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Here at VisitVineyards.com we love giving you fabulous wines, hampers, books and more - showcasing the best of Australian produce. Congratulations to all our lucky winners; we hope you enjoy your prizes, courtesy of their respective donors.

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DOUBLE TICKETS TO THE TASTE OF MELBOURNE 2010

Off with a friend to the Taste of Melbourne festival to enjoy this stunning celebration of the best cuisine the city and surrounding region has to offer are: Ms C Cullen of East St Kilda, Mrs L Steabben of Edithvale, Mrs W Gray of Ballarat, Ms N Cunningham of Blackburn South and Dr A Ong of Surrey Hills, all in Victoria.
 

TICKETS TO TASMANIA UNBOTTLED 2010

Unbottling Tasmanian wines and meeting the wine-makers at Tasmania Unbottled in Melbourne in August will be: Mr D Wilcox of Elwood Vic and Mrs M Sheehan of Newport Vic. 

Winners attending Tasmania Unbottled in Brisbane are Mr M Ellis of Paddington Qld and Mrs K Cosgrove of Pottsville NSW.  Tasmania Unbottled in Sydney double passes are going to Mr K Watson of Mittagong NSW and Ms H Spaccavento of Maroubra NSW.

Along with sampling many of Tasmania's cool climate wines, tasting plates of local produce are also included with the tickets. Enjoy!

4 DAY COOL CLIMATE GETAWAY IN TASMANIA or 9 cases of Tasmanian wine

We had a fantastic response to the competition for a the trip to the Tamar Valley in Tasmania's north and our heartiest congratulations go to the winner, Mrs B Nixon of Gisborne Vic. We hope you enjoy your holiday in the home state of VisitVineyards.com

Winners of 9 cases of premium wines from some of Tasmania's best vineyards are the very fortunate:

• Pooley Wines: Miss M McIsaac of Richmond Vic
• Rosevears Estate: Miss S Kong of Rose Bay NSW
• Dalrymple: Mr R West of Boambee NSW
• Jansz: Miss S Weir of Langwarrin Vic
• Bay of Fires: Mrs C McKibben of Hewett SA
• Barton Vineyard: Mrs L Ellis of Unley  SA
• Nocton Park: Mr J Klots of Balwyn North Vic
• Josef Chromy: Mr P Ginman of Fulham Gardens, SA and
• Leaning Church: Mrs P Williams of Drysdale Vic.

Thank you to all participants - your entries were enlightening and amusing, and your knowledge of Tasmanian wines impressive. We'll be publishing some of your comments soon. (Well, maybe not the one about shag-pile carpets, but some of the others!)

TASTE OF MELBOURNE  26 - 29 AUGUST  - WINNERS - FIRST DRAW

10 lucky winners will be able to sample the best of what Melbourne has to offer in food and drinks.  Tickets are going out to:  Mrs L  Williams of Mt Macedon, Miss C Edwards of Carlton, Mr D Lewis of Caulfield, Mr A Giacomantonio of Doncaster, Mrs C Gibson of Maidstone, Mrs C Haining of Vermont, Ms C Khuu of Mt Waverley, Mr W Illing of Altona, Mr R Carruthers of St Kilda and Mr D Brandt of Dandenong.

Remember to get your entries in now for the second draw, 5 double passes will be drawn this Friday 13th August 2010

JULY VISITVINEYARDS.COM SUBSCRIBERS' COMPETITION

 FIRST PRIZE: 

Mr M Middleton of Chapel Hill Qld, Ms K Eliot of Nundah Qld Ms K Jenkins of Hodgson Vale Qld and Mr M Leung of Nedlands WA will each be receiving a half dozen  fine wines from Clovely Estate including their chardonnay and shiraz, wines Winsor Dobbin recommends as 'must trys'.

 SECOND PRIZE:

 Miss S Tran of Heathmont Victoria is the lucky winner of the Beechworth Honey Hamper - packed full with a range of premium quality honey products and a refreshing honey ginger combination drink.

 THIRD PRIZE:

Two signed copies of Our Family Table by Masterchef winner Julie Goodwin will be going to Miss N Campagna of Brunswick Vic and Mr B Murphy of Sandy Bay Tas who might be inspired to discover their own family table.

FOURTH PRIZE:

Delicious Cocoa Farm Chocolate packs are going to Ms K Akmentis of Wahroonga NSW, Miss A Both of Glen Iris Vic and Mrs F Chambers of  Dee Why NSW

JULY VISITVINEYARDS.COM MEMBERS' COMPETITION

 FIRST PRIZE:

Indulging in Ripple's Hot Stone Massage will be Mrs S Ahern of Mt Martha Vic and Ms Julie Crayford of Ferntree Vic.  The hour and a half massage is sure to have these winners feeling totally relaxed and rejuvenated.

SECOND PRIZE:

Two members will be an annual subscription to Tasmania 40 Degrees South, the magazine that celebrates all that is good about Australia's island state:  Ms M Anderson of Macarthur ACT and Mr L Perri of Endeavour Vic.

  THIRD PRIZE:

Fabulous chocolates from the Cocoa Farm will be going to Ms C Nelson of Dromana Vic and Mrs K Wardrop of Kariong NSW - enjoy!

JULY VISITVINEYARDS.COM MEMBERS' SPECIAL COMPETITION

The winner of the special Members' competition to dine with James Halliday at Melbourne's Mezzo Bar and Grill for the launch of the 2011 Australian WIne Companion was Mr R. Creed of  Croydon Hills, Vic. He had a thoroughly enjoyable evening and will be telling us more about it soon.

JULY QUICKPOLL COMPETITION

Mr H Sander of Broadbeach Waters Qld will soon be sampliing a bottle of Bests' shiraz.

JUNE VISITVINEYARDS.COM SUBSCRIBERS' COMPETITION

 FIRST PRIZE:

Mr L Simpson of Reid in ACT and Mrs J Evans of Wantirna South in Victoria will both be sipping on half a dozen fine Tasmanian wines from Rosevears Estate » 

SECOND PRIZE:

Signed copies of Tasmania's Table, the sumptous armchair journey of the island state's fine food and drinks will be going to Mr T Jovanoski of Pascoe Vale in Vic and Ms K Allen of Marrickville in NSW. 

 THIRD PRIZE:

Getting the good oil with copies of The Guide to Australian and New Zealand Olive Oils by Jenny Birrell are Mr J Peterson of Bayview and Miss S Kong of Rose Bay, both in NSW.

JUNE VISITVINEYARDS.COM MEMBERS' COMPETITION

 FIRST PRIZE:

Dr M Andrew of Toorak Gardens in SA, Mr S Murray of Baulkham and Mrs C Lawrence of Greenwich both in NSW and Mr D Musgrove of Bannochburn in Victoria will all be sipping on fine wine from Koolama Estate in Manjimup WA. 

SECOND PRIZE:

Sumptuous Yarra Valley Salmon caviar packs will be going out to: Mrs J Ryan of Viewbank, Ms C Fullarton of East Melbourne, Mr P Hogan of Ararat all in Victoria, Mr J Limberiou of Bondi in NSW and Mr M Searl of Launceston in Tasmania. 

 THIRD PRIZE:

Mrs M Van de Weg of North Carrum, Mrs R Mawson of Yarra Valley and Mr M Gordon of Caroline, all in Victoria will be discovering the magic of honey with copies of Cooking, tasting, living honey  by Jodie Goldsworthy.

JUNE QUICKPOLL COMPETITION

 We asked newsletter recipients for your views on TV cooking shows, such as MasterChef, My Kitchen Rules, Poh's Kitchen etc. Several of your answers were nothing short of hilarious, and we'll publish some in due course.

Meanwhile, the winner of the signed copy of Our Family Table by Australia's first MasterChef Julie Goodwin is Mr R Carter, of Kawungan Qld, who is keen to improve his own cooking skills. This book will be just perfect!

MAY VISITVINEYARDS.COM TRUFFLE HUNT COMPETITION

Thanks to all entrants and especially our huge number of WA subscribers who obviously know the delights of the truffle.

Miss E Brown of Secret Harbour in WA and her guest will be joining the fantastic Twilight Truffle Hunt Dinner at The Wine and Truffle Company in Manjimup (valued at $490)

Winners of the four Truffle Hunt Tours valued at $90 each are: Dr M Verheggen of Fremantle, Miss S Brown-Neaves of Tuart Hill, Mrs S McMillan of Hocking and Mrs M Amesz of Floreat in WA. Congrulations and enjoy the black magic!

BOYS ARE BACK DVD WINNERS IN MAY

Thanks for all your suggestions on which wine regions would make great movie settings – there were some very interesting entries!

Winners of the Boys are Back DVDs are: Mrs C McKibben of Hewitt and Mr M Dawson of Dulwich, both in SA; Mrs K Quin-Conroy of Booragoon and Mrs K Oldland of Madeley, both in WA; Mrs N Cowling of Lota in Qld; Ms B Luccio of Wantirna, and Mr D Fragar of Nunawading, both in NSW; and Mrs C Barter of Kilaben Bay, Miss M Pohnetalova of Bondi Junction and Mr M Lane of Marrickville all in NSW.

  

MAY VISITVINEYARDS.COM SUBSCRIBERS’ COMPETITION

 FIRST PRIZE:

Getting a taste of the terra rossa with fine wine from Brand’s Laira Coonawarra are:
Ms M Key of Sydney and Dr G Lee of Gymea Bay both in NSW, Miss M Rowe of Davoren Park in SA and Mr R Shaw of Elwood in Victoria.

SECOND PRIZE:

Getting taste of the sweet things in life with a gift pack from Beechworth Honey are:
Ms J Baverstock of St James in WA, Miss M Costello and Miss J Casham of Springwood, both in NSW

THIRD PRIZE:

Reading up on Australia’s wine history with a copy of Wolf Blass – Behind the Bow Tie are:
Mr C Russell of Cremorne and Mr G Sowter of Kelso, both in NSW and Mrs J Saldez of Upper Coomera in Qld.

 
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