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#MUSSELMANIA recipe

30 April 2012

We have had a few people asking us how the Spring Bay Mussels were cooked at #MUSSELMANIA on Friday night.

The good news is- they were super simple to cook & super delicious to eat.

All you need is divine fresh Spring Bay Mussels, a bottle of Oliver’s Taranga 2011 Vermentino and fresh basil – that simple.

You need to heat your wok, add about a cup of Vermentino,  put the lid on and steam for about 4-5 mins (or until the mussels start to open).

Then add your fresh chopped basil & tuck in! You can find more recipes at http://www.springbayseafoods.com.au/recipes.

Steaming good!

Amanda & Phil cooking up the mussels and OT Vermentino

The Launch of A+ Australian Wine Celebration

14 April 2012

Brioni was up in Sydney last week at The Ivy to celebrate the launch of A+ Australian Wine Celebration from the 12th-29th of April 2012.

Make sure you celebrate Australian Wine all this month- there are loads of events on, sure to be one at a place near you. See http://www.apluswines.com for all the details.

out her cameo in the video of the celebrations below!

The team from ABC Rural ‘Dirt Dynasties’ drop in for a visit

4 April 2012

Seeing that 2012 is the Year of the Farmer, the team from ABC Rural popped into visit us at Oliver’s Taranga to tell a bit of the story of our family that has been on the same property for 170 years.

Dirt Dynasties: Dam salty water leads to sweet wine

By Natalie Oliveri

Wednesday, 4 April  2012

Imagine knowing the soil under your feet was the same soil your forefathers walked on 170 years ago. Every day when she shows up to Oliver’s Taranga Vineyard for work, Corrina Wright, a sixth generation winemaker, has this very experience.

Oliver’s Taranga vineyard was born in 1841 when William and Elizabeth Oliver showed up from Scotland, having bought the land at McLaren Vale totally oblivious to Australia’s climate and harsh terrain…

To read, watch and hear more see- http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2012/s3470747.htm

The Oliver Family Cemetery overlooking the McLarenVale propertyMcLaren Vale have had a reclaimed water system running since 1999Oliver's Taranga are moving toward more drought tolerant varieties suited to Australia's climateFamily time capsuleOliver's Taranga Vineyard
Corrina, Don and Briony: fifth and sixth generation farmersThe Oliver family have been at McLaren Vale since the 1840sOliver's Taranga original house and cellar doorWilliam Oliver arrived from Scotland to find no water on his new property
Corrina Wright, director and winemaker at Oliver's Taranga

Winsor Dobbin drops by McLaren Vale

30 March 2012
Readers of the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Brisbane Times, WA Today, and the Canberra Times this week may have noticed a great article on McLaren Vale with the Oliver’s Taranga winery front and centre:

Winsor Dobbin presents the latest in a series of guides to the leading wine regions of Australia and New Zealand.

RENOWNED for its flavoursome reds, McLaren Vale is one of the easiest wine regions to get to. Just a short drive south of Adelaide you’ll find some 60-plus cellar doors and a genuine country welcome.

With its rich soils, warm climate and cooling sea breezes from Gulf St Vincent, McLaren Vale has been a premium winemaking region for almost two centuries and produces wines with power and flavour that usually offer excellent value for money.

With its rich soils, warm climate and cooling sea breezes from Gulf St Vincent, McLaren Vale has been a premium winemaking region for almost two centuries and produces wines with power and flavour that usually offer excellent value for money.

Many of the leading wineries remain family owned and run. Oliver’s Taranga last year celebrated its 170th anniversary (…)

Click here to read more!

 

Vintage 2012 snapshot: hot stuff

24 March 2012

The first photograph of vintage 2012 is still my favourite. Corrina Wright, winemaker, left, with marketing and sales (cousin) Brioni, and Dad, master viticulturer Don Oliver, of Oliver’s Taranga, with the first grapes of a great year. Which 2012 is. Scarce and beautiful.

- From the Drinkster article “NEW LIGHTS GLIMMERING FOR AUSTRALIA” by Philip White.

 

Vintage 2012 – Plunging the Cabernet

21 March 2012

Corrina and I decided to take a little video of our tasting of the Fiano and plunging the Cabernet this morning.

It turned into a bit of an advert for blundstone boots, but we thought we would share it anyway! There’s even a few cameos from Scotty and Sam (the Yangarra boys)!

Cheers,

Brioni


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