First Creek 'Hunter Valley' Chardonnay 2019
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Region
Hunter Valley, NSW
Variety
Chardonnay
Winery
First Creek Wines
Where would we be eating delicious teriyaki salmon toast with family/friends without a good wine to accompany it. This dish screams drinks and snacks amongst friends and for me, Rosé wine does that too!
Take 300 grams of goats cheese - a soft, creamy version. You can use an ash coated cheese or non-ashed.
Ingredients
Gnocchi 1 kg (approx) of Nicola Potatoes – washed, but not peeled 1 free range egg 250g (approx) of plain flour 1 pinch of Salt Mushroom Sauce 100g of Onion 500g of Mushrooms 150g of Butter 2 cloves of Garlic 150 ml of White wine 500ml of Cream Truffle Pecorino to finish Sliced chives to garnishMethod
1. Place potatoes in a pot of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until cooked. 2. Strain potatoes and peel while still hot. 3. With a mouli or potato press mash potatoes on to a bench. 4. Add flour, salt and egg. 5. Mix gently until just combined and dough is slightly springy. 6. Divide dough into 6 and roll into long cigar shapes. 7. Cut into 3 cm lengths – roll on patterned block, grater, or fork. 8. In a large pot of boiling salted water add the gnocchi
First Creek have exceptional vineyard resources in the Hunter Valley, Orange and Hilltops regions of NSW. In a roundabout way they began when Greg Silkman bought The Tamburlaine winery in 1986, then went on to acquire Allanmere Wines before buying up even more high quality vineyards. Winemaker Liz has an amazing palate which is evident by her being awarded dux of the prestigious Len Evans tutorial, which James Halliday describes as the most exclusive wine school in the world. She has also been crowned Winemaker of the year at the Hunter Valley Legends awards.
We can very happily vouch for their quality, as does James Halliday. Halliday rates First Creek Wines as a 5-red star producer, and offers the following… ‘The quality of the wines has been consistently exemplary, and there is every reason to believe this will continue in the years to come.’
Chardonnay sits on the fence of many a wine enthusiast. Versatile, kind in nature and oh so compliant, however for most it's still dressed in attire that's so distinctly... 90s. Shoulder pads, overalls and bike shorts saw this particular version of white wine with such a wooded vengeance, we were practically asking the chefs to take the butter out of the meals to make way for it. Thankfully however, times are a changin'. Underneath all that 90s getup reveals elegance and sophistication and Australia is doing its bit to make Chardy interesting again.
History of Chardonnay
Chardonnay has had a long and strange history in Australia. Cuttings were brought in by James Busby in 1832 and given its massive popularity these days you might imagine we’ve been slurping Chardy since then but the reality is that it wasn’t until the 1970s that Chardonnay was bottled as a single varietal and even then the labelling was as about as a transparent as a politician
Most notable for being the first major wine region in Australia, the Hunter Valley had vines planted as early as 1789. The authorities at the time encouraged wine production, thinking that folks overindulging wine was preferable to filling up on strong spirits. Responsible Drinking back in the 1700's!
History of Hunter Valley
It was James Busby, after snapping up a chunk of the valley between Branxton and Singleton, who ushered in the region's (and in large part Australia's) presence on the world stage as a notable producer of acclaimed wines. Busby travelled throughout Europe and South Africa in 1831 collecting cuttings from over 500 vineyards, including Syrah from Hermitage in the Rhône. Many of these were planted in the Hunter, and notables like George Wyndham (Wyndham Estate) used cuttings from Busby's Kirkton vineyards. By 1876 there were approximately 1800 vines in the Hunter, and vineyards were growing
