Forbes Claret Club visit

Thirty members of the Forbes Claret Club visited Toms Waterhole Winery for winetasting and endless ploughmans lunch. Resident winemaker Graham Kerr entertained guests with anecdotal wine tales and discussions on the production of fermented foods which include wine, bread, salami, cheese and olives.

Fermented Foods Fest

Toms Waterhole Wines will be hosting our first “Fermented Foods” festival at the winery on 17th/ 18th and 24th/25th October.

In conjunction with Orange Wine Week, we will have visiting French vignerons Phillipe and Aline from La Colline Wines in Orange to assist Graham and Jan in presenting a range of both cool climate and our warmer climate wines over a long ploughman’s lunch featuring local breads, cheeses, salamis, saurkraut, olives and olive oil. To find out more or make a booking for this event contact us.

Satisfied Customers

Morning Graham & Jan.

Just a short note to thank you for putting on a GREAT tasting/information and lunch for us yesterday. It really was the highlight of the trip with everyone congratulating me for the choice of lunch venue & menu. This praise of course, goes to you. It is always a concern when organizing these trips that things will turn out Ok when you haven’t actually eaten at places, but the vibes from our earlier visit and discussions with Jan – just felt right! And obviously, from the sales, the wine is also great. I think you may have some return visits. Apologies for driving off without paying!!!!!! Thanks again and continued good health and success.

Regards Norm Kitto

Springwood Rotary Trip Convenor.

More about Canowindra Challenge

Thanks for your interest and comments guys and girls. As Barb has noted we have modified the dates to tag onto the end of the Rice Festival. We are still looking for suggestions for inclusion into the programme so welcome any ideas you might have. In essence there will be daily prizes plus an overall winner for the seven day event. All participants will have to pay their own way since the sponsorship money will all be going into prizes, that’s the sponsors decision. Most of the competitions will be creative events so in reality very few strict FAI type flying tasks. Some ideas on the board at the moment are for a two day campout long jump, an aerial kite grab,,,variation on a key grab, drop a boot on a dam to be retreived and returnrd by crew, and golden stiletto where pilots fly and drop a bike rider who has to ride back to mission control to claim their prize…any more suggestions??
In conjunction with the core event we are providing the free facilities for camping and a training camp to be run, with keynote workshop speakers provided, if there is any interest in doing this? We would need the co-operation of a club or The ABF to provide instructors and examiners if this was to go ahead.
WE will be running a statewide model hot air balloon building and flying competition for school kids plus kite building and flying competitions and building workshops. A model balloon glow is also on the cards. Radio controlled “toys” that fly will also have a place so Justin get ready for some serious competion for your toys!!!

Any input, suggestions and expressions of interest are welcome.

Some dates to note

Canowindra Challenge 5th – 11th April 2010
Easter Friday 2nd – Monday 5th April
NSW School holidays 1st – 18th April
Vic School holidays 26th March – 11th April
QLD school holidays 2nd – 11th April
SA svchool holidays 1 – 18th April
ACT school holidays 9th – 27th April
F.O.O.D Week 100 mile dinner in Canowindra main street Monday 12th April
Orange F.O.O.D Week (wine and food festival) 10th to 18th April