CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR  OPEN MONDAY 27TH JUNE 10AM -4PM for tastings and sales  of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

PEAR & WHITE PEPPER CHUTNEY, LOCAL HONEY, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DUKKAH…… all available at the Cellar Door.

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CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR  OPEN SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 10AM -2PM for tastings and sales  of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

PEAR & WHITE PEPPER CHUTNEY, LOCAL HONEY, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DUKKAH…… all available at the Cellar Door.

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CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR CLOSED FRIDAY 24TH OPEN SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 10AM -4PM for tastings and sales  of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

PEAR & WHITE PEPPER CHUTNEY, LOCAL HONEY, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DUKKAH…… all available at the Cellar Door.

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CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN THURSDAY 23RD JUNE 10AM -4PM for tastings and sales  of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

THE CELLAR RAT’S BLEND 2020 – Our latest dry red blend with notes of a touch of red pepperberries, a seam of blackcurrant and a hint of cardamom. 

Fire up the barbecue or look forward to enjoying it with whatever takes your fancy…. pizza, lasagne, game with cranberry jus. Otherwise, anything char-grilled or slow-cooked works just as well.

$25 –  750ml bottle.  Tastings on offer now at the cellar door.  buon appetito tuttt!

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CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN WEDNESDAY 22NDJUNE 10AM -3PM for tastings and sales  of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.  

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 buon appetito e buona cucina tutti!

CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN TUESDAY 21ST JUNE 10AM -4PM   of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.  

Shortest day today, 21st June.  We hope you are taking in the full moon last week, the glorious sunrises and stunning sunsets.

 Buona cucina e buon appetito tutti!

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CD 4126 1311 W 4126 3470 0408 875 305   buon appetito e buona cucina tutti!

CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN MONDAY 20TH JUNE 10.30AM -3PM for tastings and sales of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.  We’re going up to the shortest day, tomorrow the 21st June in fact.  We hope you are taking in the full moon last week, the glorious sunrises and stunning sunsets.

 Buona cucina e buon appetito tutti!

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CD 4126 1311 W 4126 3470 0408 875 305   buon appetito e buona cucina tutti!

CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN SUNDAY 19TH JUNE 10AM -4PM for tastings and sales of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

Here on the Hill we are very broadranging and small c ‘catholic’ in our food likes and we love a good curry. In fact we enjoy one several times a week. The Little Cellar Rat always uses red wine and often the reaction is ‘Quel horreur!!!” Wine in a curry! Hmm… well, if you love a VINDALOO, you might not know that it is in fact not an Indian word but came from the Portuguese term ‘Carne de vinha d’alhos’ meaning ‘meat in garlic wine marinade.’ It means marination of meat especially pork with garlic and wine.

It was introduced into India (especially in Goa and Konkan regions) by the Portuguese. The Portuguese sailors preserved raw ingredients, packed in wooden barrels of alternate layers of pork and garlic, and soaked in red wine.

Later this marination was Indianized by the local Goan cooks. They substituted red wine with palm vinegar and added red chillies and other spices in addition to the marination. Now Vindaloo includes vinegar/lime juice+red chillies soaked and made into a paste.

Happy Sunday reading….. Buona cucina e buon appetito tutti!

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CD 4126 1311 W 4126 3470 0408 875 305   buon appetito e buona cucina tutti!

CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN SATURDAY 18TH JUNE 10AM -4PM for tastings and sales of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

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CIAO TUTTI! CELLAR DOOR OPEN THURSDAY 16TH JUNE 12.30PM -4PM for tastings and sales of our delicious QUEENSLAND MADE preservative-free wines and liqueurs.

A batch of pasta sauce is brilliant to have in the fridge.  It can be used as a base for  a smashing pizza, spooned over polpetti / meatballs and reheated with a blessing of parmigiana, likewise for chicken and makes the quickest side dish combined with any pasta shape.  buon appetito, buona cucina tutti!

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