Activities
2008 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 2008/09 :-
| 2008/09 | Category | Meeting Topic |
| March 28 | MEETING | Blind Tasting Shiraz - Hotties versus Coolies |
| April 25 | MEETING | No Meeting |
| May 30 | MEETING | Presentation Oak - VinVicta |
| June 27 | SOCIAL | Adriatic International Night (download flyer here) |
| July 25 | MEETING | AGM, Blind Tasting / Palate Training |
| August 29 | MEETING | Regular Guild Meeting |
| September 26 | MEETING | October Fest |
| October 31 | MEETING | Judge & Steward Training Wine Show |
| November 22 | WINE SHOW | Wine Judging |
| November 23 | WINE SHOW | Annual Wine Show |
| November 28 | MEETING | Wine show debrief and critical tasting of some winning wines |
| December 26 | MEETING | No Meeting |
| January 30 | MEETING | Social – barbecue: Bring and share your favourite wine |
| February 27 | MEETING | Not decided. Open to suggestions. |
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.