The night air was warm but inside the funky digs of new Sydney restaurant, Nomad, it was even hotter as 50 fabulous wine loving women of Sydney gathered on 13th March for our Fabulous Ladies Wine Soiree with De Bortoli wines.
The evening was hosted by Leanne De Bortoli herself, who travelled from the Yarra Valley to be with us and personally introduce us to eight of her favourite wines from the De Bortoli range.
Top level CEO’s and stay-at-home mums, grandmothers and hip young things all sat side by side at the huge dinner tables as we shared amazing wines over a delicious five course meal.
It’s the magnificent spread of ages and interests that makes these evenings so incredibly special. The one thing everyone in the room has in common is a love of wine! And that’s enough to get the decibel levels hitting the roof after the first hour, as conversation flows and new friends are quickly made.
“It’s my husband [winemaker Steve Webber] that usually gets to host wine dinners and they’re certainly nothing like this!” said Leanne to the happy crowd. “This is FABULOUS!”
Leanne, who runs the entire Yarra Valley vineyard and cellar door operations of De Bortoli, did a stellar job introducing us to the wines and sharing some of her own personal experiences of producing them.
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The full album of photographs from the evening can be found here.
The Menu and The Wines
Here’s what we ate and drank!
Canapes – Claire de lune oysters, ox-heart gazpachio, chervil oil
Served with: RococoBlanc de Blancs
Entree – Goats Cheese Churros | Truffled honey, Housemade Nomad Charcuterie selection, Organic Radishes | Babaganoush, Sumac
Served with: BellaRiva Pinot Grigio 2013 & La Bohème Act 3 Pinot Gris and Friends 2013
Main 1– Nomad Jersey Milk Haloumi | BBQ zucchini, pinenuts, raisins | Foie Gras & Chicken Liver Parfait | radish, Iranian plum
Served with: La Bohème Act 2 Pinot Noir Rosé 2013, Estate Grown Pinot Noir 2012
Main 2 – BBQ Lamb Rump | Moroccan eggplant salad, sheeps yoghurt, BBQ Carrots with almond dukkah, labne
Served with: Yarra Valley Section A8 Single Vineyard Syrah 2012 & Melba Lucia (Cabernet Sauvignon) 2008
Dessert – Bunuelos | rose water and cardamom custard, Nomad 3 Month Aged Goats Cheese | membrillo, dried grapes, ash crackers
Served with: NobleOne Botrytis Semillon 2009
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