With ten fantastic entries for how to enjoy Pinot Noir, we all found it too hard to decide on a winner! So we ended up picking it out of a hat this morning. The winner of the first July competition for the “Best way to enjoy Pinot Noir” is Kate Fisher. Kate Fisher likes to [...]
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Winner of the first July Durvillea Competition
July 7th, 2010 · 6 Comments · durvillea, food, recipe
Tags:competition·Pinot Grigio·pinot grigio food matches·win wine
Winter Harvest down on the Farm
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · arabella, astrolabe farm, durvillea, family, food, harvest, jane, meg, recipe, vintage
Gosh, it is June and we are still harvesting. Today it is fantastic that the Riesling has been picked. During vintage Simon decided it would be the year we made a Noble Riesling so the nets went back on.
We last did this in 2007. So then we waited and waited. The weather was fine and [...]
Tags:dessert wine·Mushroom soup·noble riesling·noble riesling harvest·olive harvest·recipe
Sophie’s Wrap Up
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · arabella, durvillea, recipe, sophie, vintage, wellington
I can’t believe we are half way through April- what a busy month! I have just been on the phone to our Viticulturist and he tells me we are about 80% done for the 2010 harvest. Most of the Wairau and Awatere Valleys have been picked, apart from few blocks of Sauvignon that are being [...]
Tags:2010 harvest·canada·half marathon training·harvest·new world tastings·new zealand wine harvest·saint clair half marathon·vancouver play house·vintage·wine competition
‘What’s cookin’- Down the farm
April 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · arabella, astrolabe farm, durvillea, jane, meg, recipe
I said to Sophie I’m off home to write a blog. Well I’ve checked my emails, planned dinner, and fed the cats. I suppose I could get the washing in but no I have finally logged in and scrolled through all the old blogs. We have been blogging for a whole year. I can feel a [...]
Tags:cuisine magazine·gluten free·gluten free chocolate cake·quince jelly recipe·recipe
A Friday Flap-Up
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · astrolabe farm, durvillea, jane, recipe
Sophie rang me this morning and asked me to bring in the Dean’s bread recipe. I was out feeding my chickens last night’s leftovers and scraps. The chickens are looking a bit scruffy as they are moulting at the moment. Not looking their best and egg production is suffering. I think the time for brown [...]
Fettuccine, prawns and prosciutto
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Dean Betts, durvillea, recipe, sophie
After Jane’s post yesterday I had a flick through Jason’s copy of The Fish Market, this is a fabulous recipe book, and after photocopying many of the recipes I decided on one to cook for dinner last night. Pg 148 for those of you who own the book.
2 Tbsp Olive oil (Jane’s olive oil)
1 Tbsp [...]
Tags:Dean Betts·Pinot Grigio·prawn fettuccine·recipe·seafood
Crafty work down on the farm.
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Dean Betts, astrolabe farm, durvillea, harvest, marlborough wine and food festival, recipe, sophie, the girls, vintage
The approaching harvest of the grapes is beginning to dominate life. Nick has been working hard in the vineyard cutting out green fruit and putting on nets. There is a rising sense of anticipation. We are beginning to watch the weather carefully and notice the cooler nights. So far so good.
As well as the grapes, the [...]
My Mum’s Salsa Verde Recipe
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · durvillea, family, recipe, sophie
This is my mum’s Salsa Verde recipe, but it actually originates from an Annabel Langbein recipe, all of us have many of her recipe books and she is a bit of a favourite in our family.
This is a summer staple for your fridge and is great with beef on the barbeque, baked salmon, bean salad [...]
Down on the Farm….A new year
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · astrolabe farm, durvillea, jane, recipe
Happy New Year to you all. Monday morning and back at work in the office. Actually I covered the office between Christmas and New Year but everyone is back at their desks looking bright eyed or is that just the lovely strong coffees Simon made us all.
After spending most of November and December away it [...]
Tags:astrolabe farm·jane·recipe
Food and family
October 30th, 2009 · No Comments · durvillea, family, recipe
Last weekend was a big one for the Waghorn family. Simon turned 50 and we threw him a big party at Astrolabe Farm. Sadly, none of us took many pictures but hopefully some that my aunt Nicki took will surface soon. A great time was had by all – particular highlight for me was watching [...]
