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BRISBANE CRUISES
Bribie Island Lunch Cruise 2023
Enjoy a relaxing lunch time cruise while we prepare a delicious BBQ lunch onboard the Lady Brisbane. The cruise towards Skirmish Point, Gilligan’s Island and Deception Bay is always a magical experience. Cruise route is weather dependent.
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Price Includes BBQ lunch and cruise
Prices: Adults $49, Children $25 (4 - 14yrs).
Wed 19 Jul, Fri 4 Aug, Wed 6 Sep, Tues 3 Oct, Tue 14 Nov
Departs Bongaree Jetty, Bribie Island 12 noon Returns 2.00pm (approx)
T: 07 3630 2666
E: info@brisbanecruises.com.au W: www.brisbanecruises.com.au
Afew months ago Steve at the Bribie Golf Club booked an Opera/Wine night for a Tuesday night, in fact Tuesday 27th June to be precise, I felt we wouldn’t get the numbers being early in the week, just under 100 attended the other night how wrong was I!
The evening featuring opera singer Steven Hyndman was a follow on to last year’s very successful night and began with a tart filled with baby tomato and olive ricotta served with Pizzolato Prosecco a new arrival to Australia from Italy and looked resplendent in a dimpled bottle, an excellent start to a terrific evening of great food and fine wine. The second course followed with marinated swordfish on mini Bruschette served as kebabs which was served with a Calabria Belena Pinot Grigio. The Calabria families vineyards were established in 1945 in Griffiths NSW by Domenico Calabria and his son Francesco as a way of supplying friends and family and as Bill Calabria, the son of Francesco, commented “making homemade wine was simply to survive and provide an income for his parents, something that he and his family have been eternally grateful for “ The wine was well received by everyone and is available in the Liquorland stores here on the Island. The wine has delicate aromas of nashi pear and lychee and finished pleasantly dry but fruity as is expected from the Pinot Grigio grape
A highlight for me was the next course of mini Gnocchi served on a bed of melted Taleggio cheese simple but outstanding and served with a Rocca Soave another new wine from the Northern Swiss borders of Italy, the wine had a clean acidic fresh finish, a perfect wine to match the flavours
