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20 February 2012
Degustation delights to hit Auckland’s food scene with the
dine Uncorked Winemaker Dinner Series

SKYCITY Auckland’s premiere fine dining restaurant, dine by Peter Gordon is teaming up with the legendary Family of Twelve to bring the food lovers of Auckland the dine Uncorked Winemaker Dinner Series.

With events held every two months, dine by Peter Gordon will be hosting two different wineries from the Family of Twelve collective at each event. Knowledgeable speakers from the hosted wineries will be present at the dinner to enlighten guests on the winery and answer any questions.

Degustation menus for the event have been specifically created in collaboration between the chefs and the winery adapting dishes to work alongside the featured wines, bringing out the flavoursome nature of both the food and wine.

The Family of Twelve is a collective of 12 family-owned New Zealand wineries that came together as New Zealand’s Wine Family. Since 2005 the group has worked together in key export markets to promote the high quality and regional diversity of New Zealand wines.

Danny Bucalo, SKYCITY’s General Manager of Food and Beverage says, “The combination of dine’s famous fusion menu created by Peter Gordon and our highly skilled chefs, mixed with the award winning wines from the Family of Twelve will create a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience for diners.”

Date of events:
Wednesday 7 March – Villa Maria Winery and Nautilus Estate
Wednesday 9 May – Kumeu River and Pegasus Bay
Wednesday 11 July – Ata Rangi and Neudorf Vineyards
Wednesday 12 September – Felton Road and Craggy Range
Wednesday 14 November – Palliser Estate and Lawson’s Dry Hills
Wednesday 5 December – The Millton Vineyard and Fromm Winery

Spaces are available for the dine uncorked winemaker dinner series and seats for the first event are only $150.00 per person. For more information see www.skycityauckland.co.nz
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