Media Release

Friday, 14 November 2014

Australian wine’s on the menu as the world heads to Hobart for dinner

Hobart, Tasmania: More than 80 high-profile food and wine experts from around the world will taste a selection of the finest Australian wines at Tourism Australia’s Invite the World to Dinner event, a gala finale to their year-long Restaurant Australia campaign.

Wine Australia worked with esteemed sommeliers Amanda Yallop (Quay), Banjo Harris Plane (Attica) and Sebastian Crowther (Rockpool) to develop a wine list that will complement the menu full of fresh, local produce and prepared by their three-hat restaurant’s chefs, Peter Gilmore, Ben Shewry and Neil Perry AM respectively.

Wine Australia’s Acting CEO Andreas Clark says the 21 wines matched to the extensive menu will showcase the quality, diversity, provenance and personality of .

“We’re a proud partner of the Restaurant Australia campaign; the food and wine offering in Australia is truly world-class. We get wonderful feedback from international guests who visit our wine regions as part of our official visits program. Not only do they comment on the quality of Australian wine but also the warm hospitality of the people behind the wines and the quality of the food they’ve had throughout their visit.

“This event is an opportunity to get some of our premium wines in the hands of the world’s most influential food and wine professionals on a much broader scale.”

Wines spanning the last decade from 16 different wine regions from the Margaret River on the west coast to the Hunter Valley in the hinterlands of the east coast will be poured on the night.

The campaign has centred on the Restaurant Australia website and its collection of Australian epicurean experiences, including many local wineries, aimed at attracting international tourists who may not think of Australia as a food and wine destination.

The Invite the World to Dinner event will host guests from 16 countries who between them reach an audience of more than 100 million fans and followers. Guests include more than 40 food and wine writers and journalists; 17 celebrity chefs; eight bloggers and five broadcast personalities.

Joining guests will be winemakers Ed Carr (House of Arras); Vanya Cullen (); Michael Dal Zotto (Dal Zotto Wines); Jeffrey Grosset (); Ken Helm (Helm Wines); Tim Kirk (); Justin Lane (Alpha Box & Dice); David Lowe (Lowe Wines); Steve Lubiana (Stefano Lubiana Wines) and Bruce Tyrrell (Tyrrell’s Wines).

Invite the World to Dinner Event Wine List Ashton Hills Salmon Blanc de Noirs 2010 Adelaide Hills, South Australia Bobar 2014 Yarra Valley, Victoria

Campbell’s ‘Liquid Gold’ Classic Topaque NV Rutherglen, Victoria Castagna ‘Allegro’ Rosé 2013 Beechworth, Victoria Cullen ‘Kevin John’ 2012 Margaret River, Western Australia Dal Zotto ‘L’Immigrante’ Prosecco 2013 King Valley, Victoria d’Arenberg ‘Ironstone Pressings’ Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre (GSM) 2010 McLaren Vale, South Australia De Bortoli ‘Noble One’ Botrytis Semillon 2010 Riverina, New South Wales ‘Mount Edelstone’ Shiraz 2012 Eden Valley, South Australia Howard Park 2013 Great Southern, Western Australia House of Arras Blanc de Blancs 2004 Tasmania Grosset ‘Polish Hill’ Riesling 2014 , SA Innocent Bystander Moscato 2014 Victoria Lake’s Folly Chardonnay 2011 Hunter Valley, New South Wales Moorilla ‘Muse’ 2010 Tasmania

Moorooduc Estate ‘Robinson Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2012 Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Philip Shaw ‘Edinburgh’ Sparkling NV Orange, New South Wales Stefano Lubiana Vintage Brut 2005 Tasmania Tyrrell’s ‘Vat 1’ Semillon 2005 Hunter Valley, New South Wales Woodlands 2012 Margaret River, Western Australia ‘John Riddoch’ 2010 Coonawarra, South Australia

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