Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Chris McCormack from Bress Winery. Today it’s all about ice cream and fudge delights as Ann and Nancy meet Carmen from Maldon’s sweet-tooth shop and learn how to make black chocolate ice cream. To balance things, we’re hoping MP Maree Edwards can drop in with some savoury and salty news from state politics. Last Friday…
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From back l – r: Slats, Nicole Chvastek and EC in front. Today Mike and Stevo will meet Chris McCormack from Bress Winery to discuss their latest vintages – all available via Loz at Much Ado in Maldon! Last Friday EC, Slats and Nicole Chvastek delved into the hot topics of the day including exploring…
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Parker and Noah Williams from Newstead in Maldon Shire Gardens. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. The final colours of autumn are captivating to look at and satisfying to crunch through, but the lack of rain at the change of the seasons is still a concern. In Japan there is an autumn tradition called momiji-gari; its…
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Peter takes his time pruning – it’s a conversation. The art of pruning – shaping the future with every cut In the heart of winter, when the cellar is still and the vines look lifeless against grey skies, there’s one job that signals the quiet beginning of the new season: pruning. It doesn’t make headlines.…
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When the sheep won’t listen – A guide to wine and lamb pairing Free range sheep. We love our sheep. They’re hardworking, low-maintenance, and don’t ask for much beyond a patch of grass and the occasional escape attempt as we covered off in last week’s article. But let’s be honest. Sometimes they get a bit…
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Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. If you were around Panacea Estate this week, you would have noticed us transition the wine that was tasted and blends chosen and discussed in last week’s article being transitioned to…
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Every glass has a story. Blending is where those stories come together. The table of possibilities – each glass a note in the symphony of the final blend. While it might sound like a technical process (and sometimes it is), blending wine is also deeply creative, it’s where intuition, experience and a touch of gut…
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Katrine, Cassie, Miranda and Rory, dress ed to bake. We are all slowly recovering from the festivities of the Maldon Easter Fair and Australia’s longest continuously running easter parade. Thursday night 17 April was unseasonably warm and a perfect evening for the traditional Great Aussie Scone Bake Competition. This is a seemingly simple event, some…
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