Gourmet Week : Penobscot Farm Tour and Degustation Dinner
Highlights
- Indulge in a six-course degustation dinner paired with Clare Valley wines, showcasing local flavours and culinary artistry.
- Explore Penobscot Farm's permaculture practices while picking fresh ingredients for your meal, connecting with sustainable farming.
- Interact with the 2022 SA Chef of the Year Nicola Palmer at the Chef's Table, enhancing your dining experience.
- Savour mocktails crafted from farm-fresh juices, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional wine pairings during your meal.
A premier experience offered during Gourmet Week.
Guests meet at the Watervale Hotel at 4 pm for transfers to Penobscot Farm for an educational and interactive tour. They will discuss history, climate, permaculture design, organic and bio-dynamic farming as well as Ngadjuri land management. Guests will help to pick their dinner before returning to the Watervale Hotel for degustation dining at Penobscot Restaurant, seated at the Chef’s Table.
There, the 2022 SA Chef of the Year Nicola Palmer constantly evolves an individually plated degustation dinner to match a range of Iconic Clare Valley wines selected to demonstrate the virtues and diversity of Clare Valley wines. A mocktail match is also available as an alternative to wine with mocktails built with Penobscot Farm juices, syrups, vinegars and garnishes.
Guests will sit at the Penobscot Restaurant Chef’s Table interacting with Chefs as they prepares their dinner. Alternatively, guests may elect to sit in a private room private room.
This experience was rated ‘Best Culinary experience in a Hotel Restaurant’ … in the world … by the UK’s Lux Life Magazine.
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- Tourism Industry Council of SA
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Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
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