Surrounded by vineyards a rainbow has fallen on a fallow field lit by the sun through a rent in the clouds. Misty rain falls elsewhere giving this Barossa landscape a dreamy feel. It’s not a full rainbow, and the gold at its base is just stubble. The surrounding vineyards are the true gold of the […]
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This amazing mess of red and crimson is destined for greatness, albeit an ephemeral greatness. The purple black texted surface is a floating raft of grape skins and seeds. The stream of red fluid is the juice of the shiraz fruit crushed a few days before. What is actually taking place here is this fermenting […]
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Over the course of the evening this beautifully structured array of crystal glass will first disassociate among guests. Will be filled and emptied many times with Pinot, Mataro, Grenache and Shiraz. Some will see water and some will see whites and who know what else before the night is over before finding their way back […]
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When I was presented with the wine list I knew we were somewhere special. I grew up in the picturesque German heritage town of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley, a region of vineyards, wineries and winemakers. As a child the idea of an Asian restaurant anywhere in the Barossa would have skirted the realm of […]
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A wonderful gathering of people at Coriole Winery enjoying the wine, the pizza, the fire, the ambiance, the food, the company and of course the poetry. Poets Amy Bodossian, Jennifer Liston, David Mortimer, Jan Owen and Jude Aquilina entertained us with verse, song, prose, rhyme and whit while the Coriole team kept the pizzas and […]
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