https://wfsnsw.wildapricot.org/ Wine and Food Society of NSW upcoming events Wine and Food Society of NSW Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:53:39 GMT Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:53:39 GMT Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT <p align="center" style="font-size: 16.0016px;"><img src="https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/resources/Pictures/WFS_HelloClub_Logo%20small.png" alt="" title="" border="0"></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" color="#12273B"><span style=""><em style="">Canapés</em></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Potato, onion &amp; Gruyère tart&nbsp;</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Duck and Pork Terrine</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Watermelon Gazpacho</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" color="#12273B"><span style=""><em style="">Main</em></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Blue-eyed Cod w Seafood Risotto&nbsp;</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style=""><em style=""><em style=""><font face="Georgia" style="" color="#12273B">Wine</font></em><br></em></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="Georgia" color="#7C2526"><em>2024 Schmolzer &amp; Brown Prêt-à-Blanc – Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc &amp; Silvaner</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="Georgia" color="#7C2526"><em>2017 Tapanappa Chardonnay</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="Georgia" color="#7C2526"><em>2017 Domaine Christian Clerget Bourgogne Rouge – Pinot Noir</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="Georgia" color="#7C2526"><em>2012 Hochkirch Riesling</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="Georgia" color="#7C2526"><em>Fridge drop with the cheese!</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px;" color="#12273B"><em>We kindly invite members and their guests&nbsp;</em></font></p> https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/event-6872132 https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/event-6872132 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT <p align="center" style="font-size: 16.0016px;"><img src="https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/resources/Pictures/WFS_HelloClub_Logo%20small.png" alt="" title="" border="0"></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="">Six Expressions of Tuscany’s Great Red Grape</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">Our next tasting takes us to Tuscany to explore Sangiovese, the noble Italian grape whose name is traditionally interpreted as Sanguis Jovis — the Blood of Jupiter.</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">Sangiovese is the foundation of some of Italy’s greatest red wines, capable of producing everything from lively, elegant Chianti to the powerful, long-lived wines of Montalcino.</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">We will explore six expressions of this remarkable grape, beginning with the three classifications of Chianti Classico — Annata, Riserva and Gran Selezione — before moving south to compare Rosso di Montalcino with its more distinguished relative, Brunello. We finish with a Super Tuscan-style wine, demonstrating how Sangiovese responds to blending with Cabernet Sauvignon.</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">Our wines are:</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2019 Isole e Olena – Chianti Classico</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2009 Marchese Antinori – Chianti Classico Riserva</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2015 Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2021 Argiano – Rosso di Montalcino</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2006 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta – Brunello di Montalcino</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;"><em>2010 Tenuta di Ghizzano Veneroso – Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">With wines ranging from five to twenty years of age, this tasting offers an opportunity to examine not only the different interpretations of Sangiovese, but also the influence of vineyard selection, maturation and bottle development.</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><font style="font-weight: normal;">A fascinating exploration of one grape, three Tuscan regions and six very different wines.</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><span><em>Canapés</em></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;">TBC</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#524043" face="Georgia"><span><em>Main</em></span></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span data-d-text-flow="word" data-d-stream-word="">Homemade</span> <span data-d-text-flow="word" data-d-stream-word="">Pasta</span> <span data-d-text-flow="word" data-d-stream-word="">with</span> <span data-d-text-flow="word" data-d-stream-word="">Beef</span> <span data-d-text-flow="word" data-d-stream-word="">Ragù</span></em></font></p> <p align="center"><br></p> https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/event-6872135 https://portal.wfsnsw.org.au/event-6872135