The Hills Have Funghis - Mundaring Truffle Festival and Perth Hills Wine Show 2& 3rd of August
Great stuff in the Hills this weekend.
The Mundaring Truffle festival is on again ( a year already!) A celebration of the black truffle finding its home here, there's much to do. There will be stalls, fantastic food, the Perth Slow Food convivium, events, Truffle Treasure Hunt by bike, classes, music, Alain Fabrègues of the Loose Box and Shannon Bennett of Vue de Monde doing their master classes (booking essential)... it's all here. .
Same weekend, same place is the Perth Hills Wine Show. 130 wines have been entered this year, with 59 receiving medals**. All of these will be available for public tasting. Open from 11am – 5pm each day at The Hub on Craig Street Mundaring Entry is $15 per person including a souvenir wine glass, tastings and show program.
** results summary below the fold.
Western Range Wines took home 4 trophy’s including the best exhibitor and also the best wine of the show. Securing a very impressive total of medals including 3 gold, 2 silver and 9 bronze.
The trophy for the best white wine 2007 or younger went to Millbrook Winery for their 2007 Estate Viognier which is described as dry, with evident acidity, stonefruit and marmalade sweetness and a creamy texture. Best Single Red Variety went to Lion Mill Vineyards 2007 Zinfandel and the Best Dry Red Blend was awarded to the Hartley Estate 2007 Cabernet Merlot.
