Norfolk Wine School Evening Tasting: Australia & New Zealand

Join us for a great night of wine tasting as we head Down Under and sample some exciting wines from Australia's boutique wineries and take a look at New Zealand Sauvignon and beyond

Part 1: New Zealand

We kick off with a detailed deconstruction of a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to understand what makes it such a flamboyant and exhilerating wine style. We also compare it to a leaner, more restrained example of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. There's more to the New Zealand story than just Sauvignon with other fragrant whites such as Pinot Gris and Riesling starting to make an appearance. You can't leave New Zealand without taking a look at Pinot Noir which has caused a buzz in recent times, especially from Martinborough, but is it good enough to challenge Burgundy and perhaps cement New Zealand's place as a producer of wines worthy of comparison to the very finest? Tonight, you decide....

Part 2: Australia

Today, Australia is an exciting source of some of the world's most interesting wines that truly reflect the diversity of its climate, regions and winemaking culture. A new wave of independent boutique winemakers, preaching the values of focusing upon limited quantities of high quality, hand made wines and restraint in the use of oak are making their presence felt. We'll compare and contrast a high quality oaked and unoaked Chardonnay as well as revel in the sublime headiness of an intensely rich Barossa Shiraz before we head off to Western Australia where we'll uncork some wine from the Margaret River.

On Tuesday October 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm (ends 9:00 pm)

Category: Food / Drink - Wine

Price:

Per person: GBP 25

Venue: The Library Restaurant, 4A Guildhall Hill, Norwich, NR2 1JH

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