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Join up for emails! Put your email address below and click submit: Koonara is the parent company for two other wine brands and cellar doors and a Partner company to LARDER Homeware. Please click on logos to visit websites Tempting wines in Robe
Bay of Apostles in Apollo Bay
These brands together offer a wine experience covering coonawarra, Mount Gambier and Geelong.
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Cheers, Vintage - all over bar the shouting. Well, the grapes are in, and the verdict looks pretty good to excellent - low tonnes as usual, grapes picked at perfect flavour and acidity, coming into the winery at a near perfect temperature of 15 degrees (ferment starts at 16 Deg). A quick photo here before I continue to pick out every leaf, twig and stem before going through the crusher - whatever we can do to attain perfection in the wines.  Me in the Ambriel's Gift Cabernet Bins 2012 Coonawarra After Dark This years celebration of vintage in Coonawarra brought the nuns out in force and saw Raidis finish in record time....for them. Stevo must have been psychic, as he's holding up the same fingers as where they probably placed. It's yours next year Stevo... 
     Click here to see more shots of After Dark 2012  Koonara has made it to the big time, sponsoring a world series rally car! A shame it's only a 4cm long slot car... The SCX World Rally Championship. Really.    
Bad News: 2006 The Temptress Cab and The Seductress Shiraz - SOLD OUT Great News: The 2010 vintage has just landed with a quirky twist to the label (you will have to buy a bottle to see it) available for purchase online and at the Cellar Door. www.koonara.com/wine.htm |
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LARDER featured in House & Garden Nicole & I have recently launched LARDER Homeware, a new brand of Homeware, Kitchen and House products. We were very excited when House and Garden asked if they could do a piece on LARDER. You can see our product catalogue and read the article online at http://larder.com.au/ |
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 Image: Hellenic Republic in Melbourne from this months Soul Food restaurant reviews. |
 Soul Food Magazine This mag/ website is worth checking out. The three lovely ladies who have put together this website and online mag aim to help those with Coeliac Disease and various Gluten intolerances. They delve into restaurant reviews, wine reviews and what's on the menu for those with a variety of food intolerances. To visit the site: http://www.soulfoodmagazine.com.au/ |
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Cooking with MacGuyver I was asked three times last month "Why McGuyver?"... To my reply "He has a missile. On his shoulder." Nuff said. Tip: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. |
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Word of the month
BUZZACKS (buz' aks) n. People in phone shops who walk around picking up display phones and listening for dial tones even when they know the phones are not connected. |
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Joke of the Month A man walked into a bar and sat down, and ordered a beer. As he sipped the beer, he heard a soothing voice say "nice tie!" Looking around, he noticed that the bar was empty except for himself and the bartender at the end of the bar. A few sips later the voice said "beautiful shirt". At this, the man called the bartender over. "Hey...I must be losing my mind," he told the bartender. "I keep hearing these voices saying nice things, and there's not a soul in here but us." "It's the peanuts," answered the bartender. "They're complimentary." |
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Upcoming Events: Tasting Australia Home Grown Evening (Loving food globally but appreciating it locally) Featuring Full-Blood Wagyu Beef A unique dinning experience like you've never tasted - Local legend Kirby Shearing (who was lucky enough last year to work at the world's number one restaurant Noma) and Koonara are hosting Home Grown Evening - a night of food and wine matching where we explore the hidden foraged produce of the limestone coast. Where: Upstairs at Penola Sports Club, Cameron Street, Penola When: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 Kick off: 6.00pm - 10.00pm Cost: $135 per person Bookings Essential: 08 8737 3222 Guest Speakers: Kirby Shearing Head Chef The Tasting Room, Neville Bonney Eth-Botanist and Me. More information from http://www.tasting-australia.com.au/ Arts Festival - Knife, Fork and Spoon Art Challenge Auction Where: Koonara Cellar Door When: Auction held Sat 19th May 2011at 4.30pm Come along and browse the exciting and varied artworks and see each of the Knife, Fork and Spoons go under the hammer for a great cause. Or drop in to pick some up yourself and enter. More information from http://www.artsfestival.com.au/about.html Penola Arts Festival The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival has grown to become one of regional Australia's leading arts festivals. The festival celebrates the literary and arts heritage of Penola, the fine wines of Coonawarra and our premium regional produce. We invite you to come join us May 17-27, 2012. More information from http://www.artsfestival.com.au/ Tasting Australia Coonawarra Now Masterclass Winemakers Brett Sharpe, Peter
Weinberg and Luke Tocaciu are hosting a Masterclass in Adelaide as part
of Tasting Australia on Thursday 26 April at 2.00pm at Blake’s
Restaurant, Intercontinental Adelaide. Highlighting the effect that
vintage conditions and vineyard location can have on the diversity of
styles in the region, this Masterclass will compare Coonawarra Cabernet
Sauvignon from wineries stretching the length of the strip, and from two
very different vintages – 2008 and 2009. Cost: $35 per person
Bookings:
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Dinner tonight -
Chilli Beef Strips
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Ingredients 500 g beef stir-fry strips40 ml olive oil 2 tsp dry chilli flakes 2 large cloves garlic, sliced Rind of 1 lemon, finely shredded 4 large spring onions, sliced diagonally 12 baby cos lettuce leaves, washed and trimmed Method 1. Combine beef, oil, chilli, garlic, lemon and spring onions. 2. Heat non stick wok on high heat. Cook small batches of beef mixture, stirring, for 2-3 minutes over high heat until well browned. 3. Pile into baby lettuce leaves. |
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Lissie - Catching a Tiger
One to watch – I'm expecting big things from this blonde
Folk/Rock singer with pipes of gold. Very catching – perfect
Friday night Dinner Music, and will have all your friends asking
who it is. Highlights are "Everywhere I Go" and "When I'm
alone". Hit youtube for here awesome cover of Metallica's
"Nothing Else Matters", and the chilled dance track "Longest
Road".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ia9N9MdSa0&ob=av2e |
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Dru Reschke
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