WineNZ Summer 2019-20

Feature | Adelaide Throws a Party
It’s nearly 7pm on a warm
autumn’s evening and time
to have some fun with some
fabulous food as well. The DJ is
entertaining the party-like crowd
who are eating and queuing for
a smorgasbord of possibilities
served from stalls by some of
the city’s best restaurants. For
an atmosphere of less frenzy
and with high expectations we
make our way to the long line
of glasshouses all of which are
decorated with imaginative flair
and a hint of decadence
Everyone is happy, we talk easily
to strangers across the table, the
wine is flowing and we eagerly
pursue the four-course menu
themed “Kitchen Fire” cooked by
a line-up of celebrity chefs using
smoke, coal, flame and grill and
wielding skillets with practised
dexterity.
The following morning we rise
early for a chartered flight to
Kangaroo Island with forty other
enthusiastic compatriots. After
landing at the recently revamped
Kingscote Airport we board a
coach to be transferred for a
long lunch at Sunset Food and
Wine, a clifftop oasis located at
the top of a hill with spectacular
views overlooking Eastern Cove in
Penneshaw.
The cuisine under the direction
of resident chef Jack Ingram
and guest chef Jacqui Challinor
of Sydney fame showed there
is after all no master chef who
can perform to the utmost with
anything less than the freshest,
highest quality ingredients. The
result was a Mediterranean feast
washed down with equally superb
wine.
After swapping stories with our
new found friends for several hours
it was time to re-board the coach
and enough time stopping off for
a nightcap at Kangaroo Island
Spirits, one of South Australia’s
most celebrated boutique spirit
producers. Jon Lark guided us
through his quirky cellar door with
its diverse range of award winning
gin, whiskey, vodka and liqueurs
which we were urged to toss back
at regular intervals.
Food to write home about being served at Hains and Co, Adelaide.
68 WineNZ Magazine | Summer 2019/2020