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Cardoness Lodge – Luxury Vineyard Bed and Breakfast At Cardoness Lodge you will find a friendly haven in beautiful surroundings where you can unwind and rediscover the simple pleasures of life. You can enjoy the luxury of some well earned quiet time in this spectacular, yet unspoilt area, while indulging yourself with tastings and fine...
Bobotie
Right Wine: Ash Ridge Cabernet Merlot 2006 Right Place: At home Right Time: When you have left-overs in the fridge and want something very tasty! Ingredients: 250g-500g lamb mince (depends on how many you want to feed) dash of olive oil 1 small onion 1/4 cup of raisins 1 tbsp blanched almonds or pine nuts...
Gorgeous Garlic Mushrooms
Right Wine: Ash Ridge Cabernet Merlot 2006 Right Place: Outside by the BBQ Right Time: When you want to impress friends with a new twist on an old favourite Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 large flat mushrooms. Wiped. 2 cloves of baked garlic (next time you switch on the oven, wrap a whole garlic in tin-foil...
Jack Frost’s Black Pudding Risotto
Right Wine: Ash Ridge Cabernet Merlot Right Place: Indoors by a warm fire Right Time: Pure comfort food – ideal for a frosty, spring evening Serves: 2, with some to spare Ingredients: 4 rashers of streaky bacon. Chopped. 175g lightly-spiced black pudding (or lightly-spiced sausage if you prefer). Diced into small chunks. 1 onion, roughly...
And the Syrah is picked!
On a warm Hawke’s Bay autumn day, the Syrah vines at Cardoness Vineyard were hand-harvested. The vines chosen for the Ash Ridge wine have cropped for the first time this year. First cropped vines are said to produce great wine so watch this space…
