Eltham & District Winemakers' Guild

08/10/2026

🚨 A FINAL REMINDER 🚨

The close of entries for the Eltham W**e Show is the 9th October - TOMORROW!

A big thank you to those who have already got their entries in ... to the rest ...

Time is running out ... please don't miss out on getting your entries in!

With nearly two decades of experience in the Yarra Valley w**e industry, Elita is the Cellar Door Manager and Marketing Assistant at Yarra Yering, a role she has held for the past nine years.

17/09/2026

🍷 THE 2026 ELTHAM W**E SHOW ENTRY INFORMATION IS UP ON THE WEBSITE 🍷

👉 CLOSING DATE for entries - October 9th 👈

The 2026 Eltham W**e Show Entry Form and Information is now available on the Guild website.

EDWG members and past entrants should have already received the information in an email.

You'll find all the information here: https://amateurw**e.org.au/w**e-show

29/08/2026

August Guild Night - focus on ALTERNATIVE VARIETIES

The guild's annual bulk grape purchase focuses on Alternative Varieties ... so we decided to test everyone's skills with a masked tasting of alternative varieties - both amateur and commercial w**es - along with plenty of open discussion.
These masked bottle nights are always lots of fun as we try to match the w**e in the glass with one of the bottles entered on the board.
Let's just say ... we still have much to learn when it comes to identifying flavour profiles with varieties! 😉
A big thanks to Wayne and Mario for running the session.
Numbers were surprisingly down this month - if you weren't there you missed a great night!

12/04/2026

🐝 INTRODUCTION TO MEADMAKING COURSE 🍺

Want to learn how to make mead? JOIN US!

The Guild is running an Introduction to Meadmaking course - and we start in a few weeks.
Over the weeks you'll make a small batch (about 6 bottles) of Joe's Ancient Orange Mead - using techniques and utensils you can use to make any meads - and apply to w**emaking.

We'll be there to help and guide you every step of the way.

Let your friends know - you can do it together ...

17/11/2025

🔴 2025 ELTHAM W**E SHOW 🔴

What a weekend! I think I can safely say that we pulled off a jolly good Eltham W**e Show.

Judging Day went smoothly. The judges were impressed with the quality of the w**es - several said how much they love supporting and encouraging amateur w**emaking - and that they love coming to our show.

Yesterday's Public Open Day was filled with w**emakers catching up, sharing their w**es, chatting about w**emaking, the positives and negatives of their results and what they might do differently next vintage. But what struck me the most was the cameraderie - a community that shares a love of w**e and w**e making.

A special congratulations to Diego (Danny) Cappellani on the presentation of his Life Membership in recognition of his dedication to the Guild over many years - sharing his knowledge, teaching w**emaking, offering help, sourcing and gathering grapes, working on the Committee, organising functions, entertaining us at International Nights ... the list could go on.

Congratulations to our Trophy winners:
▪️Best Country W**emaker Trophy - David Hart
▪️ Best Grape W**emaker Troohy - Richmoore W**es
▪️Best Previous Shiraz Trophy - Phil Kemm, Anthony Kemm & Robin Hick for their 2013 Shiraz
▪️ Mead Cup - Amrita Park Meadery
▪️Graham Scott W**emaker of the Year (WOTY) - the Harridge Family
▪️Jo Ilian - Fantin O'Callaghan for their 2024 Sauvignon Blanc

A HUGE thank you to the Committee - I cannot convey just how hard they have been working - over the last year - to enable the W**e Show.

Another big thank you goes to Luca Barbon and his team of w**e industry professionals who judge our w**es. This was Luca's first W**e Show as our Chief Judge, and it was a pleasure to plan and work with him. All our judges donate their time and expertise to support amateur w**emaking - thank you!

A very grateful thank you to the Guild Members who volunteered their time and expertise across the weekend. Without them there would not be a W**e Show.

And thank you also to the w**emaker entrants and their support crews for entering w**es and coming along to the Public Open Day. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

The judging results are up on the website, and we'll put together the full Results Book over this week. I ask that you give us a few days grace - to say that we are a tad worn out and need a few days to recover would be an understatement.

Yours in W**emaking - Angela Harridge - President

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15/11/2025

🔴 ELTHAM W**E SHOW - CLASS RESULTS SHEETS - ARE UP ON THE WEBSITE 🔴

https://tinyurl.com/2025EWSResults

A full results book will be up on the website as soon as possible - this link takes you to the class results.

Hope to see you at the Public Open Day today.

06/11/2025

It’s that time of the year again … we look forward to catching up with fellow makers and lovers of w**e.
… note the new venue - parking close by.
… not too far from our old venue

The Eltham and District W**emaker's Guild W**e Show Public Open Day is coming up on Sunday, November 16th!

The W**e Show is the premier artisan w**e show in Australia, with over 400 entries again this year. W**es are judged on the Saturday, and the Sunday Public Open Day gives you the opportunity to taste the w**es entered - red, white, sparkling and fortified grape w**es - meads - ciders - country w**es - kombuchas - and liqueurs.

Sunday, 16th November
10.30am - 2.30pm
Templestowe Bowling Club, 1 Swilk St, Templestowe

$20 Entry fee includes a tasting glass
Food is available near the venue

More detailed information can be found on the EDWG website https://amateurw**e.org.au/w**e-show

22/09/2025

🍷 THE 2025 ELTHAM W**E SHOW ENTRY INFORMATION IS UP ON THE WEBSITE 🍷

The 2025 Eltham W**e Show Entry Form and Information is now available on the Guild website - if you want to get your entries in today.

We will also email out the Entry Form and Information to all members and past entrants.

https://amateurw**e.org.au/w**e-show

26/04/2025

April Guild Night was a challenging one for our palates and w**e characteristics knowledge.

Being ANZAC Day we decided to have a relaxed night of 'Guess Which W**e This Is'. We blind tasted 11 bottles of w**e and had to work out 'which was which'. It certainly tested our palates and knowledge of the different varieties (except for the Cherry w**e - that was a bit of a give-away! 😉

NONE of us got all of them correct (no surprise there) - and there was some serious discussion around each set of tastings - accompanied by a great deal of eye-rolling and laughter.

Next Month = learn about Kombucha (one of our W**e Show classes) - benefits and how to make it.

14/11/2024

👉👉👉 TODAY is the LAST DAY to PRE PURCHASE tickets
for the W**e Show at a discounted price 👈👈👈

👉 EARLY BIRD ticket form available here
👉 https://amateurw**e.org.au/w**e-show