Barossa Gourmet Weekend 2015: Just Desserts & Fortified

Liebichwein are excited to be hosting this intimate indulgent treat as part of the 2015 Barossa Gourmet Weekend. Our event will be similar to last year?s sell out?master class.

Just Desserts

Be taken on a journey of flavour with four indulgent pairings of desert and classic fortified wines. Ron Liebich will take you behind the scenes of fortified wine – grape varieties, barrel ageing, food matching and most importantly the sensory experience.

Taste exclusive barrel samples and rare wines aged over 25 year.

Event cost is $30 per person, so why not get a group together and book now.BG14 event 3a SBGW 100 x 200 (2)

Sunday 16 August 3:00 ? 4:30pm

Liebichwein Barrel Shed

Steingarten Road, Rowland Flat

Email your interest to Janet at info@www.bizeezcomms.com/liebichwein or call direct on 85244543

Seats are strictly limited.

 

THE TASTING MENU

Classic Semillon ? Honeycomb Cr?me Br?l?e with Blood Orange Marmalade

Classic Frontignac ? Sticky Walnut Tart with Peach Glaze?????????

Classic Muscat ? Dark Chocolate and Apricot Roulade

Grand Tawny ? Creamy Chocolate Meringue with Spiced Quince Jelly and Chocolate Glazed Fig

 

Barossa Vintage Festival 2015 Wrap Up

Grape stomping, street parade, scarecrows, chocolate and wine?indulgence were just some of the variety of activities Liebichwein were involved with over?the five days of the Barossa Vintage Festival?held in April 2015.

Cellar Door was run off its feet with people booking in for the Fortified and Chocolate Experience. Visitors enjoyed a journey of flavour?through four varieties of premium fortified wines ranging from two to twenty years old. Wines were matched to four homemade chocolate truffles. A rare treat!

 

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Once again we?entered a float in the?famous Barossa Festival Parade, the?longest street parade in the southern hemisphere.?Our daughter Briony and son-in-law Damian proudly dressed?the winery float?in a ‘Classic Old Barossa’ theme complete with scarecrow (Grandpa “Gus” Braunack) and classic 1960’s beach buggy. See more photos

 

 

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Grape juice was flying as the iconic grape treading event returned for its biennial appearance at the?Festival. Young and old climbed into the bins and eagerly stomped the grapes.?Liebichwein have proudly sponsored this event for 10 years.?Ron is now converting the well-stomped Grenache juice into a smooth young Tawny. See results here

 

 

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Popular Barossa Shiraz Returns: 2012 Leveret Released

 

Leveret?Shiraz?2012

Released March 2015

 

Leveret is the term for a baby hare, which narrowly escapes being run over by the tractor from row to row.

A single vineyard Barossa Shiraz from the excellent 2012 vintage. Lovers of big Barossa Shiraz won?t be disappointed.

A classic full bodied black inky Barossa shiraz grown on 22 year old vines in the eastern foothills of Rowland Flat, where heavier red brown black soils predominate.

Traditional techniques of hand plunging, basket-pressing and bottling without fining or filtration, all help to preserve the essence of fruit. Maturation for 24 months in seasoned American and French oak has delivered a complex wine with intense dark berries balanced superbly with spiced vanillin oak flavours.

Enjoy now and for at least 10 years, particularly with red meats and richly flavoured foods. This wine?was bottled in screw cap to immortalise the magnificent flavours beyond the life span of cork.

2012 Leveret Shz bottle

 

Taste Notes: Black inky colour. Bouquet of bright red plums and vanilla spice. Full-bodied with excellent fruit length and textured palate.

Alc. Vol. 15.5%

RRP: $25.00/bottle

Case: $270/12 bottles (save $30)

 

Previous Vintages:?1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010

New Release Whites: Traminer Riesling & Viognier

2014 whites Viognier Tram Ries SSince we have over 14 grape varieties to choose from we are faced with a range of options at vintage as to what styles to make. 2014 was an excellent year for our whites so we produced these two aromatic beauties, one in a crisp dry style and the other sweet and succulent.

NEW RELEASE WHITE WINES ? – ??MARCH 2015

2014 Viognier

This Rhone variety is thriving in the Barossa climate. Viognier is?rather vigorous in the vineyard and seems to have taken well to our heavy/clay soils. In recent years Ron has reinvigorated his passion for white winemaking by exploring the limits of this wonderful adaptable variety. The last 2013 vintage was a lighter body low alcohol style with similar tropical and quince flavours that the 2014 has produced.?Ron made the conscious decision to keep it completely unoaked to capture the essence of the variety.?The luscious palate pairs well with grilled seafood and richly flavoured foods.

Taste Notes: A fresh unwooded style?using gentle basket pressing and cool fermentation to capture?the stunning peach, pineapple and quince flavours.

14.5% Alc Vol

RRP: $19/bottle

Case: $205/12 bottles (save $23)

Previous Vintages:?2013, 2012

 

2014 Riesling Traminer?Late Picked

Our late picked Traminer Riesling has been a staple in our range since 1993 when we released our first version dedicated to Ron’s mother Lorna Liebich (1917-1997) who always appreciated a sweet drop.?This succulent blend of Riesling (66%) with Gew?rztraminer (34%) delivers a beautiful bouquet with a succulent palate. It will reward cellaring and improve in depth, flavour and complexity developing candied citrus and honey flavours.? Enjoy this wine as an aperitif, with a dessert, or with a delicately spiced curry.

Taste Notes: A delicate style with a?perfumed bouquet of musk and citrus blossom. The sweet palate is balanced by low alcohol and fresh natural acidity.

9.5% Alc Vol

RRP: $19/bottle

Case: $205/12 bottles (save $23)

Previous Vintages:?1993, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012

Barossa Vintage Festival 2015

This is our favourite event on the wine tourism calendar.?We love the way it showcases the Barossa as a whole be it food, wine, art, heritage or community spirit.

In the Barossa there are big plans and preparations for the upcoming festival held in the April school holidays.

The programme is getting back to its grass roots events, popular?in the early years.?We are happy to see this swing back to the good?times of the past. The vineyards will be dotted with scarecrows, all the wineries will be presenting special feature events including ourselves with chocolate and?fortifieds.

Liebichwein will again be sponsoring the grapetreading? and presenting our wines at Barossa Comes Home, a special event?held after the Festival Parade at Tanunda Oval on Saturday April 18th 2015.

Early bookings are advised for ticketed events!

See the festival programme

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