Enjoying a glass of Shiraz..

Broken Gate will be appearing in the current issue of Arrival’s + Departure’s magazine.

Sharday, daughter of Josef, and Joshy loved shooting the campaign and can’t wait to see it in print!

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A Visit to Yarra Valley

Josef and Ande headed off to the Yarra Valley last week for a lovely dinner with Glen & Angie Olsen of Olsen Wines.

After dinner, they wandered through the Olsen vineyard’s to take a look at their Yarra Valley Pinot Noir grapes which are looking quite superb.

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Josef inspecting the vines.

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Glen Olsen of Olsen Wines & John Barnier of Goonawarra Wines

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Young Pinot Grapes

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The 2009 Sauvignon Blanc wins it’s first accolade..

Have you tried our new release Sauvignon Blanc? It recently won a SILVER award at Le Concours des Vins du Victoria 2009. No doubt the first of many more to come!

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Tis the season..

We wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank-you for custom throughout 2009, we look forward to hearing from you in 2010!
- Josef Orbach & the team at Broken Gate

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BG Club Newsletter #2

In case your not a member of our BG Club, you can view our second newsletter here. It features info about our “Guess who’ll win the Flag” competition, new red’s and a Grand Final inspired recipe!

To join, please email your details to info@brokengate.com.au.

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New Release Reds!

We have four new red varieties under the Side Gate label from the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills. These include:

  • 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz – Barossa Valley
  • 2008 Pinot Noir – Adelaide Hills
  • 2006 Cabernet Merlot – Barossa Valley
  • 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon – Barossa Valley

For more information, please refer to our Tasting Notes.

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New Feature: Shop Online

We are proud to present our new online store! All of our wines are up for grabs at both half and full dozen varieties. Payment can be made via Direct Deposit or Visa/Mastercard (call 03 9417 5757 for Credit Card confirmation).

It is currently targeted towards our Melbourne customers with affordable postage of $5.00 within Metro areas.
If you live outside Melbourne Metro, call us on 03 9417 5757 for a different postage rate.

Happy Shopping! Click here to begin.

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Broken Gate joins Facebook

Broken Gate has it’s very own Facebook group! Join up – and you’ll be the first in the know in regards to sales, reviews, tasting evenings and competitions. To be apart of our group – click here.

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A Big Thanks!

We would like to thank all of you who came down over the weekend to the sale. It was a massive success! We hope you enjoyed sampling the entire range plus a snag or two on the side! Keep posted for our new vintage releases, coming soon.

- The Team at Broken Gate

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Sharday’s Food Adventures: Part One, Israel

Sharday recently arrived home after a two month holiday in Israel and Eastern Europe. This first part will document her travels to Israel:

Hello all,

I would like to share some photo’s with you from my trip to Israel and give you a run down on the local food and wine.

To the outside world, Israel isn’t know as a food, gourmet or wine savvy country but after my visit, I have definitely changed my mind. I visited many local restaurants, markets (’shouk’s’) and had dinner with only the locals and overall I would have to say the quality is like none other in the world.

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Myself in one of the markets inside Jerusalem’s Old City

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One of the reason’s why Israel’s food is so great is due to it’s freshness and the availability of so many spices, as seen here.

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I went to a particular Goat’s cheese restaurant/dairy farm in Ein Kamonim (near Gush Segev) that had the most amazing array of goat’s cheeses! This tasting board didn’t last too long!

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Don’t forget your after meal digestive: coffee! In Arab restaurants, it’s likely that you’ll have Turkish coffee which is strong in cardamon flavours.

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One of my favourite Israeli restaurants was Louise’s situated in Haifa. They have a massive selection of wholemeal, vegan, vegetarian meals while still retaining a homey, country likely vibe. I adored their chicken scnitzel which was coated in numerous seeds alongside the usual breadcrumbs.

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This brings us to the end, I hope you’ve enjoyed the sights of what Israel has to offer.

Image Credits: Sharday Orbach & Avner Engel