Today Providence celebrated its first black tie dinner, offering the following menu: Moet Chandon non vintage on arrival. Entree: hot smoked salmon with avocado and vine tomato parsley dressing and lemon mousseline cream. Wine: Wellington 2005 Riesling. Soup: Lobster broth with saffron. Wine: 1994 Providence Chardonnay with the soup Main: Minute venison medallions with mushroom-cognac […]
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Caught in the bird netting was a young wallaby who, malady following a lengthy interrogation and an undertaking never to return was released over the back fence. The prolonged drought has brought a considerable number of wallabies into the vineyard, despite wallaby wire all round. Fortunately, at this time of the year the damage they
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Our tank water supply for the house, rx an alternative to the spring, abortion was recently supplemented with 20,000 litres purchased for $270. The tanks also supply water to fill the spray tanks and can supply water at 100 litres/min. With recent rain there was 28,000 litres in the tanks when a possum climbed up
There is a great industry journal called “WBM” (Wine Business Monthly”. Whilst the publication itself is usually serious (except for Busby’s Block), they also send to subscribers a weekly email called “The Week That Was”, a fairly risque commentary extending beyond the wine industry. The latest commented upon the 747 that lost power due to
The 2008 Vintage Pinot Noir and Riesling will be made by Guy Wagner of Riverview wines on the Tamar River, cheapest maker of Bass Wines with a great track record for Pinot Noir. We made the move from Andrew Hood after he decided to go into semi retirement, now spending more time in marketing. Nevertheless,
