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Cos Restaurant Adelaide

Jun 16

Posted by Lee Middendorf in Social Bites, Wine

Great longish lunch today at Adelaide’s Leigh Street Cos Restaurant.  Specializing in aged beef they have a nifty beverage list and a charming dining room. On arrival a Mac’s brewery “Black Mac” from NZ was a great starting point.  Torbreck Semillon from the Barossa and 42 Degrees South bubbles from Tassies Frogmore Creek winery made a great accompaniment to the Cos shared entrée tasting plate.  

A Coonawarra 05 Parker Estate Cab Sav was superb with aged Scotch Fillet accompanied by truffled mash and a Gorgonzola Brandy butter sauce.  Just know I’m going to end up in Hell via cardiac arrest from that [read more...]

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Coonawarra Wine Tasting Roadshow

Mar 11

Posted by Waitersfriend in Industry Info, Wine

COONAWARRA HEADS OUT OF TOWN TO YOUR CITY!

Coonawarra is ready for it’s annual road trip and is stopping in 6 different cities around the nation!  Come and enjoy a wine tasting like no other. Coonawarra wineries, featuring the personalities behind these iconic brands, have you taste their iconic wines, all in one place!

Brisbane Monday, August 16th Vino’s Restaurant & Bar, 1 Eagle Street

Sydney Tuesday, August 17th The Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington Street

Canberra Wednesday, August 18th University House, Balmain Crescent, Acton

Melbourne Thursday, August 19th Melbourne Town Hall, The Main Hall, Level 1, Cnr of Swanston & Collins Streets

Adelaide Monday, August 23th [read more...]

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2007 Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz

Feb 15

Posted by Mark Wilson in Wine

After having talked about the Coonawarra Bin 128 in the previous review I thought it was best to discuss another of the Shiraz that we tried - The Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz.

The fruit was selected from vineyards across South Australia including the Limestone Coast, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and of course the Barossa Valley.

After experiencing the cool climate  2008 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz, which I thought was very good, I was much more at home with the warm climate full flavoured Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz.  The 2007 growing season also challenged the viticluturists with some searing heat and low rainfall but [read more...]

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2008 Penfolds Coonawarra Bin 128 Shiraz

Feb 12

Posted by Mark Wilson in Wine

It is that time of year again.  The annual release of the Penfolds Bin range.  Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak of the entire range plus a few little extras.  We are now starting to see some of the 2008 season’s fruit come through in some of the wines.  Overall I think Penfolds’ fastidious vineyard management prevented any damage to the grapes and they have come out with great intensity and wonderfully ripe flavours.

The 2008 Coonawarra  Bin 128 Shiraz is a great example.  It is a deep, dark purple and quite restrained on the nose with [read more...]

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