On the Wednesday after Christmas we rock out of the apartment at 0630 for the drive to the Yorke Peninsula. We arrive at the Hahn "shack" in Port Moorowie prior to lunch. It's about a four hour drive from Adelaide. Port Moorowie is on the south coast of the Yorke Peninsula. Homes on the beach face south and on a clear day you can see Kangaroo Island and the Southern Ocean.
Although Adelaide temperatures are set to top a hundred degrees F, in Port Moorowie it's overcast, cool and windy. There has been a lot of ripening since James and Jackie's last trip here. Carol harvests tomatoes and admires the apricot fruit.
The homestead operates on 100% rainwater. Drip irrigation is installed in all of the gardens. It's been a good year, the three huge retention tanks are full and we're a month into summer.
There are two large sheds on the property. One is used as a garage. One is a workshop with storage. These three barrels contain aged port wine.
Dinner this evening comes from America and France. Dinner is foie gras, toasted French bread and desert wine. On offer an Aussie late harvest from Geoff Hardy at K1, Klaus' Austrian import Steindorfer and a world class French Sauternes, Chateau Suduiraut. It was luscious. 94 pts from Parker. #9 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2004.
The table is set with three glasses at each place setting. Quickly we decide to save the Aussie wine for ice cream and apricots tomorrow. All in all a very good first day at the ocean.
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