Silent Range Estate

Visit Silent Range Estate on the Winemakers’ Weekend

blong — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:05:02 +0000

Come and visit Silent Range Estate on Sunday 2nd October and enjoy Glenrowan Grazing.

We’re doing tasting plates of;

Beef & Shiraz pies with salad served with a glass of Silent Range Estate Shiraz,
Pork Terrine with Warby Range produce served with a glass of Silent Range Estate Merlot,
Vegetable tarts with a garden salad, served with a Silent Range Estate Sauvignon Blanc.

The sweet treats include ;

Panacotta topped with cherry & berry compote,
Citrus syrup cake with cream,
Soused chocolate cake with poached quince and Shiraz poached pear tart,

each dessert served with a glass of our new release Sweet Georgia Rose.

Glenrowan Winemakers’ Weekend

admin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:44:13 +0000

Slow Food from the Producers’ Paddock on Saturday October 1st, will be a fantastic evening with swinging sounds of Liam Blunt’s Jazz Quintet and delicious slow-prepared five-course dinner by chef, Adam Pizzini, matched with the deep and complex wines the Glenrowan region is famous for.

Back it all up on Sunday for some Glenrowan Grazing! Indulge in the Gourmet winemaker’s breakfast and then head on down to the participating wineries for tasting plates with Australian themed culinary delights.

Dinner: $135 including all food and wine with complimentary transport from Wangaratta or Glenrowan for the dinner held at Baileys of Glenrowan. Your ticket also includes the Sunday gourmet breakfast at Auldstones Cellars.

Location
Baileys of Glenrowan
Taminick Gap Rd
Taminick Vic, 3678

Contact Information
Jennifer Booth (03 5766 2282)

Lamb Shanks

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:45:39 +0000

This hearty lamb shank dish is a perfect winter’s day meal. By popular demand, one of the all time favourites, served up at Silent Range Estate’s Trails, Tastings and Tales event on the Queens Birthday Weekend in June.
Think ski season, warm jacket, woolly beanies, shanks and a luscious warming glass of Silent Range Estate Merlot. Mmmm!

Lamb Shanks

Recipe type: Main

Author: Lisbeth Long

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 2 hours

Total time: 2 hours 15 mins

Serves: 4

A hearty winter dish that has become synonomous with Silent Range Estate’s Trails, Tastings and Tales Weekend, the Queen’s Birthday Weekend in July, it’s the perfect meal for a cold winter’s day. A long list of ingredients, but simple to prepare and just wait for that delicious smell to fill the house.

Ingredients

4 lamb shanks
plain flour
2 bay leaves
4 generous sprigs thyme
6 stalks parsley & extra to serve
4 pieces of dried or fresh orange rind
4 large onions
2 teaspoons paprika
1 stick cinnamon
generous pinch of saffron threads
stock
2 sticks celery, chopped
4 carrots, peeled
4 chunks pumpkin, peeled
4 zucchini, cut into chunks
preserved lemons
Select winter vegetables, cous cous or mash potato to serve with your shanks.

Instructions

Roll meat in flour.
Tie herbs and zest with string to make bouquet garni.
Dice 2 of the onions and place meat, bouquet garni & onions in a deep casserole.
Add paprika, cinnamon and saffron.
Generously cover with stock. Bring to simmering point, uncovered, then skim and continue to simmer for 1 hour.
Start adding vegetable according to the time they will take to cook. (Onions & carrots will take 30 mins, pumpkin & celery 15 minutes, zucchini 5 mins)
Test shanks are tender and taste broth for salt.
Scatter stew with parsley and finely chopped preserved lemons.
Serve with any winter vegetables, mash potato, or couscous.

Notes

Absolutely delicious dish served with the Silent Range Estate Merlot.

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Barking Owl mystique

blong — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:54:25 +0000

The Barking Owl is an interesting creature, surrounded in folklore and mystique due do it’s associations with the fabled Bunyip. This association is mainly because of it’s characteristic barks and cries, alternately like a dog bark and a women’s screams.

It was said to imitate the screams of the Bunyip, which loitered around billabongs and fed on women!
Found in the Warby Range, the nocturnal animal is now on the threatened list in Victoria, which is why it is so important to maintain our national parks to retain the owl and other threatened species habitats.