Last Thursday we had a very pleasant Coffee Catch-up at the White Picket Cafe.
This Thursday is our breakfast meeting at the South Terrace Croquet Club. Tim Mee, International Services Chair, will be speaking on District & Global Grants, The Foundation, and update on The Ukraine Project.
Best wishes and have a great week. Yvette, President.
District Conference 2025 – Multi-District Impact Summit 2025
When: 16-18 May 2025 Where: Morphettville Racecourse, Morphettville, SA
Join fellow Rotarians from Districts 9800 (Central Victoria) and 9510 (South Australia, Broken Hill, Sunraysia, and Alice Springs) for an inspiring and impactful summit focused on driving meaningful change in our communities.
Program Highlights:
Keynote Speakers
Gala Dinner
Club Project Showcase
Cocktail Party
Networking Opportunities
Foundation Breakfast
Interactive Breakout Sessions
End Polio Walk
Duck Racing Fundraiser
"Why Should I Attend?"
Engage with influential speakers and community leaders.
Discover innovative projects and strategies to showcase Rotary’s impact.
Expand your network and collaborate with fellow Rotarians.
Together, we can make a greater difference! Don’t miss this opportunity to CONNECT, SHARE, and LEARN.
Hey there! Get ready for the next Cuppa Conversation! Join us on Saturday, 26th April, at Bocelli Caffe Ristorante (81–83 Hutt Street, outside tables).
Hope to see you there! Just let me know if you’ll be coming.
Our happy little Rotary Club has just acquired a pallet of Mitchell's outstanding 2018 Kalmar Shiraz @ $150/dozen - a cut above the average shiraz. 🍷
2018 was a fine vintage and it sells on Wine Direct for $45/bottle but China’s helped us to offer it for 70% less than that… so, it’s understandably popular.
Perhaps you'd fancy a case or two of this lovely drop for the cooler weather ahead?
If you’d like some for you or your friends, contact me or my colleague, Rob...
This year's fundraising will among other needs, help us towards building our next Timor Lesté community project, Australia's nearest north-west neighbour.
Warmest regards,
John Wotherspoon
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light e: john@wothers.net | m: 0488 0000 50
The Kalmar Vineyard takes its name from the homestead that has housed the Mitchell family for three generations. A classic Clare Valley Shiraz with style and great flavour.
T A S T I N G N O T E
A delicious example of Clare Valley Shiraz. blue forest fruits, bay leaf and a smooth finish. a perfect balance of fruit and acid make this the perfect Shiraz for all occasions. Will continue to develop over time, although drinking beautifully right now.
G R O W I N G C O N D I T I O N S
2018 growing season was warm and dry. Despite this, the vines were in a perfectly balanced and healthy state heading into vintage. All canopies in the vineyard were strong and full, the fruit set and ripening was consistent with fantastic flavours. Clare Valley at its best!
W I N E M A K I N G
The juice for this wine was fermented open slate tanks, including a whole bunch component. Hand plunged and a slow ferment to capture the natural flavours from the vineyard. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for 18 months before being bottled without filtration.
Mitchell’s three key Clare Valley vineyards range in altitude from 300 to 450 metres; the Sevenhill Vineyard, Alcatraz Vineyard and Growers Vineyard. Their Alcatraz Vineyard in the heart of Clare Valley was planted in 1962 on an exposed easterly facing slope and nicknamed "Alcatraz" as there was no escaping the cold, wet winter days spent working the vines. Its old vines are grown on red loam over limestone soils with an east-facing slope that receives the gentle morning sun but is sheltered from the direct sun in the heat of the afternoon. The dry grown vines are hand pruned and hand- picked with no artificial fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides used in growing these grapes. This largely explains why the vineyard produces award-winning quality wines year-on-year. This medium bodied, dry white wine is a delicious Riesling with generous flavour and refreshing acidity. It’s a crisp, mouth-watering wine that’s ready to drink now, comparing well to much more expensive wines.
Our busy little Rotary Club now has another pallet of the lovely Mitchell's 2022 Alcatraz Riesling @ $130/dozen. 🥂
It’s about half price and highly popular with many enquiries already. Perhaps you'd fancy a delicious cold glass or two during Mad March?
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
A priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish.
A leading local businessman and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner. He was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited. "I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me he had, some years ago, stolen a television set; and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from his employer, and had taken illegal drugs.
I was appalled. But as the days went on, I knew that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving people."
Just as the priest finished his talk, the businessman arrived full of apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the presentation and gave his talk. "I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived," said the business. "In fact, I had the honour of being the first one to go to him in confession."
