Vol 1, No. 40 - July 2005!
Over Winter?That’s it I’m officially OVER winter and yearning for some of that warm sunny bike riding weather we all love so much. But with a month and a half of winter separating us from Spring it looks like I’ll just have to suck it up and try to enjoy the cold bleak weather. What with all of this wet cold weather it just makes you want to stay indoors and snuggle up in front of the fire with a good bottle of red by your side. And I’m thinking of some good hearty soul food like a thick steaming bowl of pumpkin soup and warm crusty bread or a hearty minestrone soup. Now that’s more like it, getting into the hearty warming food and good red and fortified wines. Theres a recipe that Ill have to include soon, a seafood & tomato soup (bouillabaisse).
I’m heading to Adelaide for a weeks hard earned Holidays next week, and briefly to Kangaroo Island to catch up with the in-laws. I’m planning to hit the Central market for some fresh produce and then do some creating in the kitchen.
Kangaroo Island has a thriving food and wine industry that I’m looking forward to reacquainting myself with. It has a small but flourishing wine industry with some quality wines being made and vineyards springing up all over the island. The seafood is world famous and the last time we visited we were able to purchase a Lobster from a fishing boat at the wharf and cook it for dinner that night, not to mention the famous free range chooks, great cheeses, the best honey and just about any fruit or veg you care to think of, makes it a cooks paradise.
So hopefully, after my week away Ill be full of food and wine stories
from Sth Oz, stay tuned ! TastingThis week at the tasting corner we have Zilzie wines, always great value and a range that’s got something for everyone. So roll up between 4.30 and 7pm for a taste of some really good local product.
And next week (the 22nd) we will be tasting the Roberts Estate range, same time same place, different Friday.
And the winner of last weeks Shiraz tasting prize, the very nice Jacobs Creeks Reserve Shiraz tennis pack, is … ...Greg Rhodes, congrats mate drop in any time and pick up you prize. Friday arvo 4.30 to 7pm, Mildura store
Wine Expo NewsI’ve just counted through the submissions and we’re proud to announce there will be over one hundred and twenty wines to taste! That’s a hell a lot of sipping and spitting so get there early and pace yourselves. It kicks off at 11pm till 5pm at the Setts Saturday 30th July. We’ve just received the VIP passes for all of you guys and dolls! So next time you’re in the shop, pick up your free double pass. Boy are we good to our members, some times I think that someone should nominate me for Sainthood!!!
How to win the Ford XR6 UteThat’s right, exclusive to Fishers stores we are giving away a brand new Ford XR6 Magnet Ute. With a whopping 182Kw of power and a stump pulling 380Nm of torque available at only 3250 Rpm, this baby sits on huge 18 inch alloys and comes fully loaded with Air Con, Power windows, 100watt CD system, cruise control, leather trim seats and steering wheel just to name a few features! All you have to do to enter is to buy one of these products, VB ctn, Sterling ctn, Midstrength slab, Cascade Premium 6 pack, Cougar Bourbon products, Strongbow 6 packs, Sky Vodka 4 packs, Half Mile Creek Range, Karloff Vodka 700ml, Black Douglas 700ml or Angostura bitter lime lemon 4 packs and fill out an entry form with your receipt stapled to it and pop into the entry barrel, see dead easy!
Believe me, you gotta be in it to win it, and somebody’s
going to win so it might as well be you! SpecialsRosemount diamond label range 2 for $20 Penfolds Rawson’s Retreat range $8.97 Brown Brothers Spat Lex, Crouchen Riesling, Tarrango $9.97 Saltram Makers Table $7.97 100 Pipers Scotch 2 for $45 VB 12 packs $17.97 Tooheys Red 24 pack $23.97 Hahn Premium Light $24.97 free bag of golf tees Corona 6pk $15.97 Asahi super dry 6pk $15.97
Well that’s all for now, there wont be a Winetime
next week as Ill be drinking Pina Coladas on a beach somewhere….
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That’s all folks, see you in store soon.......Don’t forget its five o’clock somewhereCheers, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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