Wine Dinner  Thursday 24th February
Tom Portet, Winemaker with legendary Australian winery, Penfold’s, will visit Ireland in February to host wine dinners at two of Ireland’s leading food-lovers’ venues.
Tom comes from 10 generations of winemakers and so wine is truly in his blood. Growing up in Victoria, Tom honed his craft alongside his father Dominique, a winemaker from France. His first vintage outside of Australia was spent in Bordeaux. Tom later perfected his winemaking skills in Champagne & California’s Napa Valley. With one foot rooted firmly in tradition and the other trailblazing ahead to the future, Tom embodies the best in New and Old World winemaking philosophies. www.penfolds.com.au
Tom travels south down to us in Ballymaloe, Shanagarry, Co. Cork www.ballymaloe.ie on to host a dinner in Ballymaloe House. The previous day, on Wednesday 23rd February, Tom will be in Dublin, for the first of these dinners takes place in The Restaurant @ Donnybrook Fair www.donnybrookfair.ie Chefs at both venues will create special menus to complement these iconic wines.
Famous for its award-winning wines, Penfolds wines have won numerous national and international awards. Join with winemaker, Tom Portet, as he leads us through a range of Penfolds wines, in association with Edward Dillon Wine Merchants, with a matching dinner menu to his wines.
Thursday 24th February 2011. 8.00pm reception, followed by dinner with specially chosen Penfolds wines €75
Book directly with Ballymaloe House
Tel: + 353 21 4652531