Koonara Vino Report

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Holy Dam

Meteorite? Nup. My sisters dam in Bordertown blew the bottom out into a recently discovered underground river system. The hole is about 9 metres deep - talk about a big plughole.
If you're travelling from Adelaide or Melbourne (or vice versa), and need to stop half way, go check it out. www.dunalan.com

Good Food & Wine Show
Serious tasting for some, serious swim-through for others, but in all everyone had a blast. We were on a joint stand with Woody (Australia's No.1 Bartender), Scott Callahan (Australia's No.1 Barista), Gibson Wines from the Barossa, and Nepenthe from Adelaide Hills. Mucho fun!  Highlight: seeing Woody get little old ladies to stand up and wave their hand in the their air, and shake their booties like the just don't care.

"How big was the fish you caught!?!"


Linda, Shaymala & Maddie sampling Woody's cocktails

Word of the day:
Eructation \ih-ruhk-TAY-shuhn\, noun:  -  The act of belching; a belch.

Woody and his Liquid Kitchen Crew with Erin from Loose End wines


Dean Morgan from Morgan's Coffee workin' his magic
 

Shawn Showing them what real beer tastes like (http://www.murraysbrewingco.com.au)

Australia's No.1 Barista Scott Callahan & Maddie

Is that so...
The wreck of the TITANIC, holds the oldest wine cellar in the world and despite the depth and wreckage, the bottles are still intact.
 

Wine Special
2 x The Temptress 2004 (New) - $15.95
2 x The Seductress 2004 (New) - $15.95
2 x Angel's Peak Cab Sav 2004 (91 points - wineorama) - $14.95
2 x Angel's Peak Shiraz 2004 (4 Stars - Winestate) - $14.95
2 x Single Wing Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2006 (New) - $14.95
2 x Angel's Footsteps 2007 Sauvignon Blanc (New) - $20
Total - $193.50
FREE PEPPER & SALT GRINDERS - Funky little things which have walked out here in the cellar door - perfect as you only need one hand, so can hold your BBQ plate in one hand while grinding. Stainless steel so Salt won't ruin it (we've used ours for 2 years now with no problems)
RRP $40
FREE Delivery anywhere in Australia
ORDER HERE


Cooking with MacGyver
We've learnt how to cook a steak on the engine of your Holden 263, now:
Atlantic Salmon and Caesar Salad in a hotel room
1). Throw 2 eggs (still in their shell) in the kettle, and keep boiling it, or hold it down for two minutes, then let it sit, while you:
 2). Fold grease paper around the salmon steak, and start ironing it. Iron it until you can still see some darker pink on the sides (med rare), or light pink all the way through (well done).
3). Take the eggs out of the kettle, and peel off the shells, then place on top of a bed of salad (Caesar salad dressing if they have it in the 7-11, otherwise mayo mixed with wholegrain mustard.)

Top with Capers.

Suggestions - keep them coming!!

You can quote me:
"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."  - W. C. Fields

Place-which-stocks-Koonara-wine-of-the-month:
Place-which-stocks-Koonara-wine-of-the-month: The Brompton Hotel

What used to be the blue-collar part of Adelaide now is uber-trendy, and this hard to fund pub is the epitome of sexy, and with a squillion bucks spent on refurbishment, it looks tremendous. We have the Angel's Peak gracing the pages of their wine list by the glass, so go check it out - you will be amazed.
 www.thebrompton.com.au       

Events:

Good Food & Wine Show
Sydney & Melbourne were a blast. Come and say Hi at the Good Food, Bad Language, Great Vineyards book stand on:
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Friday 9-Sunday 11th November
http://www.goodfoodshow.com.au/

Cellar Dwellers - All July
Koonara Kumfy Klub, every Friday night in July from 5-8pm
Come in out of the cold to the warmth of Koonara's Kumfy Klub, to sip on our Museum release Ambriel's Gift Cabernet Sauvignon while listening to smooth tunes and watch silent movies.
Every Friday night throughout July 5pm - 8pm
44 Church Street, Penola
Start looking for accommodation at http://penola.org/stay.htm

Coonawarra Roadshow
Brisbane: Monday, August 20th - Vino’s Restaurant & Bar Upper Level Eagle Street Pier 1 Eagle Street Brisbane 
Sydney: Wednesday, August 22nd The Grace Hotel 77 York Street Sydney
Melbourne: Thursday, August 23rd Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston & Collins Street Melbourne Adelaide: Monday, September 3rd Stamford Plaza 150 North Terrace
Perth: Wednesday, September 5th Perth Town Hall Corner Barrack & Hay Streets 

Taste the wines and meet the winemakers and owners behind these famous brands.  5.30pm to 8.30pm.  $25 per person (cash only); contact the Coonawarra Vignerons Association on 08 8737 2392 to pre-purchase your tickets www.coonawarra.org

The ultimate dinner party:
All advice on recipes warmly welcome HERE

Winter Warmer:
Beef and red wine casserole
Diced lean beef cooked in casserole pot with red wine and lean bacon.   Serves: 2 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hour s

Ingredients
400 g   diced lean beef
2 tsp   canola oil
2   rashers lean bacon, chopped
6   small onions, peeled and left whole
2   carrots, thickly sliced
2 tbsp   tomato paste
1 1/2 cup   beef stock
1/2 cup   red wine
200 g   button mushrooms

Method
1.   Preheat oven 180° C.
2.   Coat diced beef in a little oil. In a hot pan brown beef and set aside. Reduce heat in pan and add remaining oil, bacon, onion, carrots and tomato paste and sauté until fragrant.
3.   Add stock and red wine, bring to boil and pour into casserole. Cook in oven for 1½ hours.
4.   Add the mushrooms. Cover and cook for a further 20 minutes.

Serving Suggestion: Snow peas lightly steamed and covered in a wholegrain mustard sauce.

Music for the Night:
Special Patrol
Miles and the boys have a new album out, and like a fine wine, they just keep getting better and better. Have a sneak peak at their songs at the My Space link below:
http://www.myspace.com/specialpatrol1

Colbie Caillat
Sassy and very cruzy - you heard it here first. As Molly would say, do yourself a favour, get out there and buy it - she's going to be huge. Have a sneak peak at http://www.myspace.com/colbiecaillat

"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
Head Honcho
Koonara Coonawarra Wines
O: (+61) (0)8 87 373 222
M: (+61) (0)408 101177
F: (+61) (0)8 87 373 220
dru@koonara.com
www.koonara.com
Box 5 Coonawarra
South Australia 5263



Silver  medal - SA Tourism awards
"One of the smallest & best wineries (in Coonawarra) is Koonara - A highlight and a must to check out."
- Ray Jordan, The West Australian