Tour the wineries of NSW, without leaving the dinner table. Specially-selected hatted and winery restaurants offer a superb degustation menu, crafted to match the best wines from NSW's wine regions. Meet Sydney’s best chefs and some stellar winemakers as they reveal the secrets of their trade. Bookings are essential and include dinner and all wine.
New this year: Orange, Mudgee and Bathurst host their own Tour of the Regions dinners - in the regions!
Otto Ristorante Trophy Winners' Dinner with Huon Hooke, Richard Ptacnik & Nick Paterson
Tuesday 28 February, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
This dinner unites the talents of chef Richard Ptacnik; Nick Paterson (maker of the 2011 Citibank NSW Wine of the Year) and Chair of the Citibank NSW Wine Awards Judging panel, Huon Hooke. Explore a selection of trophy winning wines from the 2011 Awards; learn what the experts think are the cream-of-the-crop and find out what it takes to make a trophy winning wine.
Venue: Otto, 6 Cowper Wharf Road,Woolloomooloo
Host Chef: Richard Ptacnik
MC: Huon Hooke
Featured Winemaker: Nick Paterson, Mistletoe Wines winemaker & winner of
2011 Citibank NSW Wine of the Year
Price: $150 per person Bookings: 02 9368 7488
Buon Ricordo Food and Wine Matching with Armando Percuoco & Lyndey Milan
Tuesday 13 March, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
Armando Percuoco is an icon in the world of authentic Italian cuisine and Lyndey Milan is the most recent recipient of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Vittoria Legend Award, making them the perfect hosts for the ultimate Mediterranean meets NSW experience. They are joined by three leading NSW winemakers who share stories and tips for great food and wine matching.
Venue: Buon Ricordo, 108 Boundary Street, Paddington
Host Chefs: Armando Percuoco
MC: Lyndey Milan
Guest winemakers: Bill Calabria, Westend Estate Wines; Jason Brown, Moppity
Vineyards; Sarah Crowe, Bimbadgen Estate
Price: $150 per person Bookings: 02 9360 6729
Orange Tour of The Coolest Regions dinner
Friday 16 March, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
Celebrating the sophisticated and elegant cool climate wines of the Orange region, join Regional Chef of the Year Shaun Arantz at Racine (The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide one chef’s hat) for this five course dinner showing why Orange is the "coolest wine region" in the state.
Venue: Racine, 42 Lake Canobolas Road, Orange NSW
Host Chef: Shaun Arantz
Price: $125 per person Bookings: 02 6365 3275
Marque Cutting Edge Wines with Nick Stock & Mark Best
Tuesday 20 March, 7.00pm – for 7.30pm start
With a prestigious three hats in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, Marque continues to inspire customers with cutting edge cuisine. Owner/chef Mark Best is joined by wine expert Nick Stock (author of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Wine Guide) and three of the State’s most forward-thinking winemakers to showcase how NSW winemakers are pushing wine styles to new heights.
Venue: Marque, 4/5 355 Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney NSW
Host Chef: Mark Best
MC: Nick Stock
Guest winemakers: Debbie Lauritz, Cumulus Estate Wines; Jeff Bryne, Audrey
Wilkinson; Neil McGuigan, McGuigan Wines
Price: $160 per person Bookings: 02 9332 2225
Mudgee Icons and Heroes
Friday 23 March, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
This is a dinner for both nostalgia and optimism as NSW Wine Industry Association President David Lowe hosts some of Mudgee’s favourite characters alongside the up-and-coming young winemakers of the region. Some of the most famous wines the Mudgee Region has ever produced will be tasted and discussed alongside 'new generation' wines and varieties. Expect tall tales and good natured rivalry interspersed with good food and inspiring wines.
Venue: Lowe Wines, Tinja Lane Mudgee NSW
MC: David Lowe
Special Guest: Bob Roberts (Founder – Huntington Estate Mudgee)
Price: $95 per person Bookings: 02 6372 0800
Wines of Bathurst Harvest
Saturday 24 March, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
Bathurst planted its first wine grapes in 1830 and in recent times a small wine industry has been quietly developing in this cool climate area. Among its standout wines is a trophy winning Cabernet Sauvignon named in the latest NSW Wine Awards “Top 40”. There are also some exciting new varieties finding a home in Bathurst soils. These are among the wines to be tasted at this dinner in the picturesque vineyard setting of Vale Creek Wines.
Venue: Vale Creek Winery, Bathurst NSW
Host Chef: Philippe Le Gall
Price: $95 per person Bookings: 02 6337 2011
Sepia Best New NSW Wines with Joanna Savill & Martin Benn
Tuesday 27 March, 6.30pm – for 7.00pm start
This exceptional restaurant is the latest winner of the prestigious title of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012 Restaurant of the Year. Joanna Savill, co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, and three-hat chef Martin Benn present an unforgettable menu and a panel of NSW winemakers introduces guests to some of the best new wines from NSW.
Venue: Sepia, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW
Host Chef: Martin Benn
MC: Joanna Savill
Guest Winemakers: Peter Logan, Logan Wines; Ed Swift, Printhie Wines; Mike
De Iuliis, De Iuliis Wines; Simon Steele, Brokenwood
Price: $155 per person Bookings: 02 9283 1990
