{"product_id":"sips-in-the-sticks-sunday-august-23rd-2026","title":"Sips in the Sticks - Sunday August 23rd 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis year's theme is 'Surviving and thriving' -  my FAVOURITE event - a long lunch with lots of laughs, wine, stories and the eye watering judgement of desserts to see which winemaker can win the judges approval with not their wine, though there is plenty of that - but their dessert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSips in the Sticks started back in 2013 with the CWA catering before the Glen Roy Shearing Shed was renovated. The judging and feedback given by the ladies on the day lead by local food identity \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-09-12\/kate-spencer-journey-from-cordon-bleu-to-the-coonawarra\/12625944\" title=\"Kate Spencer\"\u003eKate Spencer\u003c\/a\u003e, was brutal and most entertaining to guests. This tradition lives on today with a perpetual trophy of the late \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ockert.roux\/photos\/obituary-kate-spencer-19382025kate-spencer-a-pioneering-chef-and-beloved-figure-\/10164101865790572\/\" title=\"Kate Spencer\"\u003eKate Spencer \u003c\/a\u003ein the form of a wonderful \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-08-29\/trevor-smith-is-the-crochet-king\/12598572\" title=\"Trevor Smith\"\u003eTrevor Smith\u003c\/a\u003e crocheted tea cosy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocked in is good friend and famed chef Clare Falzon of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.staguni.com.au\/\" title=\"Staguni\"\u003eStaguni\u003c\/a\u003e.  are Bellwether (of course), Corrina Wright (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverstaranga.com\/\" title=\"Oliver's Taranga\"\u003eOliver's Taranga\u003c\/a\u003e), Kate Goodman (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/penley.com.au\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqOu4i7LBbaCe1-Br7NmqDTQaze2nRVXX-uc9VW4t_dPw-_hdcm\" title=\"Penley Estate\"\u003ePenley Estate\u003c\/a\u003e), Guy Parkinson (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.skillogalee.com.au\/?srsltid=AfmBOopRqxL3GzlNjRhF0Yfl9HURCBum7R5Ij0Fh-X7yL1JHwYaCDI2D\" title=\"Skillogalee\"\u003eSkillogallee\u003c\/a\u003e), Dave Bowley (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vinteloper.com.au\/\" title=\"Vinterloper\"\u003eVinterloper\u003c\/a\u003e) and Charlotte Hardy (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlottedaltonwines.com.au\/\" title=\"Charlotte Dalton\"\u003eCharlotte Dalton \u003c\/a\u003ewines).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunday 23rd August, 2026 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMidday - 5:30pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$185 per head (includes atleast 6 wines, multiple food courses rolling throughout the afternoon and stories)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellwether","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40256465862810,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/4126\/files\/sips_in_the_sticks_SurvivingThriving.jpg?v=1786018876","url":"https:\/\/www.bellwetherwines.com.au\/products\/sips-in-the-sticks-sunday-august-23rd-2026","provider":"Bellwether ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}