2022 Aussie & Kiwi Wine Dinner

We have brought together some of the best of Australia and New Zealand to Taiwan including top-quality Australian beef and New Zealand deer, and some of the best wines from down under. For this six-course dinner, we will start and end with two unparalleled New Zealand wines, and offers you an experience to try out four of the best wines from one of the most awarded vineyards in Australia.

Since 2003, Giant Steps wines have collectively been awarded 34 trophies and over 100 gold medals at major international and domestic wine shows and has been named one of the Top 100 Wineries in the World by Wine & Spirits Magazine, US for each of the last six years. This is the first time they are taking part in a wine tasting event in Taiwan. They will be offering 30% discount to the guests for their wine sale purchases at the dinner.

Please note that this is a set menu created exclusively for this event and no alterations are possible - limited places are available and prepayment is essential.

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壹 First Course

🍴Gillardeau oysters

法國吉拉朵生蠔

🥂No.1 Family Estate Cuvee Blanc De Blancs

"A perfect balance between ripe, fresh fruit and toasty yet creamy yeast. The wine is held on lees for two years or more allowing the perfect level of maturity. It displays a fine, consistent bead and firm mousse resulting in a complex character. The palate is smooth and seamless with a wonderful balance of acidity, giving a wine of elegance and style."

🥇Best New Zealand Sparkling Wine - Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2021

貳 Second Course

🍴 Cobia Fish

海鱺魚

🥂2021 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay

“Hand-picked, chilled, whole-bunch pressed, wild fermentation on full solids, no stirring, no mlf, matured in French oak (10% new) for 8 months. The bouquet is slightly funky/reduced, but it's elegance and purity that are the essence of this wine, made by a master of the art.”

✨98 Points | Best of Chardonnay – James Halliday

參 Third Course

🍴 Lily Bulb Chicken

百合嫩雞

🥂2020 Sexton Chardonnay

“Lean but flavorsome, if that is possible. Textural and intense but rapier-like through the finish.”

✨93 Points | Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, July 2021

✨93 Points | Huon Hooke, The Real Review, June 2021

肆 Forth Course

🍴 Italy Black Truffle Rissotto

義大利黑松露燉飯

🍷2020 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

The clarity, the purity, the elegance and the perfume that the Upper Yarra Valley Applejack Vineyard brings to the party is immediately recognisable. Equally insistent is the sheer power of the red fruits and spices hidden by the light colour of the cloak. 66 barrels/barriques.

✨98 points | James Halliday

✨95 Points I Wine Spectator

伍 Fifth Course

🍴New Zealand Deer

紐西蘭鹿肉

🍷2019 Giant Steps Harry’s Monster

“This is complex, energetic, ripe and just plain lovely…Seductive but with extras. True to itself but not without flair.”

✨94 Points | Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, March 2021

✨93 Points | Nick Stock, Jamessuckling.com, July 2021

✨93 Points | Amanda Yallop, The Real Review, March 2021

陸 Sixth Course (Dessert)

🍴Cannoli

瑞可達起士捲

🥂Giesen The Brothers Late Harvest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

This butterscotch-hued sticky is downright hedonistic. The highly perfumed nose explodes from the glass in rays of sun-drenched orchard fruit, candied pineapples and orange slices, pressed yellow flowers, ginger and honey. The palate is like liquid gold, unctuous and very sweet, with just enough acidity to buoy the intensely concentrated fruit. The marmalade finish is endlessly long.

✨94 Points | Wine Enthusiest

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Members $4,200

Non-members $4,500

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Note:

• Menu subject to change
• No  alterations/substitutions
• Limited places prepayment essential
• Full refund will be issued if the event is cancelled due to Government restrictions

If you have any questions please contact Lily at lily.hu@anzcham.org.tw