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Adelaide Hills Day Out

May 14, 2012 Restaurant Reviews

date of day out: Saturday 5 May 2012 A group of friends recently organised a day out wine tasting in the Adelaide Hills. We had a reasonably modest agenda for the day – lunch and three, maybe four, wineries. For me, the day proper began at lunch time. Our original food plan was scuppered so, [...]

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Ad Hoc Hen and Chicken Chardonnay 2010

May 6, 2012 Wines

After last week’s uninspiring Mâcon-Villages, I’m pleased to report that this week’s wine, the Ad Hoc Hen & Chicken Chardonnay 2010 from WA’s Pemberton region, restored my faith that I would be able to find good Chardonnay in my $15-20 price bracket. I picked this wine up from a major national retailer, but the Ad [...]

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Working with Wine – Seminar One

April 30, 2012 Wines

Thursday 19 April 2012 As I mentioned on Friday, this year I’m taking part in Negociants Australia‘s Working with Wine program. The program is an incredibly generous initiative: it’s completely funded by Negociants and the dux of the program receives a trip to Europe. Back in February I sat the entrance exam (yes, it’s not [...]

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Iberian Invasion

April 23, 2012 Events

photos by Alister Robertson date: Monday 16 April 2012 I’ve been really lucky recently to be involved in a few excellent wine tastings. I don’t always get these written up (posts tend to be long and hard work!) but I’m going to try to get better with that – if only so everyone can feel [...]

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Cheeky Drop’s Friday Drinks

April 11, 2012 Competitions

Red Squirrel by Sergey Yeliseev Disclaimer: the nice squirrels at Cheeky Drop are providing Eating Adelaide with some Friday drinks of its own. You would imagine that Friday drinks are something of an institution but I bet many readers are out there who have never worked anywhere where Friday drinks are on the boss. There’s [...]

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Wines of Sicily

March 5, 2012 Wines

photo by Alister Robertson I’ve been lucky enough to attend two interesting, but very different, wine tastings recently. The first of these was held at The Manse and organised by Alessandro Ragazzo, The Manse’s sommelier, and Sommeliers Australia. The session focussed on the wines of Sicily (the island which is the football to Italy’s boot!). [...]

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Prawn and White Wine Masterclass

January 10, 2012 Latest News

    10 January 2012 The second Cellar Door Festival is taking place in Adelaide from 24 – 26 February and this year the masterclass schedule will be extended to include an SA King Prawn and White Wine Showcase Masterclass.   Chef Simon Bryant, formerly of the Hilton and also of The Cook and The Chef [...]

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Wines for Christmas

December 15, 2011 Wines

    Disclaimer:  I was sent the four wines by Wine Selectors. When Wine Selectors got in touch and asked me if I’d like to try some of their wines they didn’t really have to ask twice!  This was particularly the case because NOT ONE of the wines they offered to send was a Kiwi [...]

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Cabernet Day

September 13, 2011 Events

photo thanks to the Great Wine Adventure date: Thurs 1 Sept 2011 You may remember that late last year I attended the launch of the Qwoff Boys’ Great South Australian Wine Adventure. It’s obviously been a successful year for Justin & Andre because the wine adventure has gone national … that’s right, it’s now the [...]

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Grape vs Grain

August 16, 2011 Book Reviews

    I picked up a copy of Grape vs. Grain at a Clouston and Hall sale here in Adelaide. The book purports to take the reader on an exploration of the cultural and technological differences between wine and beer. Charles Bamforth, the author, is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences at [...]

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