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Sorry guys - we has a few people comment that the button on the Sav Blanc deal last month didn't work. All fixed, and will run it for another week. Click here:
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Koonara Ambriel's Gift 2002 - "Advertiser top 10 Cabernets for 2008"
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"People drinking Koonara" - Mark Gosse has won the competition, but here are some runners up. Click HERE for more photos

 

If you can't read this email please click here: http://www.koonara.com/2009mar.htm

Finally a reprieve from the heat
OK, I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm over summer. And I'm pretty sure much of Victoria will concur.  We have had some amazing sunsets lately. Vintage is still looking to be pretty good, as long as this rain slows down. Like last year there will very low tonnes, which should equal good quality.


 All aboard - The Coonawarra siding (read: train station).

Meet Lucy Elizabeth Reschke
Meet the newest member of the Koonara Team. Lucy was born 2nd of February, 2009 at approximately 1.04 in the afternoon. Weighing in at a not-too-shabby 7 pounds 14, and stretching to an impressive 52cm. A mass of dark hair like her dad, blue eyes like her mum. And like her mum, is cuter than a monkey with a puppy.


 Yes, the world is really, REALLY big.

 
What is that dang incessant clicking sound?

  
Its' coming...it's coming.....Buuaaarrp!

 

Wine Deal: The Lucy Reschke special
Buy any 9 bottles, and we will fill the rest of the case with "The Guardian Angel" Pinot Chardonnay Sparkling to help celebrate the birth of Lucy. Just order 9 bottles through our website, and we will do the rest. http://koonara.com/ourwines.html

 

 

 

 


 Competition:
Tell us what Lucy is thinking to win a 6-pack of anything you want.

Example: "Pretty sure that was a number two. Hard to tell in these nappies..."

 

 


Wine Advice:
Grape Varieties: There are over 3,000 different grape varieties suitable for wine making.

Bar Joke
A bear walks into a bar. He goes up to the bartender and says "Can I have a Gin and ....................................Tonic Please?"
The Barman replies "Why the large pause?"
The bear holds up his paws and says "I'm a bear!!"
(Thanks Jules)

 

Word of the day:
alcologic (ăl'kə-lŏj'ĭk) a. (n.)
1). Logic that is only understood while one is inebriated.
2). A system of reasoning based on alcohol and often not involving reason

 

 

 

Cooking with MacGyver
Mushrooms Sautéed In Wine
Serves Four

1 lb. mushrooms sliced (any variety or combination)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup Koonara Angel's Footsteps Sav Blanc
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

In a pan, melt butter over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until browned and soft. Add wine and continue to stir for 5 minutes. Sprinkle lemon juice and parsley over mushrooms and toss. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

A great side dish for ground-to-air missiles.
 

Wine Quoteth:
" If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul. "
                      -Clifton Fadiman (American editor and writer)
 

 

Susie Nolan & Ben Harris
Brilliant choice of venue - at Robe, overlooking the beach where Nicole & I were married. These guys were prepared though, with a marquee just in case they had a bit of bad weather. No need, turns out, as another perfect wedding day was organised by the man (woman) upstairs. Both are in the grape growing game, with Ben being the Viticulturalist for Fosters in Robe, and Susie having vineyards and the Nolan label in Wrattonbully. A great couple, who we are privileged to call friends.


Ben & Susie - The happy couple


Vine man Dan Wright with winemaker wife Corrina Rayment from Olivers Taranga


Kate & Tom Shearer


More photos here: http://koonara.com/wedding_ben_susie.html


Wise advice: 
Never confuse your career with your life.


Events
 After Dark Coonawarra - 3rd &4th April
Experience all the thrills, excitement and the lights of vintage as Coonawarra wineries open their doors to visitors at the peak of the grape harvest (vintage) on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. Take a tour of a working winery, meet and chat with the Winemakers, watch the grape harvesters in action, enjoy our wonderful local produce and sample our region's finest wines. The highlight is the Di Giorgio's grape stomp on the Friday night.


 

Penola Cup - Easter Sunday
So you've spent Easter with the family, and probably had enough of them by Sunday - come to the races! Bring the kids, as there will be face painting, Easter egg hunts and kids races. For the big kids, there's beer, live music and fashions on the field.

 

The ultimate dinner party:
All advice on recipes warmly welcome HERE
Chicken, Chilli & Avocado Salad
 Serves 4
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes

2 teaspoons olive oil
500g chicken tenderloins
2 teaspoons olive oil, extra
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
½ small chilli, seeded and finely chopped
2 cups mixed salad greens
½ Lebanese cucumber, sliced
1 cup bean sprouts
½ avocado, peeled, sliced
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ cup roasted peanuts

Heat oil in pan. Cook chicken in batches over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes, until cooked through. Place into a large bowl.

In a small jar combine extra oil, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and chilli. Shake well and pour over cooked chicken, mix through. Add salad greens, cucumber and bean sprouts, toss well.

Place salad onto service plate and top with avocado, tomatoes and peanuts.

 
Wine to go:
To match the recipe:
Koonara Adelaide Hills Riesling 2007 - $17
For me, the best time to drink a Riesling is once it has been in the bottle for at least 18 months, softening that high acid into richer flavours.
http://koonara.com/ourwines.html

25 d’Gris Pinot Gris 2008 - Hand Picked - $30
I was going to review the shiraz, but it's already sold out. And if you want this, you'd want to be very quick - it has just been picked for Business Class on Qantas. www.leuraparkestate.com.au

Koonara Ezra's Gift 2006 Coonawarra Shiraz - $24
Just released, this is probably the deepest colour shiraz we have created so far. Very, very happy with this. The wine was in 100% new (Super-premium) French Oak barrels. Will age well until 2020.
http://koonara.com/ourwines.html



Wira Wira Woodhenge Shiraz 2006 - $27
I tried this the other night at a big dinner for Susie Harris's birthday (see photos above). About 15 wines on the table...and this wine shone. Can't vouch the 2007 is available on their website, but I would definitely search a few bottle shops for the 2006. I actually thought at $35 a pop it was still good value.
www.wira.com.au

Music to go with the wine to go:
Mat Kearney - Big Coldplay fan? Too long between albums? Then this is your man. His voice is the spitting image of Chris Martin at times, and have an ambience around his songs like the Überband. 
http://www.myspace.com/matkearney

Happy Song: I can't seem to get the tune from Bendigo Bank out of my head, so I tracked it down. It's "Sleepy Tigers" by Her Space Holiday. You can download it free at http://www.itstartswithu.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 8737 3222
M: (+61) (0)408 101177
F: (+61) (0)8 8737 3220
 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