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Morena teams up w/ Plantagenet wines for six course Peruvian degustation & wine challenge

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Morena, Alejandro Saravia’s fine dining Peruvian restaurant in Surry Hills has teamed up with one of Western Australia’s finest wineries, Plantagenet Wines to host a special degustation evening on March 1st 2012, with Plantagenet’s winemaker, John Durham.

After a glass of Plantagenet Sparkling Brut 2006, diners will be treated to a six-course degustation menu of Modern Peruvian Cuisine that uses both local and exotic ingredients, blended together to create a delicious sensory experience and matched with some of Plantagenet’s finest wines.

Plantagenet takes its name not only from its home, but also from its heritage. In 1968 in a stroke of serendipity English migrant Tony Smith, himself a descendent of the Plantagenets, invested his small inheritance in a farm called Bouverie in Western Australia’s Plantagenet Shire.

Price per person:AU$ 100.00

Date: Thursday 1 st of March

Bookings essential

 

THE MENU

Amuse Bouche - Plantagenet Sparkling Brut 2006 on arrival

Ceviche Peruano -Peruvian ceviche w/ pink snapper, cancha & caramelized sweet potato

Plantagenet Chardonnay 2008 OR Challenge wine: Plantagenet Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Tiradito de corvine - Peruvian style sashimi of cobia, crispy rice noodles, garlic flakes & rocoto dressing

Plantagenet Riesling 2010

Camarones a la Pieder - Queensland king prawns flambéed in Pisco, aji amarillo & panca sauce w/ cucumber mint   salad

Plantagenet OMRAH Rose 2010

Anticucho de Pez Espada - Swordfish Anticucho marinated in Andean spices & aromatic herbs served a selection of natives potatoes

Plantagenet Chardonnay 2010 OR Challenge wine: Plantagenet Challenge Shiraz 2008

Palate cleanser: Pisco sour jelly

Textura de Frutas - Tropical fruit textures (poach – press – candied) served w/ a raspberry mousse & raw sugar cane syrup

Plantagenet Ringbark Riesling 2009