We had a great group for a Cooking Workshop! An & Philip, Jenny & Barry, Josua & Alexandra.
Easter Food and Wine at O’Vineyards Carcassonne
Two hours in the kitchen with Liz preparing many courses to accomodate many O’wines! See the full menu after the picture gallery!
Home Cured Salmon on Canapés
Spring rolls (added to the menu at An’s request)
Goat Cheese Sablé
Pear and Roquefort in puff pastry
Merguez (lamb sausage) on a bed of zuchini and carrots
Grilled duck breast & Grilled beef rolled in bacon served with mashed potato baked with brie
Brussel sprout sauté in sausage and bacon
Cheese tray
Easter cake
– Peter Aucamp, Johannesburg, South Africa – TripAdvisor Senior Contributor –
Reviewed March 18, 2013:
“A wonderful evening”
“How fortunate to have found O’Vineyards through Tripadvisor. We spent a wonderful evening with such generous hosts were indulged with wonderful food and amazing wines. How nice to sit around one big table. A visit to the vineyards, followed by a cellar tour and blind tasting before being seated at one large table with the hosts and other guests. Think this was our best food and wine experience in this region in 5 years! Thank you so much – we hope to visit again and will be recommending this experience to all our friends.
At O’Vineyards we like to share good food and good wine with our visitors.
When it’s done and over, we realized we enjoy the company as much or more as they did!
Julie Taylor wanted to give her partner Rob Houghton a Birthday Treat at O’Vineyards!
And little did she know, we would all get to go out and play…after dinner!
Gauthier Hille, the young caterer was inducted into the Prosper Montagné Gastronomic Club that evening… and we were all invited to the festivities. Julie and Rob had fun!
With Naked Wines & Gressingham Duck
As seen on Gressingham Duck
“This is your chance to win a romantic vineyard trip for two.
This prize includes three nights at Domaine O’Vineyards in Carcassonne
A romantic meal for two in the Hotel de la Cite’s Michelin-starred restaurant La Barbacane.
Two runners up will receive a case of wine from Naked Wines.”
The rest of the week, Liz treated our guests to many dishes, pairing with O’Vineyards wines including the new “Cuvée O’White”!
Paris, O’Vineyards and Cannes…We are very happy and proud to be part of Joyce and Jing’s honeymoon itinerary! In few days, they will fly back to Australia with a stop over in Singapore.
- Fresh scallops, fennel, oinion & other veggies
- Opened scallops
- Sauté in one table spoon of olive oil, Fennel & other veggies of your choice, add oinion
- After 10 minutes, fast cook scallops on both sides
- Bon appétit!
Wall of Fame. Part 3.
Thank you for the pictures and reviews!
Mel & Paul Farrer,
Samantha Sunderwood & Andy,
and Louisa Wordlage.
Two nights for two persons
Value 580€. Buy now and get our special offer 480€
- Two nights at O’Vineyards B&B.
- Spacious room with views on vines, mountains or Carcassonne City lights
- A welcome bottle of wine
- O’Vineyards winery visit
- Taste young wines from tanks and barrels. Taste older vintages in bottles
- Enjoy Liz’s five course meal at the winemaker’s table both evenings, wine included
- Three bottles of O’ wines to go
Offer good any day of the week, until February 2014
VineShare:
Value: 790€ each.
Limited number of VineShares offered at the price of 590€ each
- 30 bottles of O’ Wines
- One night at our Bed and Breakfast
- A full tour vineyard & winery visit for two
- Taste young wines from tanks and barrels. Taste older vintages in bottles
- A Winemaker workshop with Joe or a Cooking workshop with Liz
- A six course dinner for two with many wines
Book before March 30th 2013 and get this special discount
Offer good any day of the week, until February 2014
To Redeem:
Please call us at 33 (0)6 30 18 99 10
Or email us at ryan@ovineyards.com
With this gorgeous weather, many visitors from Down Under , the US and the UK have been taking advantage of this.
Our new guests brought back the mementos of our friends. We are continuing to post more pictures! Thank you again for the great memories shared during 2012 ! HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Hope to see you again soon in 2013 !
Wall of Fame part 2
Wedding with O’Wines! Thank you Michael and Fay
Katie Preparing Chef Liz's Hors d'Oeuvres
One Brave Soul in O’Vineyards Kitchen…
One brave soul dared to spend a few hours in the shoes, or rather apron of Chef Liz to participate in one of O’Vineyards’ fascinating Food & Wine Workshop. Katie’s parents hungrily observed the process as she learned how to prepare a multiple-course meal under the guidance of none other than Chef Liz herself. Katie began by testing her skills at preparing Chef Liz’s unique sweet-and-savory hors d’oeuvres:
- Pear-Roquefort Crumpets with almond slices and coconut shavings
- Homemade Spring Rolls and Chef Liz’s garlic and lime soy sauce
- Melted Goat Cheese and Herb Crumpets, starring rosemary and thyme from O’Vineyards very own herb garden (yes, they do grow plants other than grapevines!)
- Black Pudding Stuffed Apples
Not dainted by this initial challenge, Katie dared to attmempt the second step: preparing Liz’s internationally inspired main dishes, including:
- Bami (an Indonesian national dish composed of vermicelli noodles, spring onions and other vegetables)
- Roasted turkey à la crème fraîche with leeks
- Perfectly grilled Merguez, the celebrated lamb- and beef-based sausages typically enjoyed in North African dishes
- Mashed Potatoes with Melted Brie
- Twice-Baked Potatoes à l’Américaine, with fresh chopped bacon, melted brie and chives from the O’Vineyards herb garden
The second-to-last challenge in Katie’s Workshop involved learning which herbs go best with which cheeses. She found that some of the best pairings were sheep’s milk cheese with rosemary, and the brie with a sage leaf.
To finish “avec une petite douceur” (with a little touch of sweetness) — as Mom and Dad’s tastebuds could hardly hold out another minute — Chef Liz walked her through the process of making the perfect Tarte Tatin, a sort of carmelized apple upside down pie, if I may dare. This final challenge proved to be a difficult one: properly carmelizing sugar is no easy task, and neither is the scary-impressive-pie-flip-over step, but Katie pulled off these final stunts with flying colors.
Katie was very proud (and after surmounting the challenge, quite hungry too). The other guests around the table were delighted to taste the end result of Katie’s culinary escapade, accompanied with none other than Joe’s pairing of O’Vineyards delicious wine! Having personally experienced all of these dishes and many more delicious meals paired with O’Vineyards wines at the Winemaker’s Table, I can only say…
“Way to go, Chef!”
Way to Go, Chef!
