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Who ever said tasting wine was hard?

Fermentation is the key. Under the action of yeast, many sugars can be fermented into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Apple juice can be transformed into cider. Malted cereals can become beer. Even leftover jam ...

Ingredients One tub of spreadable Philadelphia cheese A handful of Spring onions One teaspoon of paprika A handful of chives 30 x Jalapeños 10 x slices of Prosciutto Method Cut the jalapeños in half and d...

The Horndale  Distillery Company has its headquarters in the Happy Valley district, about 22 kilometers south of Adelaide. The old building, clinging to the hillside like a medieval castle, was started in 18...

This quick method of pickling is great for extending the life of those veggies sitting in your crisper and best of all, it can be applied to almost every type of vegetable. To prepare your vegetables for pic...

Ingredients 3kg rasberries 3kg white sugar Juice from 1/2 a lemon Method Wash and sterilise jars and lids. Place rasberries in a saucepan and stir through sugar. Leave for 1-2 hours while sugar sof...

The Vale Market - public holiday weekends. Willunga Artisan Markets - second saturday of the month. McLaren Vale Healers Market - third Sunday of every month. Moana Market - second Sunday of every month...

For those of you who don't know what a podcast is, essentially its a digital audio file made available on the internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player. Episodes are typically released ...

Here is an essential list of items required for the ultimate local picnic, and the McLaren Vale producer of the fine ingredients: Olives - Coriole Smoked almonds - Port Willunga Fine Foods Wine - you're spo...

The grenache variety often finds itself in this familiar blend with companions shiraz and mourvedre (aka mataro), here 50 per cent of the leading grape showing bush/forest/mushroom-like fragrance followed by darker berry notes from the shiraz and some core muscle tone via the mourvedre. It’s robust and rustic and works a treat around a menu of barbecued meats. Great value.