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On the 16th 17th and 18th of October the Manawatu Club hosted the Central Region Amateur Winemakers & Brewers Association 30th Regional Competition. Our club did very well as the statistics below show! Section | Entries | Bronze | Silver | Gold | … Continue reading →
The formal part of the evening covered discussion on the arrangements of the up coming club wine and beer completion to be held in late September. The Regional competitions were discussed and those attending have had travel arrangements organised by … Continue reading →
About 10 club members enthusiastically boarded the mini bus that had been hired from a firm that we always use without incident. Off we went and as we rose up the slope to the oaks layby at the top of … Continue reading →
The next meeting is on the 19th February at 7.30pm at the Deaf Hawkes Bay clubrooms 22 Lee Street Taradale. All visitors and prospective members are very welcome. The monthly club wine and beer competitions will take place. After the formalities … Continue reading →
A very good turnout at Brian’s place on the 25th January for our annual BBQ. At this we host Central Hawkes Bay club in return to their hosting us at the mid winter feast. 8 of them attended. While pre … Continue reading →
Our guest speaker Roland Norman owner and winemaker of Tukipo River Estate gave us a background of himself and how he came to set up his vineyard and winery. He has a background of being a wine merchant in London. … Continue reading →
The NZ Federation of Amateur Winemakers and Brewers National Championships was held in Dunedin in October. Congratulations to Everyone that entered or attended. Statistics: 100 Competitors 789 Entries From 17 Clubs A total of 441 Medals were awarded Bronze 215, … Continue reading →
With the meeting formalities dispensed with we got on with the annual baking competition judging. Our guest judge was unable to attend so the Beer Breads were judged by all present. A show of hands declared Robyn the winner. Following … Continue reading →
These were held on the 3rd of August. Our neighbours, Central Hawkes Bay Winemakers and Brewers Club, were invited to enter and 67 entries of beer, wine and liqueurs were judged on the day. Some close competition took place with … Continue reading →
WE are meeting at the clubrooms 22 Lee Rd Taradale on the 17th at 7.30pm. We have Tim Creagh from E.I.T. to give us a talk on the latest in winemaking techniques. Coming in August is our annual baking competition … Continue reading →
Quite a good turnout for this meeting. Sometimes the winter months keep a few at home by the fire. Once the organisational part of the meeting was put to bed we had a friendly Housie night. We had 4 draws … Continue reading →
A smaller than usual attendence at this meeting. However it was good to see John back after a long ailment and hope we see him regularly in the future. We welcomed two visitors and hope they gleaned something of interest … Continue reading →
The Competition was held on Saturday the 1st of September with entries down a little on previous years to just 56 bottles. Our guest Judges commented on the high calibre of the beer entries with the winning beer achieving an … Continue reading →
This meeting was a little different in that it was hosted at Edna and Tom’s home. The reason was to view Evonne Lork’s new Thirsty Work wine show on the Food Channel. Our interest was in that she visited Norm’s … Continue reading →