Sample Menus for Standard Tasting

Wines from France, Italy and New Zealand

This tasting offers you the opportunity to try three white and three red wines, each one made from 100% of a pure grape variety. You may have heard of them all, but do you know what they should taste like?

Typical wines in this tasting would be:

White Wines
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2002
Marlborough, New Zealand
Gavi, Vigne del Pareto, 2002
Piedmont, Italy
Saint Véran en Crêches 2001
Burgundy, France
Red wines
Brajkovich Merlot 2000
Auckland, New Zealand
Crozes-Hermitage 2000
Northern Rhone, France
Cappello di Prete, Salento Rosso 1999
Apulia, Italy

Old World versus New World

This tasting offers you the opportunity to compare a New World sparkling wine with Champagne and wines from Australia with wines made from the similar grape varieties in France.

Typical wines in this tasting would be:

Sparkling wine and champagne
Domain Chandon NV
Yarra Valley, Australia
Moët & Chandon NV
Epernay, France
White wines
Leeuwin Prelude Chardonnay 2001
Margaret River, Australia
Chablis Premier Cru, Montée de Tonnerre 2001
Burgundy, France
Red wines
Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz 1999
South Australia
Château Feytit Clinet 1999
Bordeaux, France

French Wines and Champagne

This tasting offers you the chance to try a selection of good French wines and champagnes as well as learning more about the regions they come from.

Typical wines in this tasting would be:

Champagnes
Pol Roger Brut NV
Epernay, France
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV
Reims, France
White wines
Pouilly Fumé L'Antinque 2002
Loire, France
Pouilly Fuissé Les Ménétrières 2001
Burgundy, France
Red wines
Pommard Premier Cru, Fremiers 1996, Burgundy
France
La Croix Beaucaillou 1995
Bordeaux, France

Classic French Wines and Champagnes

This tasting offers you the opportunity to enjoy some very fine wines from the best regions in France.

Typical wines in this tasting would be:

Champagnes
Pol Roger Brut 1995
Epernay, France
Louis Roederer 1996
Reims, France
White wines
Sancerre Les Romains 2000
Loire, France
Chassagne-Montrachet 1999
Burgundy, France
Red wines
Vosne Romanee PC Beauxmonts 1998
Burgundy, France
Château Magdelaine 1998, Bordeaux
France

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