Events
Murrumbateman Moving Feast (Sat 3 & Sun 4 October 2009)
Tantalise your taste buds this October long weekend on Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 , October, 2009 at Mundoonen and other wineries & restaurants in the Murrumbateman area. The Murrumbateman Moving Feast offers a weekend of premium local wines matched with scrumptious food provided by the Makers of Murrumbateman. Just a 30 minute drive from the centre of Canberra, or a 2.5 hour drive from Sydney, you can move between wineries and cafes and discover exceptional wines matched with gastronomical delights!
Spend a day, or a long weekend, indulging in the best of Canberra Region food and wine at the cafes, wineries and B&Bs.
The weekend starts at the National Murrumbateman Cool Climate Wine Show public tasting on Saturday 3 October from 10 – 2 at the Murrumbateman Recreation Hall with wines from across Australia, if you’d like to attend. Then you can select the food and matching wine you may like to sample and travel from winery to winery according to your taste. Each participating winery will offer a Main meal (entrée size, $18) and a Dessert ($12) served with a complimentary glass of matching wine, in a souvenir engraved glass.
Mundoonen's Menu:
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Main – Prawn & Vegetable Tempura: Fresh ocean prawns, sweet potato, snow peas and peppers cooked before your eyes in the lightest of batters with a traditional dipping sauce & garnishes matched with Mundoonen Riesling or Mundoonen Shiraz Rosé.
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Sweet – Strawberry Crêpe: Warm homemade crêpe filled with strawberries,served with cream and matched with Mundoonen Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc.
Check out the following web site for the full menu across all wineries and for other events and details or call us on 02 6227 1353.
Further Information:
www.murrumbateman.org.au
Designated drivers - The winemakers of Murrumbateman are committed to a safe environment and encourage responsible service of alcohol. As part of the Feast all dishes can be accompanied by a free soft drink, tea or coffee in place of wine.
News
Mundoonen Top Ten Riesling
Mundoonen Gold Medal and Trophy winning 2002 Riesling was named as one of the Top Ten Rieslings in Australia at the Hyatt National Riesling Challenge award ceremony on Friday night. Mundoonen is one of the Canberra District's newest small wineries and has made its mark in the company of established wine industry leaders.
The wine had previously won a gold medal and trophy at the Canberra Regional Wine Show in 2004 but the national Riesling award was very special. The Mundoonen Riesling was the first Canberra wine to win a gold medal at the National Riesling Challenge. It was also awarded the Chief Minister's Trophy for the Best Canberra District Wine in show.
Winemaker Terry O'Donnell said, "It is a great honour for a small winemaker to be named as a producer of a national Top Ten wine. I have no doubt that the Canberra District will continue to grow and produce Rieslings of great quality and the district will take its place as a producer of world class Rieslings".
Gold Medal Riesling
Mundoonen 2002 Riesling was awarded the Riesling Trophy and a Gold Medal at the 2004 Canberra Regional Wine Show and was described by the judges as an "excellent example of a gently maturing style".
When shown earlier at Cowra it was outpointed only by a pair of McWilliams Reserve Eden Valley and Clare Rieslings and a pair of Eden Valley and Clare Reserve Rieslings from Penfolds. The class was described as "a very even class of well made Rieslings which included cellaring Rieslings from highly regarded wineries in Coonawarra, the Yarra Valley, Western Victoria and Western Australia.