By Dan Coward, http://spitbuckets.wordpress.com/
Wine News
Winemakers are born geeky. They’re never happier than when they’re messing around with ferments, coopers, yeasts and wacky new winery equipment. And that is the theme for this latest edition of 30 Days Down Under.
First up are the three Petaluma Project Company Rieslings that Andrew Hardy and his team have put together from the brilliant 2009 vintage – a sweet …
By Rob Pickard
In our attempt to keep you posted on all things 2010 vintage and harvest related, we have been following the news from the Lion Nathan stable down under. Scroll down for the reports from Mitchelton and Stonier in Victoria and Petaluma, Knappstein and St Hallett in South Australia. It seems 2010 was an interesting and successful vintage for all the teams, with the promise …
By Dan Coward
hand-picking at the Hanlin Hill vineyard
Nothing about bringing the grapes in at Petaluma’s Adelaide Hills winery at 6am lends itself to thoughts of global warming. It’s bloody freezing! The Adelaide Hills region is always full of surprises and the diurnal temperature swing can really catch you …
By EatLikeaGirl, http://eatlikeagirl.com/
Chinese New Year 2008 - London
Chinese New Year. Now that’s my kind of New Year. Celebrated for 2 weeks and centred on food, bright colours, parades packed with drama, and people having fun. I have always had an affection for it. …
By Robert Giorgione, http://robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com/
The line up
It was back in the day during the mid-1990’s, that I first made the acquaintance of the Australian wines from Petaluma and St Hallett. In fact, I used to list them whilst I was at Oxo Tower between 1996 and 2000. Over the years, both wineries have become firm personal favourites and have become …
By LyLy Lim,
Toby & Stuart, St Hallett
December through to January is often the festive (read: party!) season in many places around the world. The end of one year and the start of another brings with it plenty of parties, gatherings and “festive” times.
In Australia and NZ, the scene …
(above: Pan Fried Kingfish with courgette and basil cream, squid and saffron dressing)
“80% of EU stocks are overfished, compared with a global average of 28%” European Commission (May 2009)
With our appetites for quality fresh and frozen fish only getting larger, something has got to give. It’s easy not to think about it because it’s all happening in that otherworldly underwater kingdom. We can’t see it, but the numbers …
