Summer time, summer wine: Mayer Vineyard Rosé

January 14, 2011

If you see the pictures of the Queensland and New South Wales floods, it is hard to believe that we in Victoria had perfect weather conditions and enjoyed two beautiful weeks of a mild, but enjoyable summer over the Christmas break.

It is also hard to imagine that the area affected by the floods covers the size of France and Germany combined. The tragic loss of many lives makes me sad. The individual stories are heartbreaking. It is to be hoped that further losses and damage can be avoided in the future.

But Summer calls for summer wines, Rosé being one of them. Timo Mayer, winemaker and owner of the Mayer Vineyard in the Yarra Valley produces just one such wine. His ‘2010 Bloody Hill Rosé’ made in the traditional way out of Pinot Noir grapes, is a just wonderful; it is delicate, complex and refined.

I also love its colour. I wish we had more bottles of it but so is life.

Summer lunch with Timo Mayer Rosé

2010 Bloody Hill Rosé

We enjoyed the wine with an Italian main course consisting of gnocchi with a side salad.

Address
The Mayer Vineyard
Timo Mayer, Miller Road,
Healesville, Victoria
Tel.:+61-3-5967 3779
e-mail: timomayer@bigpond.com.au
http://www.timomayer.com.au

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New year, new life

January 13, 2011

Sorry folks, today a posting of another kind, and nothing about the elixir of gods, wine. But since we live in the countryside in Central Victoria, there are plenty of stories about farming, livestock and nature in general.

The very first day of the new year, Ellie was born to the mare Omar Shah, at my friend Gayle’s farm in Yarra Glen. It was a wonderful sight, to see the newborn fowl in the paddock when we dropped in the morning after our new years party.

I have the great pleasure to introduce to you this newcomer to the equine world in 2011.

Ellie and Omar Shah

Ellie

Mother and daughter in the paddock

Mare’s milk

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Red snapper with Sevenhill Inigo Riesling

January 5, 2011

What a beautiful red snapper

My friend Brett Travis had given us the above red snapper before leaving on a fishing trip to Samoa. This was a wonderful opportunity for another wonderful lunch at our vineyard. We prepared the fish for a six persons meal.

Yummy veggies

It was a beautiful summers day. The fish was “crying” for a white wine too. We took the opportunity to open one of the recently acquired bottles from Sevenhill Cellars in the Clare Valley in South Australia where our mate Neville Rowe is the general manager.

The ‘2009 Inigo Riesling’ is a typical Clare Valley wine. It is young and fresh and lively. Of course I prefer German Riesling wines, and it is my view that Australian Riesling cannot reach that ultimate Riesling level which I love so much.

Sevenhill Cellars is the oldest wineries in the Clare Valley. It was founded by Jesuits in 1851 to produce sacramental wines. We enjoyed the “sacrament” with the delicious fish, and thank all our benefactors. Cheers mate.

2009 Inigo Riesling by Sevenhill, Clare Valley

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Australian breakfast at Two Hills Vineyard

January 3, 2011

The mornings on our farm cum vineyard are just splendid. The sky is high and blue, the air fresh and crisp, in short it’s just gorgeous. We are having a great time out here in Glenburn, and do not miss the big city in Thailand which is our home these days. Breakfast can be simple and sweet or hearty-savoury.

The local paper and a cup of tea

“Horse over egg”, a creation by my daughter Lucy

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