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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news and reviews site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

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lunch at Flynns winery, Heathcote

Posted in Heathcote, Victoria, business, customer service, food, travel, wine, wineries on November 19th, 2008

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On a recent trip to Echuca via Heathcote my girlfriend and I tasted some excellent white wines and then had lunch at Flynns wines. We love their Verdelho and Viognier and the Sangiovese is also very good. We wanted a light lunch and the menu was enticing. Read the rest of this entry »


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Tooborac Rabbit Ramble lunch

Posted in Heathcote, Victoria, food, travel, wine, wineries on November 5th, 2008

On the weekend of 25-26 October 2008 I got very lucky. While visiting the Heathcote wine region in central Victoria on my way to Echuca on a weekend away with my girlfriend, we accidently found ourselves invited to a sensational regional gourmet foodie event – the Tooborac Rabbit Ramble in the tiny town of Tooborac (on the southern edge of the Heathcote region, population 277 according to the 2006 census).

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Organised and sponsored by McIvor Estate winery, Shelmerdine Vineyards, the Tooborac General Store and the Tooborac Hotel, the 2 day event showcases rabbit dishes on the menus of each of these venues on Saturday and a rabbit cookoff on Sunday. The cookoff featured 13 European and Asian style dishes prepared by local residents including this divine rabbit sausage roll.

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