Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
When the sheep won’t listen – A guide to wine and lamb pairing Free range sheep. We love our sheep. They’re hardworking, low-maintenance, and don’t ask for much beyond a patch of grass and the occasional escape attempt as we covered off in last week’s article. But let’s be honest. Sometimes they get a bit…
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From Grass to Glass – Sustainable Grazing Between the Vine Rows Smiling young girl with lamb. If you’ve ever wandered through Panacea Estate and seen a flock of sheep wandering between the vine rows, you might have wondered: What are they doing here?The answer is simple and surprisingly effective. They’re helping us make better wine.Grazing…
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Edgy Veg 2025 winners from Shedshaker, Five Flag Merchants and Maldon Bakery, and Mayor Rosie Annear. Photography by Tiffany Warner. The Tarrangower Times loves to celebrate the achievements of people striving in the community and we love it when we hear of a sneaky win or two. Local lad lifts medalBeau Brackley has powerlifted his…
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Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. Cork Talk: The Secret Life of a Barrel. If you were around Panacea Estate this week, you would have noticed us transition the wine that was tasted and blends chosen and discussed in last week’s article being transitioned to…
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Every glass has a story. Blending is where those stories come together. The table of possibilities – each glass a note in the symphony of the final blend. While it might sound like a technical process (and sometimes it is), blending wine is also deeply creative, it’s where intuition, experience and a touch of gut…
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Katrine, Cassie, Miranda and Rory, dress ed to bake. We are all slowly recovering from the festivities of the Maldon Easter Fair and Australia’s longest continuously running easter parade. Thursday night 17 April was unseasonably warm and a perfect evening for the traditional Great Aussie Scone Bake Competition. This is a seemingly simple event, some…
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There’s a certain silence in the winery right now. The rush of harvest is behind us. Fermentation tanks have calmed, but many exciting steps of the process still need to be completed. Now, it is barrel time. If you’ve ever wondered why winemakers obsess over oak, you’re not alone. Barrels are one of those things…
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Peter Christen – Panacea Estate. As summer gives way to the softer golden tones of early autumn here in regional Victoria, there’s a feeling in the air―a gentle shift that says something new is beginning. And it is. Welcome to the first of what will be a weekly series from right here at Panacea Estate―a…
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Lentil note: vote. A pie is just a vehicle, isn’t it, or a parcel for carrying a meal that happens to also be part of the meal. When it comes to vegetable-packed options for these mobile meals, there often aren’t many. Luckily we have Maldon Bakery where veggie lovers are spoilt for choice, but during…
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Entertainment at last year’s popular bonfire event. Maldon’s trader association, Maldon Inc, has started working towards its Maldon in Winter festival for 2025, with the dates confirmed as Saturday 21 June to Sunday 20 July 2025. Maldon Inc aims to build a bigger and better festival by gathering ideas and recruiting volunteers from every possible…
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