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with Miranda Freeman
Email miranda@ripitup.com.au
Next time you head down Sturt St, keep an eye out for the inconspicuous chalkboard propped up in a wheelbarrow out the front of number 108 – the identifier for Adelaide’s newest wine bar, Cantina Sociale. Like most of our best kept secrets this little place is almost always busy, with crowds piling in when the doors open at 4pm to grab themselves a taste of some of South Australia’s finest (and freshest) new wines. Like any good tasting room this corner establishment has corrugated iron lined ceilings and a chunky timber bar. In place of tables are tasting benches, and a rack of labeled barrels at the rear of the cosy interior acts as the wine list. These barrels are all full of the good stuff and the list can only change when a barrel is empty. Hand-selected reds and whites brought to you by the resident Alpha Box & Dice winemaker and co-director Justin Lane. Some familiar favourites include an exciting pinot noir made with minimal intervention (but still plenty of love) and a few less known choices include their fantastic Dolcetto, textural Fiano and the interesting and complex Pedro Ximenez/Sauv Blanc blend. Wines are poured and served either barrel temperature or chilled if preferred and are available by the glass or the ever-faithful carafe – now finally free from the years spent being filled with the cheap box wines! Behind the bar you’ll usually find one of the other food and wine-loving directors Georgie or Angie, ready to impart their knowledge and offer you a cheeky glass or three. Of course where there is wine there is food, and Cantina Sociale has a short, perfectly matched menu of tapas-style eats that staff prepare right in front of your eyes. Let them guide you with a meat and cheese selection that changes almost daily, or tempt you with some hand-carved aged jamon and a serve of white anchovies with crusty bread. Now I know that some of you may still be haunted by the cheap and salty anchovies that snuck their way onto pizzas from our culinary past, but there’s no need to be afraid: these little fishies are just delicious, not to mention the perfect match to a glass of the lightly oaked, unfiltered chardonnay poured straight from the barrel.
Photos by Andre Castellucci / andrec.net
Cantina Sociale
Food Review d by Paul Woo
WHAT: Cantina Sociale WHERE: 108 Sturt St, Adelaide WHEN: Wed 4pm – 10pm, Thu 4pm – 11pm, Fri & Sat 4pm – 12am and Sun 4pm – 10pm INFO: cantinasociale.com.au
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365 Days Of Wine This Friday evening Leigh St will transform into a platform for the launch of one of Adelaide’s most unique ways to experience South Australian wine. The celebrations are for a new app called 365 Days Of Wine, a free program tailored to providing information on South Australian wineries, new release wines, tastings, wine events and South Australian food and wine pairings. The app will be officially launched from 5pm – 7pm this Fri Mar 22 with tastings from over 60 local wineries, street food from Rigoni’s and Udaberri and live music from Carla Lippis. Head to 365daysofwineandfood. com.au for more info.
Ginger’s Vintage Lounge Bar Opening After months of renovations and whispers of a new space, Ginger’s Coffee Studio is now ready to unveil the latest addition to their widely loved breakfast and lunch menu – cocktails! This Thu Mar 21 the team will be throwing a party to celebrate the grand opening of their brand new vintage lounge bar, a new space decorated with fresh bouquets, an embossed metal bar in the middle and a retro, astro-turfed backyard down the hall
where you can sit and enjoy your freshly bought tipple. There will be flowing champagne and tasty samples from their new autumn menu for patrons to enjoy, so head on down to see what the fuss is about for yourself ! WHAT: Ginger’s Vintage Lounge Bar WHERE: 109 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood WHEN: Thu Mar 21 from 7pm – 9pm
Sometimes you stumble across booze that just simply puts a smile on your dial. Sharing that content feeling with a group friends is what for me Prosseco is all about. Shooting the breeze and cork into the neighbour’s backyard, laughing out loud to bad jokes and just generally being silly. Now all this mischief need zz. not be accompanied by bad fizz. ills Niccolo Wines hail from the hills and have brought with them some ven seriously good pop. A fruit driven w apple nose of lemon zest and yellow and a beautifully crisp palate of lime and apricot. It’s ticking a few boxes. h is The acid is lean and the finish long and dry. It loves seafood and the pop sensibility of Darwin Deez so have plenty on hand. So next time you›re up to no good bring this little rascal along it’s certainly not the voice reason but just bloody good fun. Cheers.
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