royal queensland food & wine show guarantees top quality - the RNA

ROYAL QUEENSLAND FOOD & WINE SHOW GUARANTEES TOP QUALITYIn only its second year at the Royal Queensland Show, the 2010 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show will almostdouble the range of food and beverage competitions to be contested, and introduce a host of new medal-winning classesacross all products.The 2010 RQFWS combines the nationally recognized Branded Beef Competition, the Royal Queensland Wine Show,the Dairy Produce Show and the Olive Oil Show with all new awards this year for Branded Lamb, table olives,infused/flavoured oil, beer of all kinds and premium sausages, in a series of themed competitions from May to October.With generous sponsorship from government and private enterprise, the Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show is nowpositioned to become the most respected and highly contested food and wine judging competition in the country.Consumer education and involvement in general are an essential element of this new focus on quality produce, withindulgent tasting tutorials for the general public, and the introduction of some of the nation’s most celebrated culinaryidentities as Show Ambassadors.To be held after the final day of judging at the Dairy Produce Show on the 12th of May 2010, see Chief Judge RussellSmith as the key presenter at an indulgent two-hour tasting tutorial that will give everyday cheese connoisseurs theopportunity to experience firsthand what makes a cheese worthy of a RQFWS Gold Medal, and see why some othersdidn’t get a gong.Alongside one of the leading figures in the Australian olive industry, Mrs. Margi Kirkby, as Chief Judge, the RQFWSOlive Oil Show is proud to have Nino Zoccali as Guest Judge and our first Olive Oil Ambassador. This noted chef isproprietor of Sydney restaurant Pendolino, which in an Australian first features an ‘Olioteca’, an olive and olive oilequivalent (Frantoio) of the Italian Enoteca or wine store.Tickets are available for a post-judging olive oil tutorial on July 13th 2010, where Nino and Margi will guide your tastebuds through a winning selection of the single estate grown extra virgin olive oils, and teach you about the productionand assessment of premium olive oil from tree to bottle.Products submitted for competition that attract the required points earn the right to display the gold, silver, bronze ortrophy Show Medals. Featuring consistent design and status across all products and classes, they offer consumers thesingle most authentic and comprehensive guarantee of quality on the Australian market today.Throughout the ten-day Royal Queensland Show this year, winning products will be stocked at the Royal QueenslandShow Deli. Located in the Woolworths Fresh Food Pavilion, half of a million people are expected to experience thistreasure trove of edible delights. Also the deli bags will be back this year, offering a select sample of some of the awardwinningproduce in competition at the 2010 RQFWS.Elaine MillarElaine Millar & AssociatesM 0414 258 633F +61 7 3800 4468E elaine@elainemillar.com

In a world first for the RNA, Teacher Cheese Making Workshops have been introduced as a supporting educationprogram for the Student Cheese Class in the Dairy Produce Show. Early February saw Russell Smith run day longcheese making courses for 24 high school science teachers, to then show their students how to produce a creamyCamembert-style cheese for formal judging and a special awards ceremony at the RNA Showgrounds on Wednesday 2June 2010.The approaching redevelopment to the historic RNA Showgrounds will see major upgrades over the coming years thatwill benefit our competitors with improved competitor and public access, and invigorate the Royal Queensland Show withnew facilities. Construction has been carefully planned and staged to ensure the Royal Queensland Show Competitionscontinue unaffected.To find out more about this year’s 2010 Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show contact Andrew Tudor at the RNA on07 3253 3921 or email atudor@royalqueenslandshow.com.au for more information.Media Enquiries:Elaine Millar | Elaine Millar & Associates | M: 0414 258633 | Fx: 07 38004468 | E: elaine@elainemillar.comExpanding to embrace the diversity and sheer quality of Australia’s burgeoning culinary culture, the 2010 RoyalQueensland Food & Wine Show will now incorporate:Dairy Produce Show - since 1876Branded Lamb Competition (New)Branded Beef Competition - since 2005Royal Queensland Wine Show - since 1876Olive Oil Show - since 2009Sausage King Competition State Final (New)Beer Competition (New)10 -12 May31 May1 June27 June – 2 July12 and 13 July8 August5 and 6 OctoberElaine MillarElaine Millar & AssociatesM 0414 258 633F +61 7 3800 4468E elaine@elainemillar.com