Wine with Winsor
Old favourite Penfolds 2012 Koonunga Hill Chardonnay Wine styles drift in and out of fashion but sometimes you want a reliable label that won’t produce any surprises. Penfolds Koonunga Hill wines are renowned for offering […]
Tastes
We are going to be eating a lot more seaweed!
Seaweed has been a part of our diet for a long time; the earliest reference I can find is from Japan where forms of algae were found with shellfish and bones dating back to 10500BC. […]
At home with… Scott Robertson
Double Roasters in Marrickville was started by three hospitality veterans (and coffee fanatics) with the desire to create the perfect blend of beans and bring it to the community. Here we chat to head roaster […]
Roasted oysters
I’m somewhat of a purist when it comes to seafood. For the most part, a good rule tends to be that if the seafood is excellent, one should do as little as possible to it […]
Wine with Winsor – 237
. Sweet indulgence Scotchmans Hill 2012 Late Harvest Riesling There have been some recent ructions at Scotchmans Hill on the Bellarine Peninsula outside Geelong but the wine quality remains high and this is an outstanding […]
Jared on whine-makers
I might regret this rant but here it goes… Indulge my oversimplifications but there is this thing called ‘wine.’ We drink loads of the stuff and almost always consume it within 24 hours of purchasing […]
At home with… Sam Caminiti
Caminiti Butchery, Five Dock, took home the Local Business Award for Best Butcher in the Inner West this year. Here owner, Sam Caminiti, chats to Ciao about the business he inherited from his father Bruno, […]
Jared Ingersoll on big business
This just in: Woolworths are a huge company that are motivated primarily by market share and massive profits! Other headlines include: Night follows day; the Pope is Catholic and man-flu is real. Seriously people, Woolworths […]
Wine with Winsor – 236
. Terrific Tasmanian Derwent Estate 2012 Chardonnay The vast majority of the fruit that goes into Penfolds’ flagship Yattarna Chardonnay comes from Derwent Estate, overlooking the Derwent River at Granton, north of Hobart. And while […]