Croatian Wine Dinner

Stone has been an inspiration for so many in Croatia.  It is a nation with a troubled history, but one blessed with the bounty of vineyards and olive groves thriving and stretching as far as the eye can see.

Stina's vineyards on the island are in the most extreme locations.  It is difficult to understand how the vines were first planted, let alone lovingly maintained and harvested.  In places, the gradient reaches 70% with vines planted at up to 500m above sea level.  These premium slopes - skeletal, stony, south-facing, with maximum exposure to the sun and the sea breezes - is the environment in which Dalmatia's flagship red grape, Plavac Mali, thrives.

Wines

Pošip (white) - $39.70 / bottle

Vugava (white) - $39.95 / bottle

Plavac Mali Majstor (red) - $55.85 / bottle

Tribidrag (red) - Not on the market here, available for pre-order

Prošek (desert) – Not on the market here, available for pre-order

Menu Canadian Swordfish Tartare smoked crème fraiche, black fennel, tempura honey mushroom Wild Mushroom Tart Wild mushroom ragu, black garlic, foie gras torchon, herbs fines Chestnut Ravioli brown butter, Reggiano, sage AAA Ontario Striploin truffled pommes Anna, roasted maitake mushroom, sherry jus Chocolate Boca Negra dark chocolate, candied orange, whiskey

Ticket price $135/p