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Koonara Vino Report
(Click here to view online)
Tiny Leaves
They
are sprouting up everywhere! Driving along, it is easy to see which
vine is which variety this time of year, because the whites shoot
earlier than the reds.
Richard Osbon
& Sarah Carter
Good friends Richard & Sarah got married recently on the lawns at
Longview Vineyards in the Adelaide Hills (www.longviewvineyards.com.au)
- fantastic setting, venue, food, people...and of course the couple.
Click HERE for more photos.
The Happy Couple
Lach, Chris, and Dave
Liv, Nic, Caroline, and Sal
Mareeks (Two months in a row in the Koonara newsletter- you must be
hot!), Sal and Meegan
Sal White and bump
Dazzle & Lisa
(Click for photos)
 Win
$1600 worth of wine
Koonara has got on the bandwagon with a Koonara group. If you're
apart of facebook, Click
HERE
to join, or send us a photo of you and your friends drinking Koonara
to win 5 cases of Koonara of your choice. Email me or post it on
FACEBOOK
to win. Best photo wins!
 Halliday
2007 - Koonara: 4 1/2 stars
We didn't crack the 5 stars this year, but being only our
second year in the book, that's not a bad effort. And since our 2005
wines are looking as good or better than the '04's, this shouldn't be a
problem next year...
Word of the
day:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
Ange and Bill
Thomas
Ange Armytage recently Married Bill
Thomas in Dunkeld - a blustery day didn't put off the happy
couple. The amazing backdrop of Mt Sturgeon made for a surreal
setting. Click HERE for more
photos.
Flowergirl
Girl of the hour
Ange & Bill
Mt Sturgeon backdrop
Kath & Ange
(Click for more photos)
 Is that
so...
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for
blood plasma.
YET - Unfermented young coconut water is too sweet and robs
your body of precious minerals.
Koonara goes underwater
 The
$5 Million restaurant at the Hilton in the Maldives is 9m long, and made up
of three 5 metre transparent arches made from acrylic 125mm thick
and sits under a couple of metres of water at high tide. From there
you can drink our Temptress and
Seductress while watching fish and
sting-rays swim around you. Click below for a presentation of the
restaurant...
Seafood Restaurant
Only a few
cases left...
If you liked
the Angel's Peak Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
($14.95), then you better order now, because we have about 20
cases left in the warehouse here, and then that's it. Finito.
FREE delivery anywhere in
Australia
ORDER HERE
Cooking with MacGyver:
  Lighting
a fire in the bush
You need a flash light and some steel wool. Break the light bulb on
the flash light and separate the two electrodes and put it up to the
steel wool. Turn the flashlight on and the steel wool should light
up red hot. Touch this to dry straw and kindling.
You can quote me:
"Wine cheers the sad,
revives the old, inspires the young, makes weariness forget his
toil." ~ Lord Byron
Place-which-stocks-Koonara-wine-of-the-month:
  The
Mill
71 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hardware lane is where
you go if you are in the "in" crowd in Melbourne, and this bar is
the "in" bar on the "in" street. And they love us, So drop on
"in"...
www.themillbar.com.au
 New Bubs:
Something's in The water:
Fergus Hunter Kentish - Born Thursday 10th of October - Ben &
Luc i
Kentish
Evie Elisabeth Annie French (pictured right with her Dad) -
Born 30 September to Barney & Jane French
Frank William Gundry Chapman - Born 3rd September to Frank &
Frog Chapman
Alfred "Alfie"William Mill - Born 22 of July to Andrew & Emma Mill
Ella Porter (above)- Toby Porter and Monique Whicker (Also
engaged - well done kids.)
Events:
 Young
Variety Glam night - Adelaide
Time and Place: Friday, October 19, 2007 at 8:00pm
Location: Lion Hotel - Cellars & Tunnel Street, Melbourne
Street City, North Adelaide
 Flying
Squid Restaurant Dinner -
Thur 8th Nov Coolangatta
Get on down to the
flying Squid in Coolangatta - The set up is amazing, and I'm
doing a dinner there with all the Koonara's wines - and some
yet-to-be-released. Should be a gas. Ring
07 5536 3441 to book.
Good Food & Wine
Show
 Sydney & Melbourne were a blast. Come and say Hi at the Good Food,
Bad Language, Great Vineyards book stand, at:
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Friday 9th -Sunday
11th November
2007
http://www.goodfoodshow.com.au/
 Cabernet
Celebrations and Barrel Series 11 Auction
With over 30 events in 3 days, the region is abuzz with live music,
Master Classes, special dinners, vineyard tours and culminates in an
Auction of the finest barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon from the
previous years vintage.
19-21st October
The ultimate dinner
party:
All advice on recipes warmly welcome
HERE
 Beef
teriyaki
Stiry-fry beef strips cooked
with teriyaki sauce
Serves:
4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
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500
g Lean Beef Strips - rump, sirloin,
rib eye, (scotch fillet), blade, fillet or round
steak.
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1
tbsp canola oil 1 tsp
crushed garlic
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1
tsp chopped ginger
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1
red capsicum, sliced
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2
sticks celery, sliced 50 g
mushrooms, sliced
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230
g can sliced waterchestnuts, drained
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1/4
cup teriyaki sauce
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Mix beef strips with half
oil, garlic and ginger. |
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Heat wok (or frypan) on high. |
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Stir-fry beef strips in small
batches for 1-2 minutes. Remove when cooked
and allow wok to reheat before stir-frying
next batch. |
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Heat remaining oil in wok.
Stir-fry capsicum, celery, mushrooms and
waterchestnuts for 1-2 minutes. Return
stir-fried beef strips. |
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Stir in teriyaki sauce. Allow
to heat through, about 1-2 minutes. |
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Suggestion: |
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through fresh wok noodles. |
 Music
to Match:
Relax on
a Friday Night after a big week:
AMY WINEHOUSE
The new high priestess of Soul, This girl can wail -
perfect for a more upbeat relaxed Friday dinner party. A
modern day diva - perfect Christmas present for any age. |
Wine to Match:
 Koonara
Temptress Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - $15.95
A
great year in Coonawarra, and probably at a price which
won't be around for long. A perfect balance of fruit
sweetness and soft tannins (with no residual sugar). For
those sick of the fruit bombs - a wine with great balance. I
received a bronze recently in both Adelaide and Melbourne
Shows. FREE DELIVERY for 6 or MORE.
ORDER
Not afraid of the competition:
 Nolan
Wine Company Wrattonbully Cabernet 2006
Got a sneak peak at a fantastic new wine from Susie Nolan
the other day; great oak & fruit balance, this one's a
keeper. Not sure of the price, but anything under $30 is
great value for such a little company. Call Susie on 0400
254 496 and see if you can wangle a case out of her before
it all goes to London. |
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