-of -the-lips and a small nod of approval from the members!
I thank our
Food-Master, Andrew Lewis, for his choice of venues and for some interesting and delightful dishes that we
enjoyed throughout 2015.
I also thank our
Wine-Master, Dean Stevens, with the occasional help from Andrew Bradley, for
meeting the challenge of matching wines to these courses. Well done!
Salute!
John Coco
