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Koonara is now a "
Winery"
according to the James Halliday 2012 Wine Companion!
Peter Douglas and Moi celebrating the much awaited news behind a star fronted counter!
Penola township's trio of culinary excellence
Pipers of Penola's chef Simon Bowen Upstairs at Hollick chef Tim Foster Maddie, Kerry and Shane McPherson
For the third time in a row Pipers of Penola have been awarded
the "Best Regional Restaurant of South Australia 2011".
Upstairs at Hollick have been awarded the "Best Restaurant in a Winery in South
Australia 2011".
Penola IGA have also been named a mammoth '2011 IGA Retailer of the Year Award', for a small town store
they really seem to be smashing the national scene!
Coonawarra Wine Tasting Roadshow
Keen tasters at the Coonawarra Wine show in Adelaide
This annual event is currently underway. The roadshow provides the opportunity for keen wine tasters to sample
numerous different wines from the Coonawarra region. It also provides the opportunity to meet and greet the vignerons and hear
first hand about the brands, families and wines.
For further information and ticketing details visit www.coonawarra.org.
Alistair & Emma Rowland getting hitched.
Emma Bowen and Alistair Rowland were recently wed with a gathering of their closest friends in a relaxed atmosphere in the
Bowen winery. Al looked nervous until the sea of people parted to show the beautiful bride walking towards him.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
Al and Emma saying their 'i'do's'
Simone McArthur, Deb Redman and Megan Caldersmith
Katie Lewis, Fiona Luestner, Lisa Gulyas and Simone Kain
Click on the above image for more photos
This Space, Their Place. Exhibition at Koonara for the month of August
Becky Kiil practicing her passion
Come into Koonara during the month of August to view the works of Becky Kiil.
She has recently moved to the South East and through her photography expresses the influence of
memory, landscape and provides an outsiders view on identity and sense of place.
The official opening was held on Saturday 13th August. A few keen art viewers flocked into the cellar door to view
Becky's artwork, with many people recognising the local places in some of her shots!
The bargains continue at the Koonara cellar door with 40% off Ecology for the month of August.
The forever diminishing Ecology Homewares display
The man himself
Recipe of the Month
Poached Chicken in Coffee Maker
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts (tenders are smaller and cook faster)
- 1-2 pats butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup couscous
- Water
- Seasonings - any herb / spice blend
Poached Chicken in Coffee Maker
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts (tenders are smaller and cook faster)
- 1-2 pats butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup couscous
- Water
- Seasonings - any herb / spice blend
Measure water in the carafe and dump it in the coffee maker’s reservoir to
heat up. Then stick your chicken and butter in the carafe and douse it with
seasoning. Flip the coffeemaker on.
Cook for 15 minutes then flip.
Dump in
couscous in a 1:1 ratio with the liquid.
Put the couscous-filled carafe back on
the burner and let it sit for about
five minutes or until the liquid’s all
absorbed.
The Beginning Yum, ala Coffee Maker Chicken
Q: Does putting a spoon in the top of Sparkling stop it from going flat?
A: Sparkling (and other world sparkling wines made by a similar process)
will keep surprisingly well for a day or two under refrigeration with no protection
at all, not even recorking or a special stopper. Why? Simple enough. The bubbles
in sparkling wine are carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas that's both inert and heavy.
Within minutes after you pop the cork, CO2 forms a protective blanket on top
of the wine, more than adequate to forestall oxidation and hold much of the
remaining carbonation in liquid form, especially under refrigeration.
Adding the silver spoon does no harm, but it does no particular good, either.
You simply don't need it.
Fact from www.thenakedscientist.com
The 2008 Angels Peak Cabernet Sauvignon has recently been released and is now
available for purchase and tasting at the Koonara Cellar Door.
Deep inky purple colour with deep blue/ red edges. The bouquet is of dense blueberry and cigar box. The wine has complex layers of rich mocha and tight blueberries in a perfumed tobacco and mulberries. Will age well to and beyond 2018.
Click here to visit the Koonara Wines purchase page
Glaymond
The Distance Shiraz
Barossa Valley 2008
Super inky colour
with complex layers
of molases, blueberry,
mulberry,
and delicate spice.
94 Points.
Slow simmered lamb shanks with chorizo
Serves 4
Prep: 15 Mins
Cook: 90 Mins
Ingredients
8 frenched lamb shanks1 small onion, finely chopped
2 chorizo sausages (about 250g), cut into 1 cm slices
2 cups tomato pasta sauce
2 cups beef stock
1 tsp ground oregano leaves
400 g can white beans, rinsed and drained
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
steamed green beans to serve
Method
Brush the lamb shanks with a
little oil. Heat a large frypan over a medium high heat, brown the lamb
shanks well on all sides. Remove and set aside.
Reduce heat in pan and add a little extra oil, add the onion and chorizo,
cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes or until the onion is soft.
Add the tomato pasta sauce, stock and oregano. Bring to the boil, and then
reduce heat to low. Add the lamb shanks. Partially cover and simmer for 50
minutes.
Remove the lid and continue to cook uncovered for further 40 minutes. Check
and stir occasionally. Stir through the white beans and parsley and warm
through. Serve with steamed green beans.
Once again Penola has jumped on board with the annual SalaFestival.
Many of the wineries and local shops host artwork from around the region.
To find out more about the artists and hosting venue's visit www.salafestival.com
Seeker, Lover, Keeper.
Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann form the trio that
decided to embark on a music project together and have called
themselves Seeker, Lover, Keeper.
These vocally gifted girls add a relaxed, slightly bubbly and sometimes
emotive song mix with a quirky, slightly odd Barry Otto featuring in the
track "Light All My Lights".
http://www.myspace.com/seekerloverkeepermusic/music
This grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says "Hey! We have a drink named
after you!"
The grasshopper replies, "What... Bob?"
Bob the grasshopper
The bearded hat
Stay tuned next month for a re-vamped newsletter full of Koonara photos,
recipes, news, social snapshots along with some monthly tips and tricks
from the Bay of Apostles and Loaves & Fishes teams.
"Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A fine wine - and another one."
Dru Reschke
Koonara Coonawarra Wines
P: +61 8 8737 3222
M: +61 408 101177
F: +61 8 8737 3220
dru@koonara.com
www.koonara.com
44 Church Street, Penola, Coonawarra
South Australia 5277
