{"id":16305,"date":"2008-04-28T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T02:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/pitching-to-connoisseurs-owzat-2\/"},"modified":"2008-04-28T02:10:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T02:10:00","slug":"pitching-to-connoisseurs-owzat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/04\/pitching-to-connoisseurs-owzat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PITCHING TO CONNOISSEURS \u2013 \u2019OWZAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUySD5C-DI\/AAAAAAAADDU\/IcoeVR_9-lM\/s1600-h\/Secret+Stone+Pinot+Gris_2007-780431.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUySD5C-DI\/AAAAAAAADDU\/IcoeVR_9-lM\/s320\/Secret+Stone+Pinot+Gris_2007-780431.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUyST5C-EI\/AAAAAAAADDc\/IQpwq0le54Y\/s1600-h\/ProdigyNV-781496.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUyST5C-EI\/AAAAAAAADDc\/IQpwq0le54Y\/s320\/ProdigyNV-781496.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUySj5C-FI\/AAAAAAAADDk\/sD_e0qgNqQs\/s1600-h\/05_1st_XI_1-782216.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SBUySj5C-FI\/AAAAAAAADDk\/sD_e0qgNqQs\/s320\/05_1st_XI_1-782216.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wc28Apr08<\/p>\n<p>YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 28 April 2008<\/p>\n<p>wine with david ellis<\/p>\n<p>PITCHING TO CONNOISSEURS \u2013 &#8216;OWZAT?<\/p>\n<p>NOT many winemakers can boast a cricket pitch in the middle of their vineyards, but when Jim Barry Wines bought the disused Penola Cricket Ground in South Australia&#8217;s Coonawarra ten years ago, they decided to leave the pitch intact as something of a tribute to the State&#8217;s cricketing greats.<\/p>\n<p>MD of the family-owned company, Peter Barry planted four clones of Cabernet Sauvignon on the ground, leaving a path through to the pitch (&#8220;it&#8217;s got the world&#8217;s shortest run-up,&#8221; he says,) and has just released the inaugural wine from this unusual vineyard \u2013 appropriately labelled 2005 First Eleven.<\/p>\n<p>Vines for this first wine from the Penola Cricket Ground vineyard were hand-pruned, and fruit selectively hand-harvested to ensure fruit was gathered at full ripeness.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a classic young full-bodied Coonawarra Cabernet with a palate rich in blackcurrant, clove and cinnamon, velvety tannins and liquorice and cherries. Pay $60 and couple with char-grilled steak, a walnut sauce and celeriac mash.<\/p>\n<p>ONE FOR LUNCH \u2013 a very special lunch: Katnook&#8217;s Prodigy Coonawarra Shiraz 2004 is one of those exceptional wines for exceptional occasions, the result of an ideal growing season and the hands-on attention that can be paid to a very small vineyard with a long lineage of outstanding production.<\/p>\n<p>The very noticeable raspberry and plum fruit flavours, sweet anis spices, licorice and hints of cracked pepper feature on the palate, coupled with soft and lingering tannins; pay $95 for that special occasion and share at the table with pesto crusted Frenched lamb chops.<\/p>\n<p>WINE OF THE WEEK:  New Zealand&#8217;s Secret Stone has added a Pinot Gris to its stable, a beautifully crispy, tropical-fruit-rich wine from the Marlborough region of the South Island; great buying at $20.99 to enjoy with pan-fried salmon.<\/p>\n<p>(Need a drink? Past wine columns are archived on http:\/\/vintnews.com)<\/p>\n<p>                                                      \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Photo captions:<\/p>\n<p>HIT drop from Jim Barry Wines is a classic young Coonawarra Cabernet<\/p>\n<p>KATNOOK Prodigy Coonawarra Shiraz an exceptional wine for exceptional occasions<\/p>\n<p>SECRET&#8217;s out: Secret Stone Pinot Gris: tropical fruit rich from New Zealand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wc28Apr08 YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 28 April 2008 wine with david ellis PITCHING TO CONNOISSEURS \u2013 &#8216;OWZAT? 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