Our guests had left early on the Monday morning of the Sea & Vines so we had plenty of time to clean up and head out for the day.
Well, we booked our tickets online and joined the guys from MVBeer in the marquee next to the Salopian Inn. We enjoyed a MVBeer and a Hills Cider while they served up a seafood extravaganza. DJ Tyson Tightpants was playing some retro disco grooves.
This was only to kill time before our main event of the day, a full on gourmet experience, inside the Inn. It consisted of a 6 course degustation long lunch with Gemtree Wines coming on board to round off the experience with their biodynamically produced McLaren Vale wines.
A six course degustation lunch menu hosted by Mike Brown, Head Winemaker of Gemtree Wines.
On arrival enjoy Vale Ale with
- Freshly shucked oysters
- Pastry wrapped anchovies
- Octopus, green olive tapenade, crisp pancetta
This will be followed by:
- Gulf of St. Vincent baby squid stuffed,
- Gemtree grape sample verjuice butter
- 2009/2010 Moonstone Savagnin
- K.I. crayfish tail, asparagus, poached egg, truffle cream sauce
- 2008 Luna Roja Tempranillo
- Roast Berkshire suckling pig, wild fennel seed,apple, abalone salad
- 2001 Uncut Shiraz & 2008 Uncut Shiraz
- Gemtree lamb cooked 3 ways, zucchini flowers, ratatouillie
- 2007 White lees Shiraz
- Australian, imported Cheeses
- 2007 Obsidian Shiraz
