CALABRIA’S A LEGEND
BILL Calabria AM has been recognised as the 2021 Riverina Legend at the Riverina Wine Show.
Second-generation winemaker Calabria, who once fought as a professional boxer, has been a notable figure in the Riverina since first working for the family’s winery (formerly known as Westend) at the age of 14.
In 2013, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to the industry.
NSW Wine Industry Association president Mark Bourne said: “This deserved recognition of Bill’s accomplishments is borne from his passion, innovation and commitment to the Riverina, New South Wales and Australian wine industry over many years.
“We look forward to the exciting future for Bill and the entire Calabria family as they continue to play a significant role in the prosperity and growth of the Riverina for generations to come.”
The Riverina Legend award first launched in 2019 as part of the Riverina Wine Show. Bill Calabria joins Les Worland (2019) and Jim and Keith McWilliam (2020).
TIME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT
TWO of Western Australia’s highest-profile wine and food leaders have joined forces to open a new restaurant in the heart of Margaret River wine country.
Chef Seth James and winemaker Larry Cherubino are the men behind Frui Momento ('Enjoy the Moment') at former Laurance Wines site on Caves Road in Wilyabrup.
The new restaurant will also have a raw bar and Champagne lounge, where visitors can drop by for bubbles and caviar.
Seth James has, for the past eight years, been responsible for making Wills Domain one of the state’s most talked-about restaurants. Cherubino is widely acknowledged as one of Australia’s finest wine makers and entrepreneurs. The 50-seat restaurant features a contemporary à la carte menu as well as an informal grazing menu. See www.fruimomento.com.au/
BETTER BARRACKS LUXURY STAY
TRIABUNNA, a pretty fishing town on Tasmania’s east coast that is the perfect base for exploring the region’s wineries, has a new tourism drawcard with the recent opening of the redeveloped 1840s Heritage-Listed Triabunna Barracks and Stables.
After five years of re-development, Triabunna Barracks was officially opened as luxury visitor accommodation.
Vacant for over 50 years, the Barracks and Stables were once on the brink of collapse.
Now the sandstone and timber
