NZ Sommeliers hosted Travel by Glass at NZSFW and Tori’s chose to feature wines from the 1000 kilometers of the Loire River.
NZSFW graduate Tori Haysom enrolled first as a cookery students and followed this by studying the Certificate of Professional Wine Knowledge. She is now Auckland fine wine specialist for Dhall and Nash wines.
Vincent Careme Vouvray 2018
Aphonse Mellot La Moussiere 2020
Domaine de Noire Caractere 2016
Domaine des Pothiers Gamay St Romain, from Cote Roannaise AOC. This clone of Gamay Noir is found in a remote location of the central Loire Valley in the Auverne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Our students, under the guidance of Chef Finn prepared a selection canapés to accompany the wines:
Potato croquettes with remoulade
Goats cheese goujons
Chicken liver parfait, quince puree on crouton
Compote of mushrooms, pickled onion on toast Melba
Smoked Salmon Vol au Vent
Duck confit rolls with mustard mayonnaise and gherkin
Cucumber cases
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