Unrivalled Passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

James Halliday presents an Australian View

with New Asian Food at Coriander Leaf

Guest of Honor, His Excellency, Mr Doug Chester,

Australian High Commissioner to Singapore

Asia Symphony of Wine and FlavoursBrought to you by The Wandering Palate and Hermitage Wine as part of the

Burghound in Asia event

• Singapore

Unrivalled Passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

James Halliday presents an Australian View with New Asian Food at Coriander Leaf

Thursday, April 7th 7.00pm

One of the feature events in the Asia Symphony of Wine & Flavours program and complimenting our theme

of ‘Unrivalled Passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay’, legendary Australian wine writer and critic James

Halliday will present some of Australia’s leading cool-climate producers and benchmark examples of

contemporary, ‘new world’ chardonnay and pinot noir.

Introduced by Guest of Honor, His Excellency, Mr Doug Chester, Australian High Commissioner to Singapore

Meet the winemakers – Singapore has never seen such a gathering of so many talented Australian winemakers at one

event and an unprecedented opportunity to meet with:

James Halliday – Coldstream Hills, Yarra Valley

Clare Halloran – TarraWarra, Yarra Valley

Sergio Carlei – Heathcote/Yarra Valley/Bendigo

Phillip Jones – Bass Phillip, Leongatha South-Gippsland

Neil Prentice – Moondarra, Gippsland Mountai District

Also featuring Yabby Lake, Mornington Peninsula - Sugarloaf Ridge, Tasmania

Singapore’s maestro of Pan-Asian cuisine, Samia Ahad, has prepared an tantalizing menu of dishes that will pair

brilliantly with chardonnay and pinot noir.

Australian wine expert, James Halliday, will be our emcee for the evening, imparting his wealth of knowledge on the

Australian chardonnay and pinot noir landscape and introduce the wineries and winemakers - in summary a most

enlightening and enjoyable evening of wine and food discovery. Price Person S$238

All bookings through Hermitage Wine – contact Anais anais@hermitagewine.com T: 6272 2013

Coriander Leaf - 3A Merchant Court #02-03, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay Singapore www.corianderleaf.com

Unrivalled Passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

James Halliday presents an Australian View

Menu and Wines

Butler Passed

Naan w/dips: Eggplant, Labne, Muhammara

TarraWarra Pinot Noir Rose 2010 , Yarra Valley, Victoria

Bass Phillip Pinot Noir Rose – Leongatha South, Victoria

Sampler Starter

Spicy Lentil Soup . Prawns w/saffron-curry aioli . Crab Cakes w/tomato chutney

TarraWarra Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2006 – Yarra Valley, Victoria

Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2005 – Yarra Valley, Victoria

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2007 – Tasmania/Adelaide Hills/Henty

Entree

Tandoori Chicken Tikka w/mint raita

Sugarloaf Ridge Pinot Noir 2008 – Hobart, Tasmania

Carlie Estate Pinot Noir 2006 – Yarra Valley, Victoria

Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir 2009 – Leongatha South, Victoria

Main Course

Baby Lamb Shank braised with aromatic herbs . scented w/Persian limes. pickled vegetables . plain naan

Coldstream Hills Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 – Yarra Valley, Victoria

Yabby Lake Block 5 Pinot Noir Pinot Noir – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Moondarra Samba Side Pinot Noir 2009 – Gippsland Mountain District, Victoria

DessertKulfi w/fresh mango slices

All bookings through Hermitage Wine – contact Anais anais@hermitagewine.com T: 6272 2013

Coriander Leaf - 3A Merchant Court #02-03, River Valley Road, Clarke Quay Singapore www.corianderleaf.com

Respected wine critic and vigneron James Halliday has a career that spans

over 40 years, but he is most widely known for his witty and informative

writing about wine.

As one of the founders of Brokenwood in the Lower Hunter Valley region of

New South Wales, and thereafter founder of Coldstream Hills in the Yarra

Valley, Victoria, James is an unmatched authority on every aspect of the

wine industry, from the planting and pruning of vines through to the creation

and marketing of the finished product. His winemaking has led him to

sojourns in Bordeaux and Burgundy, and he is constantly in demand as a

wine judge in Australia and overseas.

James has contributed to more than 56 books on wine since he began

writing in 1979. His books have been translated into Japanese, French,

German, Danish and Icelandic, and have been published in the UK, the US

and Australia. He is also the author of James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of

Australia, The Australian Wine Encyclopedia and the definitive annual guide

to Australian wine – The Australian Wine Companion.

James is constantly on the go, tasting wine, judging wine, writing about

wine, making wine – and drinking wine.

James Halliday

www.winecompanion.com.au

A successful businesswoman turned chef, and now food entrepreneur,

Samia Ahad is a specialist in South Asian cuisine and food presentation.

Fifteen years ago, she traded in her suits for kitchen whites and chef’s

knives, and graduated with a Blue Ribbon from the prestigious Peter

Kump School in New York City, now known as the Institute of Culinary

Education. In her cooking style, Samia emphasizes lightness,

presentation and simplicity, managing to move the essence of Asian

cooking outwards towards modernity. Samia calls this style of cooking

new Asian and distinguishes it from fusion.

Samia is a food entrepreneur in all senses. Her first cookbook (launched in

November 2008) comes on the back of many published articles, a

successful restaurant, cooking studio, corporate bonding program, film, food

and nightlife venue, and two TV shows which have been aired in Singapore,

one of which will be aired on the Asian Food Channel across Asia in July

2008. One could call her a celebrity chef, but she wouldn’t like that!

Samia's [genius] lay in the elegant and understated simplicity of her

food. She used spices sparingly, particularly the dry ones, to produce

in her curries a light, clean, aromatic, but everyday mood." - Cook's

Illustrated (February 1997)