Not just for wine buffs. If you love good wine, good food, good company, you'll enjoy these four or five course dinners hosted by a wine expert. Whether you know a lot or scarcely anything, you will learn about wines in a relaxed and convivial dinner party atmosphere.
Dates for 2008:
Thursday 15th May - Australian wine dinner with Yering Station of the Yarra Valley £75
The Yarra Valley, north of Melbourne, is one of Australia's coolest wine regions - by some measures it has a chillier climate than Champagne. This long slow ripening season makes it an ideal source of sparkling wines, and of Australia's most elegant expression of Burgandy grape varieties like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Tonight we will show Yering Station's "Yarrabank" traditional method sparkling wine, their world class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and the luscious late harvest Riesling.
Yarrabank Traditional Method Cuvee Brut
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North Sea Crab and Daikon Ravioli, Spicy Honey Dressing
(Yarra Valley Chardonnay)
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Seared local Cod, Passion Fruit Dressing and Baby Turnips
(Yarra Valley Reserve Chardonnay)
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Roasted Goosenargh Duck Breast, slow-cooked Potatoes, Plum and Lemon Thyme Chutney
(Yarra Valley Pinot Noir)
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Isle of Mull Cheddar
(Yarra Valley Reserve Shiraz Viognier)
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Warm Apple Espuma with Poached Apples and Calvados Ice Cream
(Yarra Velley late Harvest Riesling)
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Coffee and Petits Fours
Friday 24th June
Friday 12th September
Friday 17th October
Friday 14th November
Friday 5th December
For further information or to make a booking call 0191 212 3000 or email info@jesmonddenehouse.co.uk
A 10% discretionary service charge is added to all food and beverage
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