4 February 2012

2012 Major Festival Sponsors How To Sample South Burnett Wines Sampling the output of our wineries at the Festival is easy! All the region's top wineries will be gathered together in the Giant Wine Tent (you simply can't miss them!) You can meet the winemakers in a relaxed atmosphere, discuss the wines with them, try them (most samples are modestly priced) and if you want to, buy your favourites directly over the counter at rock-bottom prices. There's absolutely no pressure and you can do it all in a fun, friendly atmosphere with lots of other people who love wine just as much as you do! If you prefer, you can also obtain beer and low to mid-strength mixers on the grounds. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, fresh fruit juices and water will be available in the food court too. Find out more about us on: South Burnett Wine South Burnett Tourism SouthBurnett.com.au South Burnett Biz

Queensland's Top Wineries On Show! The South Burnett Wine & Food in The Park Festival is a showcase for the South Burnett's wineries. In 2001 we were declared one of Queensland's official wine regions - and when you try our wines we're sure you'll soon see why! In 2003 we also became Queensland's largest grape crush region, crushing almost triple the Granite Belt's harvest and more than every other Queensland wine region combined! That year we also waltzed away with 50% of the gold medals at the Queensland Wine Awards plus a swag of silvers and bronzes - more medals per capita than anyone else too. This year nearly all the South Burnett's best winemakers will be at the 2012 Festival. You can sample some of the earliest releases of their 2011 vintages. Or try some of the white, red and sparkling wines that won state and national awards over the last year. The South Burnett wineries exhibiting at the 2012 Festival are:   2012 Winery Exhibitors  (All in the Giant Wine Tent) Bellbird Vineyards (0438) 724-122 Captain's Paddock (07) 4162-4534 Clovely Estate (07) 4168-4788 Crane Wines (07) 4162-7647 Kingsley Grove (07) 4162-2229 Moffatdale Ridge (07) 4168-4797 Tipperary Estate (07) 4168-4802   See The South Burnett's Foods and Wines Right Up Close! Apart from great wines, this year the South Burnett Wine & Food In The Park Festival will also play host to the brand new PCA South Burnett Regional Cuisine Showcase. The South Burnett is one of Queensland's major food bowls. And while it's probably best-known for producing peanuts, it's also home to an enormous range of other crops (anything from dragonfruits to avocados, wine grapes to fresh cheeses). This year well-known Courier-Mail food writer David Costello and Queensland's own Master of Wine Peter Scudamore-Smith (pictured at right) will be emceeing this exciting event in conjunction with Cr. Cheryl Dalton from the South Burnett Regional Council. Throughout the day they'll be talking with South Burnett food businesses, winemakers and chefs about all aspects of the South Burnett's regional cuisine: a really great opportunity for dedicated foodies to get the low-down on all facets of this topic. The PCA South Burnett Regional Cuisine Showcase will run in the PCA Food Tent from 11:00am to around 3:30pm and will follow this schedule (subject to change): PCA Regional Cuisine Showcase   (11:00am to 3:30pm) 11:00am Introduction Cr Cheryl Dalton from the South Burnett Regional Council 11:30am-12:30pm David Costello interviews South Burnett food businesses 11:30am - Clinton Kenyon from Gordon Park Premium Beef 11:50am - Hazel Patterson from Kingaroy Kitchen 12:10pm - Rob Patch from The Peanut Van 12:30pm-1:30pm Peter Scudamore-Smith interviews South Burnett wine businesses 12:30pm - Bernie Cooper from Crane Wines 12:50pm - Shannon Scott from Taste South Burnett 1:10pm -  Clovely Estate's chief winemaker 1:30pm-3:30pm David Costello interviews South Burnett chefs 1:30pm - Tim La Budde from Kingaroy Kitchen 2:00pm - Ben from Kingaroy RSL 2:30pm - Jason Ford from Kingaroy TAFE 3:00pm - Jimmy Stephen from Accents Restaurant    And Then Get Stuck Into... Sampling The South Burnett! Last year Wine & Food In The Park unveiled a special treat for dedicated wine and food buffs: a short Masterclass in wine-tasting led by Master of Wine Peter Scudamore-Smith and with catering by Sheree Strauss and her team from Kingaroy Caterers: It was called Sample The South Burnett and it allowed 80 people to have a rare wine and food experience that they'll probably remember for the rest of their lives. Sample The South Burnett was so popular and so successful, in fact, that this year we've asked Peter Scudamore-Smith and Kingaroy Catering back to expand on the experience. So if you enjoyed last year's Masterclass we think you'll like this year's even more! In 2012 Sample The South Burnett will take the form of a sit-down, under-cover Silver Service dinner for 50 people right in the Festival's grounds. Peter Scudamore-Smith will be selecting six wines for this three-course dinner and discussing them in the intervals between each of the courses.   The full menu for the dinner, times and final ticket prices (expected to be around $55 per head) - as well as information about how to book them - will be available right here on our website in early February 2012. And we'll announce this on our Facebook page as soon as it happens. So if you want a really special experience at this year's Wine & Food In The Park and haven't liked our Facebook page yet, do it right now (just click the "like" button on the Facebook box at left)  Photo above: (l to r) Jacob Bundrock, Carla Stapleton, Sheree Strauss and Zachariah Strauss from Kingaroy Catering will be cooking up a storm for Sample The South Burnett guests at Wine & Food In The Park this year. It's going to be a sensational Silver Service dinner and wine tasting for gourmets that's not to be missed - but there'll only be 50 tickets so get in fast if you want to be part of it!

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