Archive Jul 2018

Contentious Character are partnering with Westfield Belconnen and the Truffle Festival to bring the Westfield Truffle Markets to Belconnen Centre Court. Featuring live cooking demonstrations by Elena Duggan and Genevieve Jacobs as well as tastings by Contentious Character music and kids activities. The tasting will take place on July 28, 10am – 5pm at Westfield…

Contentious Character are sponsoring the Night Before Queanbeyan Christmas Markets event for Very Important Elves (VIE). The evening will showcase regional produce and feature mulled wine made to the Contentious Character recipe. The following day Contentious Character will be doing tastings, selling by the glass and bottles at the Christmas in July markets at Queanbeyan…

Congratulations goes to Shaw Vineyard Estate this week as two of their delicious wines were selected in the top ten Australian wines from the judges of the 2018 London Wine Competition. The wines selected were: 2015 Reserve Merriman Cabernet Sauvignon is the first Shiraz labelled under Shaw Vineyard Estate Reserve label and the Shaw Vineyard Estate 2015 Shiraz, …

A visiting group of Chinese culinary professionals were dished up a taste of the capital last week with a series of hands-on events. From making their own bacon at Pialligo Estate, to wine tasting at Mt Majura and truffle hunting, the group were treated to a sample of the best of Canberra. Through the Pialligo…

Here at Canberra Wines we are all about promoting the region and we have lots to say about our good food and even better cool-climate wines. We are excited to announce we have a few new members joining us. Please welcome: Clementine Restaurant in Yass. Lake George Winery at Lake George. Enotria Wines in Bungendore.…