Winemakers Evening featuring James Millton

In Association with The Gisborne Wine Centre

and Ussco Bar & Bistro

 


The impressive space of The Gisborne Wine Centre, located in the heart of Gisborne city's waterfront.


Thanks to everyone who came to the Gisborne Wine Centre's first Winemakers Evening featuring James Millton. What a fantastic night! The team from the Gisborne Wine Centre have done an amazing job setting the Wine Centre up, as James mentioned on the evening, Gisborne is one of the lucky few in the country to have it's own regional wine centre.It was great to hear this kind of event will be commonplace at their stunning location.






 













Tom Boyce, owner and chef of Ussco Bar and Bistro created an outstanding menu, and proved once again to be one of Gisborne's premier chefs. www.ussco.co.nz

Crispy fried polenta discs with shaved salmon, fried capers and crème fraiche matched with 2008 Opou Chardonnay Braised pork belly with parsnip puree matched wtih 2008 Te Arai Chenin Blanc
Tuna carpaccio wrapping tamarind rice with apricot foam matched with 2010 Riverpoint Viognier Venison medallion rubbed in white pepper and served with chocolate jus and fondant potato matche with 2010 La Cote Pinot Noir
Blue cheese and amrita poached pear on a fine cranberry and walnut oat biscuit matched with 2005 Essencia Chardonnay

And congratulations to Maurice Judd who was lucky enough to win a Magnum of 2007 Te Arai Chenin Blanc.

James Millton and Maurice Judd