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FEBRUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM TUTTI A TAVOLA COMPETITION:

Ms M. Walsh of Tamarama in NSW will be fulfilling a life long dream as she has won a place in the wonderful 4 day Italian cooking experience of Tutta a Tavola in Tuscany. Thank you to all our entrants for your Italian restaurant suggestions.

FEBRUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM V/LINE TO QUEEN COMPETITION:

Making a V/Line for the world premiere of Queen - the Unseen Archive is Mr D.Toma of Clifton Hill in Victoria. We loved his suggestion of pinot noir as the best wine to sip whilst listening to Bohemian Rhapsody because 'Freddie Mercury was light and dark, delicate and exuberant.' Thank you to all our entrants for your creative suggestions.

FEBRUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM HERALD SUBSCRIBERS COMPETITIONS:

HEDONISTIC HIKING HIGH COUNTRY GOURMET ADVENTURE:

Ms S Passey of Maroubra in NSW will be spending three days enjoying the food and wine traditions of Italy amidst the rugged beauty of the Australian bush with Hedonistic HIking.

WINE AND FOOD PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE:

Enjoying the flavour packed dishes made from fresh local produce at Simone's of Bright will be Dr F Isaacs of Vaucluse in NSW.

SECOND PRIZE:

Winners of half dozens from the winery renowned for its white aromatics, Delatite Winery are: Mr W Edman of Seaforth, Ms K MacDuff of Nwetown, Ms J Arnold of Rose Bay and Ms S Pak of Oatley, all in NSW. Sip and savour.

Winner of half dozens from the first vineyard established in Victoria's Alpine Valleys, Boynton's Feathertop Winery are: Mr R Orr of Cronulla, Mrs V Hardie or Wolloomooloo, Mr F Leibeskind of Bellevue Hill and Ms B Vicary of Merrylands, all in NSW. Enjoy!

THIRD PRIZE:

With her copy of James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010, Ms P Salter of Pymble in NSW will have an expert summary of Australian wine on hand.

Mr D Edwards of Parkes in NSW and Mr I Lindenmeyer of Yarralumla in the ACT will be reading up on Australia's wine industry history with their copy of Wolf Blass - Behind the Bow Tie

Getting some gold advice from Rob Geddes MW with a copy of his book Australian Wine Vintages 2010 are: Ms L Lindsay of Croydon, Ms M Gilbert of Woronora Heights, Ms B Jach of Turramurra and C Hertzberg of Glebe, all in NSW 

FEBRUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM VISITVINEYARDS.COM AND WINEPROS ARCHIVE SUBSCRIBERS' COMPETITION:

FIRST PRIZE:

A half dozen delicious Delatite Wines will be going to Mrs P Mowat of Mt Martha in Victoria and Mrs R Allen of Bondi in NSW. This includes Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's favourite wine, Delatite's Sylvia.

SECOND PRIZE:

Miss A Schofield of Mornington in Victoria, Mrs A Hall-Tansey of Sandford in Tasmania and Mr M Rohan of Middle Park in Qld will each be poring over the wonderfully luxurious and distinctly Australian travel experiences brought together in Australia in Style by Outback Encounter.

THIRD PRIZE:

Mr L Murphey of Croydon in SA will have his own MasterChef with a copy of Luke Mangan's at home and in the mood.

FOURTH PRIZE:

Fire up the BBQ Mrs L Lobban of Shortland in NSW - a copy of The BBQ and Grill Cookbook will be on its way to you.

FEBRUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM MEMBERS COMPETITION:

FIRST PRIZE:

Half a dozen superb Angullong Wines from the picturesque hills around Mount Canobolas in the high altitude, cool climate wine region of Orange in NSW will be going to Mrs N Young of Newport in Qld, Mr L Perri of Endeavour in Victoria, Mr G Patching and Mr G Paetzold both of Mitcham in Vic. Salute!

SECOND PRIZE:

Enjoying the stunning environment of this WA wine region will be Mr N Houston of McLaren Vale with a copy of Pemberton Wine Region by Alex Bond.

THIRD PRIZE:

We hope Ms P Miller of Abbostsford enjoys her seafod - in particular oysters. Congratulations you've won a copy of the deliciious The House of Oysters by Bernard Lloyd and Paul County.

FOURTH PRIZE:

Cocoa Farm Chocolates are simply delicious and these six lucky Members have each won a gift pack - can you make them last until Easter? We don't think so! Congratulations to: Ms D Rose of Ballina in NSW, Mr R Mawson of Yarra Glen, Mrs P Boyce of St Kilda, Mr J Foley of Hawthorn, Mr A Hayter of Toorak and Mrs K Vandenhurk of Lara, all in Victoria.

DECEMBER - JANUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM VINEYARD LUNCH COMPETITIONS:

The team at VisitVineyards.com is very envious of these three winners and we hope you thoroughly enjoy your vineyard lunches!

Off for a degustation lunch at the fabulous Voyager Estate in Margaret River is Mr R Schmidt of Bayswater in WA.

Ms D Childs of Aberfoyle Park in SA will be savouring fine food and wine at The Kitchen Door at Penny's Hill and Mr. Riggs Cellars in McLaren Vale.

Off across Bass Strait to enjoy lunch and idyllic views at Josef Chromy in Launceston, Tasmania - recently nominated in The Australian as a finalist for best winerey restaurant -  is Miss C Edwards of Carlton in Victoria.

The three winners of our 2009 book of the year - the Vineyard Cookbook by Victoria Heywood - for their comments posted on wineries, restaurants and more are:

Mrs J Calderbank of Alexandra Hills Qld for her great feedback on Iron Gate Estate in the Hunter Valley.

Ms P Tarnawsky of Turramurra NSW for her comments on Saracen Estates in the Margaret River - and we'd love the mushroom risotto recipe too!

Mr L Pearce of Kilmore, Vic for the account of his wine tasting experiences at Redman Winery in SA's Coonawarra.

This book has proven so popular with you our subscribers - it's been most viewed page during December and January - that we'll be running another Vineyard Cookbook promotion soon, so keep an eye open and you too might be enjoying one of our unique vineyard lunches or salivating over your very own copy.

Don't forget that in February you can enter to win a four-day culinary experience in Tuscany (airfares etc NOT included) simply by telling us your favourite Italian restaurant! (which need not be in Australia).

DECEMBER - JANUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM MEMBERS' COMPETITION:

 FIRST PRIZE:

Half a dozen bottles of wonderful Red Hill Estate Chardonnay and a special hamper from The Berry Farm go to Mrs J Lee of Canterbury in Victoria and Mr R Hardman of Dianella in WA. 

SECOND  PRIZE:

Copies of A Taste of the World of Wine  were won by Mr R Gillett of Oakleigh and Mr B Vandenhurk of Lara, both in Victoria.

THIRD PRIZE:

A copy of Salsa - Fine food with flair to Dr V Taylor of Glen Iris and to Ms L Charles of Bendigo, both in Victoria.

FOURTH PRIZE:

A copy of et voila! French pastries from Choux Cafe for Mrs J Harrigan of Tullamarine and Miss K McKenzie of Kew, both in Victoria.

FIFTH PRIZE:

Copies of Greater Noosa Local Produce to Platter  to Ms P Miller of Abbottsford, Mrs E Campbee of Surrey Hills and Mr M O'Byrne of Glen Iris, all in Victoria.

 DECEMBER - JANUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM AND WINEPROS ARCHIVE SUBSCRIBERS' COMPETITION:

FIRST PRIZE: 

Half a dozen bottles of Red Hill Estate Chardonnay will be on their way to Mrs W Betts of Thallon in Qld and Mr B Liddelow of Avalon in the ACT.

SECOND PRIZE:

Mrs B Kapsley of Adelaide in SA and Mrs S Pinchen of McRae in Victoria will each receive a copy of How to Catch Fish and Cook It.

THIRD PRIZE:

Peter Howard's BBQ Collection goes to Mr G Crowe of Figtree in NSW.

FOURTH PRIZE:

Curiosi-tea and a tea pack from Bianca's Tea and Coffee go to both Mrs P Forrest of Merredin in WA and Mrs L Brewer of Donvale in Victoria.

FIFITH PRIZE:

Seafood and Huon's Connoisseur's Guide to Salmon  go to Mr G Noel of Bella Vista in NSW.

DECEMBER-JANUARY VISITVINEYARDS.COM WINE SOCIETY COMPETITION:

 Winners have been notified by email.

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DECEMBER VISITVINEYARDS.COM QUICKPOLL COMPETITION:

FIRST PRIZE:

A copy of Wolf Blass – Behind the Bow Tie to Mr J Ainsaar of Northcote in Victoria and Mr J Rosewarne of Birchgrove in NSW.

SECOND PRIZE:

A copy of Australian Wine Vintages 2010 by Rob Geddes MW to both Mr A Dight of Toowong in Qld and Mr I Glover of Shepparton in Victoria.

THIRD PRIZE:

A copy of the Melbourne Food and Wine Recipe Book to each - Ms C Heathcote of Pascoe Vale South in Victoria, Ms C Frank of  Lane Cove, Ms R Tyrrell of Gymea and Ms N Green of Rydalmere all in NSW and Ms M Dyer of Murrarrie, Qld.

FOURTH PRIZE:

A funky tchillbag to each of Mr L Cavill of Surrey Hills in Victoria, Ms H Tims of Darwin in the NT, Ms K Murray of Pullenvale in Queensland, Ms M Dowley of Anula NT and Philip1953.

Congratulations! Simply email winner@VisitVineyards.com to confirm your postal address and we'll send your prize out.

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Tasting Notes - old vines and Margaret River treats

Jancis Robinson

In the fifth installment of our series covering Jancis Robinson's tasting notes on The New Australian 250, she enjoys some centenarian vines from Langmeil in the Barossa Valley, and treats herself to a range from Moss Wood in Margaret River.