Stories and recipes from our small family vineyard in the beautiful Central Ranges of New South Wales, Australia. Not drought, flood or world-wide grape glut will diminish our enthusiasm!
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Latest Blog Posts for Keeping the Bluff
- Blue sky winter pruningon Aug 21, 2013We commenced hand pruning the old Sangiovese vines last week. As you can see from the photograph, we were blessed with glorious blue sky days early in the week and it was pure joy to be out among the vines. But alas, this week the weather has c...
- C.W.A. Golden Syrup Dumplingson Aug 1, 2013Have you ever considered how many sheep it would take to cater for 300 adults at a public stock sale? Neither had I. But I find comfort in the knowledge that, should I ever find myself needing to cater for 300 at a public stock sale, my trusty C.W.A.
- "Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness," said Jane Austen...on May 9, 2012A very welcome seasonal gift left on the doorstep!The same could be said for good apple cakes, especially this time of year when apples are in season and can be bought by the box-full directly from the orchards around Orange. Just last week a kindly...
- Local Harvest Challengeon Apr 2, 2012This week I, along with some other local food lovers in Canowindra and Orange, have taken on the Local Harvest Challenge and pledged to eat only food (and wine!) sourced from within a 100 mile radius (160km). The "hundred mile" concept come...
- Fig Tart inspired by Anna Del Conteon Mar 25, 2012So many people think of spring as the season of abundance - but I am convinced it is autumn, especially out here in regional NSW. Now is the time of year we purchase crisp fresh apples directly from the orchards up in Orange, and my favourite fruit o...
- 2012 Vintage updateon Feb 12, 2012The intense colour of our Sangiovese grapes - gorgeous!"How's the grapes goin'?" We hear that a lot lately. Most folks out here realise this is not shaping up to be an easy vintage. It has been a wet and mild summer - it's very unusual indeed to...
- 2012 Vintage updateon Feb 12, 2012The intense colour of our Sangiovese grapes - gorgeous!"How's the grapes goin'?" We hear that a lot lately. Most folks out here realise this is not shaping up to be an easy vintage. It has been a wet and mild summer - it's very unusual indeed to...
- Christmas Panforte & memories of Sienaon Nov 27, 2011It was so hot the day we arrived in Siena - one of those blistering Italian August days when only tourists and shopkeepers remain inland and all the Italians flee to Sardinia or some equally exotic coastal location.To escape the heat, we left the sun...
- Christmas Panforte & memories of Sienaon Nov 27, 2011It was so hot the day we arrived in Siena - one of those blistering Italian August days when only tourists and shopkeepers remain inland and all the Italians flee to Sardinia or some equally exotic coastal location.To escape the heat, we left the sun...
- Canowindra's Twilight Marketson Oct 25, 2011...
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