Surfing the Menu in Hunter Valley
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Curtis: I love great wine, and when you combine it with great food,
I'm in hevan. So an opportunity to put the two together again on this
trip (Margaret River, New Norcia, Tasmania and the Hunter Valley) was
too good an opportunity to pass up. The Hunter Valley is about a two-hour
drive north of Sydney and extends way up to Barrington Tops. The region
is lush and green and the rich volcanic soils and the regular rinfall
have ensured that parts of it look more like Wales than the classic
image of Australia. There are great vineyards there and so, purely in
the interests of research, we took an opportunity to sample as many
of them as we could. We met some great and passionate characters and
we even did some horse riding while helping the stockmen round up the
herd on a cattle station in Barrington Tops. Thankfully, I am to horse
riding what Bender is to surfing, so this was my turn to shine. Hi-ho
Silver, away!
 This
week's recipe:
Porterhouse pot-roasted with bay, garlic and red wine vinegar
This dish would be lovely with a creamy puree of parsnips or some braised silver beet or Swiss chard. more..
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