Email me to add your friends and go into the draw to win a dozen unreleased Ambriel's Gift 2004 (Don't forget to let them know you're doing it)
dru@koonara.com

The New Bubbles are a cracker. Already it is the top 3 biggest sellers in the cellar door, and at $21.95 it's a steal.

A slight salmon  color from the Pinot, this has lashings of fresh strawberries and pink lady apples.

To order click HERE

Koonara Vino Report

The comings and goings of the Koonara

The Goings:

For those who don't know, it is with sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor Reschke, my dad. He was a great guy, and will be sadly missed. Many of his friends knew him as a great shooter - he was picked for the National Team at least twice, and the State Team at least 16 times...then we lost count. His greatest sporting achievement came when last year he won The Championship Ribbon in Naracoorte. He had been on a liquid only diet for over a month, and after each round he was so weak he had to sleep in the car. Not only did he win the championship ribbon, but he beat one of the top shooters in Australia to do it. He will be missed. More Photos HERE.
        
        The Big wedding Day

Dad & the Grandkids: Son-in-Law Jamie, Daughter Jo, and Grandkids Jay, Molly, Charlie, Buster & Mum

The Comings...
Meet the new peanut.
Early days yet, but still Nicole and I am Über excited parents-to-be. And we are happy to say that Dad knew before he passed away.

Competition - Worst Baby names
There is a six-pack of our new "The Guardian Angel" sparkling Pinot Chardonnay Bubbles for each of the winners of the worst boy and girl name.

Email me your worst baby names to dru@koonara.com .



 

Cooking with MacGyver:
ABSENTEE FISHING
Bait a whole bunch of hooks, string them on a line across the waterway, and then walk away. Be careful that the line you string across the waterway is strong (550 cord works well). Tie it between a couple of trees a few feet above the water, and then you can either rely on the water flow to keep the bait near the surface, or simply put just enough line down to your hooks so as to allow them to sink. If the water is moving, your bait will be dancing to entice the fish. If there's little or no movement, you can tie some leaf covered branches to the paracord to catch the wind, making your bait look lively.
While waiting for a catch, you can keep yourself busy drinking a bottle of Angel's Footsteps Sav Blanc - but save some to have with the fish you catch.

Quick Special:
Friends of ours have very kindly released 2 cases only of our very limited Single Barrel from the Coonawarra Barrel Series Eleven. $50 a bottle (cheap for our very best barrel). email me at dru@koonara.com if you are interested.

Word of the month: 
Cold Stabilisation
A process in which white wine is chilled to create tartaric acid as small crystals which can then be removed before bottling. Wines that have not been cold stabilised may throw these crystals at a later stage. They are harmless, but don’t look very nice in the bottle.
 

Wine Quoteth:
"Your true amateur sips his wine; as he lingers over each separate mouthful, he obtains from each the sum total of pleasure which he would have experienced had he emptied his glass at a single draught."
          - Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French gastronome, (1755-1826)



Bar Joke of the month:
A kangaroo walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender says, "That'll be $10. You know, we don't get many kangaroos coming in here." The kangaroo says, "At 10 bucks a beer I'm not surprised."
 

Marika and Christian Reilly
Ahhh...good times. Great wedding recently of Marika & Christian, two of the loveliest people you could ever meet. With the reception held at the Adelaide Wine Centre, you couldn't beat the setting - or a bit of Greek dancing to get the party flowing.

Imogen Moore and Nathan Wiseman


Bec Wilson and Tom Keelan from Bremerton wines


The Whirling Dervishes of Greek dancing

More photos click HERE

Help the world in 2 Seconds:
1 month until the first commercially grown genetically engineered canola in Australia will be harvested.

To ensure these  foods are clearly labeled click below for Minister Roxon to introduce mandatory labeling legislation in an upcoming session of Parliament, (reflecting a policy commitment at the Labor Party conference in 2007). 
In Europe GE products such as canola oil and animal feed already require labeling.

 







Click www.truefood.org.au/OurRightToKnow/ and tell Health Minister Nicola Roxon you’d prefer to know what’s in your food.
 

New Bub Wine Deal:
The Ultimate Mixed case:

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Now this is a deal I will rarely ever do, as it is a nightmare to pick and pack it - but it's exciting news, so I want you guys to help celebrate with us. All wines have got at least 4 Stars from Winestate Magazine (except for new releases Koonara Angel's Footsteps Sav Blanc and "The Guardian Angel" Sparkling. This deal will only be available for ONE WEEK ONLY.
Normally $245.95  - Your special price; $199 inc. FREE FREIGHT
Order HERE

Up- coming events:
OCTOBER 17-19, 2008 - Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations
The region becomes alive with great music, vineyard tours, special dinners, wine tastings and much much more! Over 50 events in three days keeps you busy with each cellar door hosting an event or two throughout the weekend.

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

Mild mussaman beef curry Ingredients 500 g   Round steak, slice it across the grain into thin strips. 1 tbsp   oil 1/3 cup   mussaman curry paste 400 ml   can coconut milk 1/2 cup   beef stock 2 tsp   brown sugar 2 large potatoes peeled and cubed 2 tsp   fish sauce Method   1.   Trim round steak, slice it across the grain into thin strips. Drizzle beef strip with a little oil. 2.   Heat a wok, ensure it is hot. Stir-fry the beef in two batches, reserving each batch. Add oil to the wok, reduce heat and then add mussaman curry paste. Stir for 2 minutes. 3.   Add coconut milk, beef stock and brown sugar. Raise the heat to bring the mixture to the boil. Stir for 1 minute, reduce heat and add potatoes. Stir for 5 minutes, stir occasionally. 4.   Return beef to wok, stir and simmer for 5 minutes more. Do not let the mixture boil. Stir in fish sauce and basil leaves. Serving Suggestion: Serve sprinkled with roasted peanuts and extra basil leaves. Dinner Party Music: John Lee Hooker - The Definitive collection The word if you ever wanted to delve into a blues album - perfect for that cruzy dinner party and Sunday afternoons. Born in, Mississippi in 1917 to a sharecropper family, John Lee Hooker was one of the last links to the blues of the deep South. He moved to Detroit in the early 1940's and by 1948 had scored his first number-one jukebox hit and million-seller, "Boogie Chillun." Other hits soon followed, "I'm In The Mood," "Crawling Kingsnake," and "Boom Boom" among the biggest. Hooker continued to tour the U.S. and Europe throughout the '70s and '80s, but it was the release in 1989 of his album, The Healer, that catapulted him back to million-seller status and began what has been the most successful period of his extensive career. Sadly he died in 2001. www.johnleehooker.com   WINE TO GO: Plunkett Blackwood Ridge Strathboogie Ranges Shiraz 2005  $17 The joining forces of the Plunkett and Fowles families have certainly paid off - if this wine is  anything to go by. Intense vibrant violets and blueberries on the nose, with a long, well structured sweetness on the palate. All this for a wine which you can pick up for even cheaper directly. www.plunkettfowles.com.au     Koonara Ambriel's Gift Aged Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 - $27 Only a handful of cases left, so be quick before the 2002 is released (No 2001 made as it wasn't good enough for the Ambriel's). ORDER HERE more wines reviewed at www.shiraz.com.au

"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
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