The Adelaide Convention Centre management made a wise choice when the chose Olivia Stratton to manage the inaugural Adelaide Cellar Door Festival. Olivia got this event just right and there must be many South Australian wine companies now wishing that had taken part. The right demographic, 20 plus and the really wonderful thing is that the people pouring the wines are frequently the next generation of wine making families.
There is plenty of focus on wine education with master classes and today we especially enjoyed Max Allen who introduced
new wave whites. A lot of wine people present Max’s presentation which was excellent. We also attended the
Biodynamic and Organic Wine masterclass with biodynamic pioneer David Paxton from Paxton. His journey from conventional grape grower and winemaker to biodynamic was very interesting. The Advertiser’s Tony Love presented
SA’s Iconic Wines with a really diverse lineup of South Australian varietals that could hold their own on the world stage. Both Max and Tony are repeating their master classes on Sunday 27 February
CLICK HERE to go to the master class details for Sunday.
Entry tickets and any remaining master class places can be purchased at the door or on–line. Doors open at 10.00 am, first masterclasses 10.30 am.
Entry ticket gives you an opportunity to win Berryl, a fabulous little purple Smart Car who has been out and about town for a couple of months and made many friends in the process. Don’t be disappointed to discover that you don’t actually get Berryl with her vine leaf surf board but a lovely little white sister. Also with the door ticket a token for a glass of wine (not that you need it, there is so much great wine to taste) and a Riedel glass that you get to keep. It is incredibly good value!
With over 100 South Australian cellar doors represented it is possible to grasp regional differences without traversing the state, but it also identifies reasons to visit some of the more distant wine regions.
A great event, really tremendous value for money. For full details
CLICK HERE
Ann Oliver
food editor and publisher
Galaxy Guides
copyright © text and images Ann Oliver 2011
