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Tasting Australia – Chocolate & Wine Experience

Mar 1, 2016

We are excited to present this series of special events as an associated event of Tasting Australia 2016.

Enjoy an intimate taste experience based on the concept of terroir. Be taken on a journey of flavour through four varieties of premium fortified wines matched to divine handmade chocolate truffles. Liebichwein?s luscious fortifieds range from two to twenty years old ? a rare treat!

Wines to enjoy are Fortified Frontignac, Muscat, Semillon and Grenache-based Tawny. Bonus taste of a rare family barrel sample.

Please allow 30 minutes anytime between 2-4pm to relax and indulge.

Bookings essential. Tickets available via Eventbrite.

Winter: Chocolate Truffle & Wine Tasting

Jul 9, 2014

Join us for a flight of warming fortified wines matched to handmade chocolate truffles. This indulgent, hands-on experience is available for small groups.

Be taken on a journey of flavour through four varieties of premium fortified wines ranging from two to twenty years old. A rare treat!

Truffle pairings:
Apricot & Nutty Milk Chocolate – Muscat
Orange & White Chocolate – Frontignac
Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate – Semillon
Cranberry & Tawny Dark Chocolate – Tawny

When Sunday 27 July?& Sunday 31 August?2014?

Cost?$15 per person (includes discount on bottled wine purchases)

Bookings are essential. Please allow at least 30 minutes to enjoy the experience.

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Recipe: Apricot and Nut Truffles

Dec 12, 2013

These are so simple to make and match perfectly with Classic Muscat.

Makes approximately 30 truffle balls if you can help yourself from tucking in while you make them.

Ingredients

1 cup whole, unsalted, roasted nuts (almonds, macadamias or pecans)
2 cups dried apricots
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 tbsp honey (strongly flavoured)
? cup desiccated coconut

Method

Combine the?first five ingredients in a food processor and combine until mixture forms a dough-like ball.
Using your hands, firmly roll into small balls, then roll the balls in the desiccated coconut.

Alternatively, dip the rolled balls into melted milk or dark?chocolate for richer flavours.

Special Chocolate Truffle and Fortified Tasting

Dec 8, 2013

Every weekend since?October we have?been?hosting guests for a special fortified and chocolate truffle tasting.

Janet has been busy in the kitchen whipping up delicious truffles with flavours to match each grape variety of fortified we make.

Guests are served?a homemade truffle with each of?our four different varieties of fortified wines – both as youthful wines and?the complex aged styles.

The truffles will change as Janet makes new flavour discoveries, but here?are the current wine and chocolate truffle pairings:

Apricot & Nut Truffles?-?Muscat

Orange & White Chocolate Truffles?-?Frontignac

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Truffles?-?Semillon

?Cranberry, Port & Dark Chocolate Truffles?-?Tawny

Customers have been delighted by the tasting and appreciate the homemade touch. Expect us to hold more of these events in the New Year.

We were thrilled to see?this feedback on our Facebook page:

?Thank you for a wonderful chocolate truffle and fortified tasting experience! It was so delicious we couldn’t help but take home 10L of your port, some of the Rare museum tawny, and a bottle of the Lofty Cab Sav so we can continue enjoying it at home!? Lashan