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CAFÉ LERIDA MENU For Cafe Lerida bookings, please call 6295 6640 or email wine@leridaestate.com to reserve your table. Menu's are updated weekly before the coming weekend October Long Weekend 2008 Available 10AM-5PM Breakfast Sweet Things Available 11AM-4PM Kids * Gluten Free **Vegetarian BEVERAGES Available 10AM-5PM Gluhwein $5.00 Teas All $3.00 Coffee Hot Milk Drinks (Chocolate) Cold Milk Drinks Soft Drinks SUPPLIERS TO CAFÉ LERIDA CORPORATE Lerida Estate is the Wine Partner for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra
WHAT'S COMING UP Petanque Weekend at Lerida
Estate Looking for something to do over the October long weekend? We've got two great competitions for you! Capital Country Petanque in association with the Boules Artistes invites BOTH top players and beginners to compete in a Petanque weekend, to be held on the newly landscaped Lerida Estate Petanque Pistes at picturesque Lake Geroge.
Saturday October 4 will be an afternoon of doubles, with up to $900 cash to be won. Entry is $10 per player, or $20 per team. Check in by 12.30pm for a 1pm start. Sunday October 5 is a full day doubles competition. We are expecting up to $2,000 cash up for grabs! Entry is $15 per player, or $30 per team. Check in by 9am for a 9.30am start. All entry fees will be distrubted as prize money. Every player must bring their Petanque Australia licence, or alternately purchase a PA event licence before the event. No need to worry about having a hungry tummy... Anne and her Cafe Lerida staff will provide some fresh and delicious local food for purchase. And to quench your thirst, soft drinks, beer and of course our award winning wine will be available at very reasonable prices. For those travellers wanting to make a weekend of it, accommodation options and the many family attractions in the area are at your fingertips by visiting www.igoulburn.com or www.visitcanberra.com.au For more information please contact the office on 02 6295 6640 or email wine@leridaestate.com
2008 Wine, Roses & All
That Jazz Festival Our traditional build up to the Wine, Roses & All That Jazz festival is for all the wineries taking part to participate in a public wine tasting event. This is a great opportunity to entice the locals of Canberra out to the regional vineyards and cellar doors by offering samples of our award-winning cool climate wines. This year the public tasting will be held at the Canberra Centre. So don't miss your opportunity to have a sneak peak at what will be on offer over the festival weekend, and to discover how superb the wines in this region are. 2008 Wine, Roses & All
That Jazz Festival It’s nearly that time of year to kick up your heels and celebrate the warmer weather by indulging in the annual Canberra District Wine, Roses & All That Jazz wine festival! Lerida Estate has once again prepared a jam-packed weekend of activities and treats guaranteed to suite all ages, so why not invite your family and friends to celebrate in all the festival has to offer: • Visit John at Cellar Door and sample our award-winning wines • Enjoy the special festival lunch menu on offer, with your choice of wine to accompany • Our musical feature is the popular ‘As Famous as the Moon’ who will play their famous smooth jazz sounds from 12.30am-3.30pm, both Saturday and Sunday
• If a gentle stroll is more your thing, do the Lake George Vineyards Walk – a fully self-guided walk taking you around the vineyards of Lake George, all at your own pace • Of course, espresso coffee and delicious cakes/scones will be available all day For the first time, Lerida Estate has teamed up with Belinda from Gourmet by Design to offer you regional produce hampers for sale – what a perfect Christmas present idea!
We are also offering the very popular Helicopter rides around district, thanks to Christine at Aquila Helicopters. This will be available on Saturday only, so bookings are required.
With so much to do, see, taste and listen to, you can easily make a memorable day out at Lerida Estate! Bookings are recommended to ensure you secure a good seat for the musical performances. There is no cover charge for the music, but seating preference will be given to those who have booked for lunch. Bookings: 02 6295 6640 (office) or 02 4848 0231 (winery) or email wine@leridaestate.com
Christmas Lunch at Lerida
Estate Come and join in the Festive Spirit with a special Christmas menu. More details coming soon...
Current Activities Come and Play Petanque! Lerida Estate recently constructed a major Petanque facility on the Federal Highway at Lake George with 26 international standard pistes, designed by Canberra-based landscape architect and golf course expert, Jamie Dawson of Enviro Links. On 30 September 2007, Lerida hosted its first major tournament; a doubles competition for a perpetual trophy. More than 150 players from 3 States and overseas participated, including some world-class professionals. If you want to find out why Petanque, normally associated
with sleepy village squares on a warm Sunday afternoon, is one of
the fastest growing participant sports in the world, take a trip
to the Collector end of Lake George and see what it is all about
(see www.leridaestate.com/events.html for details).
Disabled Suffer No Disadvantage The conventional form of Petanque is one of the few completely
inclusive outdoor games, allowing people of all ages and degrees
of mobility to play together in a game that can be a simple recreation
or an international World Cup standard event. Generally tournaments at Lerida Estate are open to all classes of equipment. Occasionally however, more specialised gear for official tournaments will be required. Participants will be advised beforehand if this is the case. Environmentally Friendly The requirements for recognition as an international standard venue have lead Lerida to seek out the special fine gravel seen in French village market squares or the increasingly common indoor arenas, known as Boulodromes. The whole complex will eventually be landscaped extensively with picnic facilities and local plants selected for their hardiness and low water needs. It will be available for all forms of boules, including bocce and bolas, also popular in Australia. Local club competitions are now held on the last Saturday of each month at Lerida Estate. The next major tournament planned for 2008 is over the Anzac Day long weekend, Friday 25th and Saturday 26th April. For further information please contact: Lake George Vineyards Walk Experience the beauty of Lake George and get some exercise at the same time. Walk from Lerida Estate, above the vineyard of Lake George Wines, down past the restaurant (formerly Madews, now owned by Lake George Wines) and back to Lerida Estate along the road. The round trip is approximately 1.5 km. Walkers can do the walk any time during the opening hours of the two wineries. Opening hours are different for the different wineries. Lerida Estate is open 7 days a week from 10 – 5. Lake George Wines are currently only open by appointment, so let us know if you would like to do the walk and we will try to arange it for you. It is essential to wear walking shoes. This can be runners – but the shoes should have good gripping soles because some of the terrain can be a bit steep. If you want to see the great views of Lake George, you need to go up the hill a bit. The walk will be signposted, so just follow the arrows. Also, pick up a map from Lerida which shows you the route to take and gives you some notes on what you will see on the walk. And if you are doing the walk on the weekend or a public holiday, why don't you plan to have lunch at Cafe Lerida (see menu above) Contact: Anne or Jim, Lerida Estate on 6295 6640 or 0412 262 321/0419 246 149. Cost: No charge for walk. Wine Tasting & Winery Tour with Aquila Helicopters!
Why not let Acquila Helicopters take you on a unique scenic helicopter flight over Lake George? You will be the exclusive travellers aboard your own privately chartered helicopter as you take in the breathtaking views of the most spectacular inland lake in Australia, circle over the vineyard at the foot of the splendid Lake George Range, and then head straight to the Cellar Door. Café Lerida is open for helicopter arrivals on Saturdays, Sundays and most Public Holidays from 10-5. Tour the winery with the owner or the winemaker, taste some fabulous award winning wines, and then have lunch at Café Lerida. If time permits, stop for a game of Petanque before taking off for your flight back to Canberra. There is not a finer boutique winery experience in Australia! Return flying time is 30 minutes from Canberra airport, with stopover time at your discretion. Price: $420 inc GST for up to 3 people (meal price quoted separately) Optional extension: Return via Gunderoo, Belconnen, Black Mountain Tower and Lake Burley Griffin or via Lake George Escarpement, Bungendore and Queenbeyan $140 extra To book: Call 0412 066 766 For further information please go to the Aquila
Helicopters website by clicking this link Balloon Rides Over Lake George
Lerida Estate has entered into an arrangement with Balloons Aloft to have balloon rides over Lake George all year round. Lerida will provide the base for this activity, as well as breakfast. Balloon Aloft will organise the best place to take off on the balloon ride - depending on the weather, the wind direction and what passengers want to see. We need a minimum of 6 people to get each balloon ride off the ground. Contact: Anne, Lerida Estate 6295 6640; Balloon Aloft 6285 1540 or Lawrie on 0404 776 847 Cost: $280 per head: includes balloon ride, breakfast and wine tasting. Breakfast consists of: See: Balloon Aloft's website by clicking this link.
EVENTS HELD RECENTLY AT LERIDA ESTATE The following illustrates the range of events that we are able to host at Lerida: catered functions; seminars; concerts; BBQ and salads prepared by the hosts of the lunch or Lerida; a feast transported from Sydney. Why not have your next function at Lerida - accompanied by Lerida's fine wines! The Fireside Festival at
Lerida Estate
Indulge in cozy fireside festival experiences this winter. "Sip on exquisite cool climate wines, taste the delicacies from the region, meet local artists with a passion for their craft, or just relax and warm yourself on open fires while you listen to fine music and talk amongst your friends..." This year Lerida Estate participated in the Fireside Festival and we had a great program of activities during the festival month of August. Lerida Estate, Wine Partner of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, hosted 5 concerts featuring musicians from the CSO. The concerts were held in the barrel room and music featured included classical, light jazz, Latin American, rock favourites from the 60’s and 70’s, café style from Gershwin, Porter and Piazzolla, to moments from the French film Amélie. There was definitely something for everyone on the diverse program.
Each concert included an interval to enjoy canapés matched with Lerida Estate wine. At the end of the concert, guests were treated to hot chocolate, Jim’s mulled wine, tea or coffee, with roasted chestnuts and Petit Fours. The musicians joined guests during the interval and at the end of the concert, to answer questions from those who attended.
Lerida Estate and Manuka Fine Foods Cheese/Wine Master Class Lerida Estate Barrel Room What an exciting food and wine matching experience! Lerida Estate was pleased to host its second cheese/wine master class in the barrel room at their winery at Lake George. The following five wines were matched with an Australian or imported cheese: • 2007 Pinot Rosé To assist in your personal exploration, Shelley Thomson (owner of Manuka Fine Foods) and Shari Blumer (chef at Manuka Fine Foods) explained cheese-making techniques, what they suggest you eat with cheese and most importantly, what wine they suggest you might drink with them. Jim Lumbers, owner of Lerida Estate with his wife Anne, discussed Lerida’s winemaking styles and techniques and what wines he considers a suitable to match for the respective cheeses. Guests had the opportunity to assess how the respective wines went with the cheeses. The Cheese Room at Manuka Fine Foods (formerly Jones the Grocer) in Manuka has the best selection of Australian and foreign cheeses in the ACT. Lerida Estate makes some of the finest wines in the Canberra District. Turner to Monet: The Triumph
of Landscape Wine Dinner The evening commenced with an introduction to the Turner to Monet Exhibition by one of the curators of the exhibition, Ms Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, International Painting and Sculpture. After Christine’s introduction, our guests viewed the exhibition, making their way to the NGA Cafe for a fabulous dinner accompanied by some of the best wines from the Canberra District wine region including: • 2006 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier (Icon wine,
internationally recognised, 95 points from Robert Parker, nearly
sold out) As well, the dinner included a number of French wines, and a New Zealand wine, for benchmarking purposes with some of the Canberra District’s finest wines. Huon Hooke from Good living, Sydney Morning Herald, attended to discuss the wines featured during the evening. MENU 2005 Gallagher Blanc de Blanc (Canberra District) Entrée Flight 1 –Chardonnay Main Course Flight 2 – Shiraz Viognier
Flight 3 – Shiraz Lerida Estate Botrytis Pinot Gris 2007 (Canberra District) Tea & Coffee
ANZAC DAY LONG WEEKEND at LERIDA ESTATE Friday 25th, Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th April The Cellar Door at Lerida Estate and Café Lerida were open every day over the Anzac Day Weekend. We had some great activities, some of which included: Remembrance Driveway Exhibition: Remembrance Driveway is a series of roadside rest areas and memorial parks along the highways between Canberra and Sydney that honour the 24 Australians who were awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for acts of valour and extraordinary personal courage during WWII and in Vietnam. Come and see our small exhibition about the history of this Driveway. Pétanque: Have our instructors show you first hand how to play this popular French pastime, or figure it out yourself in groups by using the set of instructions provided. Either way, it is a game that guarantees some gentle exercise and loads of fun. Hot Roasted Chestnuts: Share this special treat as Jim Lumbers demonstrates his chestnut roasting abilities for your enjoyment. Jim grows the chestnuts at the vineyard. They are a French variety that he imported himself a number of years ago. Lunch at Café Lerida: Make your selection from our lunch menu, updated on our website each week. Indulge in a warming home-made pie or smoked lamb sausages, or try one of the Café’s most popular dishes - a ploughman’s lunch. All dishes are carefully matched to our Lerida Estate award winning wines. Coffee & Cake: Fresh espresso coffee and delicious cakes are available all day, with Anzac Biscuits of course being a feature over the weekend. Wine Tastings: Try our award winning Lerida Estate wines as our experienced Cellar Door staff take you through the smells and flavours that make each wine so unique. Find out which one is your favourite and take a bottle home as a reminder of your visit. Have you tasted the 2006 Shiraz Viognier yet? It is the current Champion Wine of the Canberra District. And why not do a winery tour while you are there. There are lots of things going on in the winery at the moment. You will need to book for this. Pumpkin Carving: Jim grows pumpkins to enter into the Collector Pumpkin Festival competition. Some of them don’t measure up….. Lake George Vineyards Walk: a self-guided walk around the vineyards at Lake George. Suitable for those who enjoy a stretch after lunch, and a fantastic way to see Lake George, and the vineyards in all their glory. You will need to wear sensible shoes.
2008 Wine Harvest Festival The annual Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival was held on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April 2008 as the showcase for the quality wine produced in the Canberra District. Lerida Estate had a wonderful weekend of activities EACH DAY:
'A Celebration of Pinot' Dinner Boathouse by the Lake, Grevillea Park Friday 29 February 2008, 7pm Lerida Estate presented another fabulous Pinot dinner. ‘A Celebration of Pinot’ highlighted a range of Pinot-style wines including our very own 100% Sparkling ‘Blanc de Noir’ to kick off the evening, flights of Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir, finishing off the evening with a Botrytis Pinot Gris. The purpose of the dinner was to showcase top Pinots, focusing on award-winning wines from NSW with appropriate benchmark examples from New Zealand and France. Our chosen venue was the stunning Boathouse by the Lake restaurant, situated on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Grevillea Park. On offer was a four-course dinner, focusing primarily on matching the Pinot flights with carefully selected dishes. Menu and wines for the evening were: Entrée Flight 1 – Pinot Gris Main Course Flight 2 – Pinot Noir Cheese Flight 3 – Pinot Noir Desert Australian Blues Music Festival at Lerida Estate Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd February 2008 For the second year in a row, Lerida Estate presented top Blues musicians as the lead in to the Australian Blues Music Festival in Goulburn. This special pre-festival wine, food and blues event featured a one-off performance by Brian Fraser with special guest Mick Reid on Saturday 2 February, 12.30-3.30. And back by popular demand were Pete and the Pelicans who performed on Sunday 3 February 12.30 -3.30. The Australian Blues Music Festival is held on the second weekend of February every year (in 2008 from 7- 10 February). The Festival's reputation as the National Festival of Australian Blues Music has attracted the widespread support of the Australian blues music industry. See below for more details on each artist. Brian Fraser with special
guest Mick Reid Geelong's Brian Fraser is one of Australia's finest and most well-known acoustic blues performers. He is the recipient of numerous awards and with over 30 years' experience in the industry, his hectic schedule includes spending many months of every year touring the country playing his own brand of stomp board driven blues, amazing his audiences with his guitar talents, his humorous story-telling, performing both his own material and quirky covers. Brian has released seven CD's including "Passing the Time" with the 2006 Australian Music Blues 'Chain Award' Group of the Year, The Brian Fraser Trio. Brian will be joined by special guest harmonica master, Mick Reid.
Pete and the Pelicans Pete and the Pelicans are a three piece group from the ACT. Formed at the National Folk Festival in 2006, they have a fast paced and frantic style, with swampy electric guitar and howling harmonica. Their influences range from Muddy Waters to Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, and their songs cover all the old blues subjects, from love songs to dark murder ballads.
Lerida Estate Inaugural Boule Dogs Capital Pétanque Doubles Pétanque Tournament Sunday 30th September 2007 Guests from near and far traveled to Lerida Estate to join owners, Anne Caine and Jim Lumbers, as they hosted the first ever Doubles Pétanque Tournament on their newly built Pétanque courts. The tournament was open to anyone, and all those who attended experienced an exciting day with prizes and lucky hat draws to entertain the crowd.
For more information contact Ben Dansby on 02 6288 9803 or bdansby@bigpond.net.au
Follow the attached links for general instructions on the basic techniques of playing Pétanque and information about the equipment: www.boulesartistes.org.au / www.obutaustralia.com/products
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