Last night we attended a wine-tasting dinner with our Collective counterparts at the Argentinian Bar and Grill in Adelaide. What a superb way to end a summers day. Our wine-tasting went for a few hours in the late afternoon/early evening and then we all stayed for dinner accompanied by some other guests. Many people who passed through had not heard of any of our wines before, and thoroughly enjoyed our range of Barossa and Eden Valley Wines. It still is very important for small wineries to hit the road and promote ourselves as our advertising and marketing budgets are miniscule in comparison to most of the other wineries. As a bonus, who doesn't like to get together with friends and enjoy a fine night of wining and dining?
The food and atmosphere of the Argentinian Bar and Grill is divine. Steak sandwiches like nothing you have ever seen before, steaks that hardly fit on a plate and many other delightful dishes. James and I both had a lovely duck pasta dish with beetroot sauce and sweet potato crisps.
A finer table of tappas and wines you would not see anywhere and we settled in for quite a long dinner.The service was sensational and the prices more than reasonable.
We all highly recommend it and are considering holding a Collective wine dinner there (for the public) in the future. If you haven't been there yet, it's well worth a visit not only for the sensational food but also for what is surely becoming one of the most spectacular wine lists in Adelaide.
Thanks for the heads up on the Argentinian Bar and Grill, I've been tempted but have yet to make the cross town trip. Unfortunately my fine dining expenses are currently tied up in a soon to be eaten 8 course degustation with Cheong Liew at the Grange ($260 a head - eek!)
Do you have any more Adelaide tastings in the pipeline? I'm dying to try your wines (especially that 09 EV Riesling) as they've been received very fondly by the online press in particular (you can thank Jeremy Pringle and Andrew Graham for my infatuation ;) I love the concept of a day tasting at a restaurant by the way - a friend of mine used to conduct them at his restaurant - The Blanc Bar and Grill, now at North Adelaide.
I should be in the Barossa some time in December - hopefully this heatwave has tied over by then!
Thanks very much for your comment Chris. I have sent you an email via the address at your own page. We would love to meet you in December if you have time. Cheers Marie
Karra Yerta means red-gum country in Kaurna language (the Kaurna tribe Aboriginals used to inhabit this area before white settlement). Thus Karra Yerta describes perfectly the area we live in. Karra Yerta Wines was one of Australia's smallest wineries and produced around 350 cases of ultra-premium wine annually. We are a small family business which derived from a ten-year hobby. In 2011 we decided to wind down our business so all stock is now available at heavily discounted prices. Not much left so get on it, folks!
View from Mengler's Hill across the Barossa Valley
Our windmill at sunset
The dog resting
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS KARRA YERTA?
This section is a collection of photographs from around the world. The common theme is drinking our wine or wearing our merchandise. Feel free to email your photo for inclusion on the page.
Kim (wearing a Karra Yerta t-shirt) and Bob Maurits at the Trevi Fountain, Rome, July 2008
Gavin Paye (Outbacchus Wines) at home in the UK
Judith Shiel having a beer at the end of her wine Happy Hour in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Amanda Sullivan at home in the Barossa.
Kim, Bill and Sarah Maurits in Germany
Kim Maurits in the Butterfly House Singapore, November 2009
2 comments:
Thanks for the heads up on the Argentinian Bar and Grill, I've been tempted but have yet to make the cross town trip. Unfortunately my fine dining expenses are currently tied up in a soon to be eaten 8 course degustation with Cheong Liew at the Grange ($260 a head - eek!)
Do you have any more Adelaide tastings in the pipeline? I'm dying to try your wines (especially that 09 EV Riesling) as they've been received very fondly by the online press in particular (you can thank Jeremy Pringle and Andrew Graham for my infatuation ;) I love the concept of a day tasting at
a restaurant by the way - a friend of mine used to conduct them at his restaurant - The Blanc Bar and Grill, now at North Adelaide.
I should be in the Barossa some time in December - hopefully this heatwave has tied over by then!
Best of luck,
Chris P
Thanks very much for your comment Chris. I have sent you an email via the address at your own page. We would love to meet you in December if you have time.
Cheers
Marie
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