Activities
2009/10 Calendar
The Guild holds monthly meetings at the Eltham Living and Learning Centre (739 Main Road, Eltham - opposite the Eltham Hotel) on the last Friday of every month beginning at 8 pm (unless mentioned otherwise).
Below is the calendar of Guild events for 2009/10 :-
| 2009 | Category | Meeting Topic |
| January 30 | MEETING | Social - barbecue: Bring and share your favourite wine |
| February 27 | MEETING | Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Tasting with surprise speaker |
| March 27 | MEETING | Making Rose for the Joe Illian Trophy 2009 |
| April 24 | MEETING | Apple Cider making with Darren Kelly from Kellybrook Wines. |
| May 29 | MEETING | Alternative Wine Styles with Expert winemaker as our speaker Tasting of members 2009 Sangiovese barrel samples |
| June 26 | MEETING | Vertical Pinot Tasting by David Hart (bring your own pinot) WOTY - Country Wines |
| July 31 | MEETING | AGM business meeting to start at 7:30pm, finish by 8:30 Video on making Shiraz by Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine WOTY - Spice Wines |
| August 28 | MEETING | Friday's meeting is featuring a big country wine WOTY and we have five top Frankston wines and as many from Eltham to assess |
September 2009 - |
EDUCATIONAL | Country Wine Making Short Course run by the Guild's leading Country Winemakers: 2-3 hours per week evening course over four weeks with hands on making of a distinctive, fabulous fruit wine. Costs are $85 per person. To enrol contact Mario Fantin (03 9846 7092). |
| September 25 | MEETING | Presentation by Alfred Pizzini (Pizzini Wines - http://www.pizzini.com.au) on Spanish, Italian, and Eastern European wine varieties accompanied by a tasting of some of these varieties. Pizzini Wines is one of (if not) Australia’s leading makers of Sangiovese and other Italian varietals, and we are most privileged that he has accepted our invitation to address members. |
| October 30 | MEETING | Mario Fantin and Spencer will lead a training session on stewarding for judging in this year’s show. The 40th Eltham Wine Show is promising to be one of the biggest and best, and I am forecasting in excess of 650 entries. We would greatly appreciate every member trying to make themself available for stewarding to help make the show the greatest success. As many as 50 stewards are needed to assist with the wine judging on 21 Nov. There will be opportunities for stewards to be appointed as associate judges. |
| November 22 | WINE SHOW | The 40th EDWG Amateur Wine Show will be held on the 22nd of November 2009 at the Eltham Living & Learning Centre, 739 Main Rd, Eltham. For more information click here. |
| 2010 | Category | Meeting Topic |
Events
The Guild program includes a number of set events, as well as the occasional special event. Major events are as follows :-
Eltham Amateur Wine Show - one of the premier amateur wine shows in the country, held late November or early December.
Frankston Amateur Wine Show - friendly competition keeps us focussed on making medal winning wines. During the previous years we have shown to score well here.
International
Night - held in lieu of the Guild meeting every June, a evening based around
an International theme. Photo impressions from previous nights can be found below.
- Adriatic International Night 2008
Field Trips - a new initiative with recent
trips to Bendigo, Gippsland and the Pyrenees. Photo's from previous
trips can be found below
- Guild Field Trip - Gippsland 2005
For a pictorial record
of some of the goings on at various Guild events, see the
event photos page.