Wine Tasting Lunch with Manners Wine

Small batch and experimental with a goal of producing interesting wines with a gentle hand.

Imagine bathing in the afternoon sunlight of Cellos Grand Dining Room on a cold winter day, while enjoying a drop of fine wine from Manners Wine, complete with fabulous food and great friends.

Manners Wine is located in the Mudgee Wine Region, home to some of Australia’s oldest vineyards as well as the nation’s highest! We welcome owner and winemaker, James Manners, to share his story and wonderful wines.

2-course lunch and wine tasting
Heritage Grand Dining Room
Roving wine stories with guest winemaker, James Manners

MENU (alternate serve)

Mains

Confit Duck Maryland cooked in traditional, confit-style, served on a bed of braised red cabbage and hazelnut, rich wine jus

Pan-fried Salmon with rosti potato, green beans and basil pesto

Desserts

Sticky Date Pudding with warm caramel sauce

Earl Grey & Blackberry Mousse Tart

Followed by Tea and Coffee

“Bring some Manners to your table”

James Manners was always destined to work with wine.

Growing up at the Glenella Guesthouse in the Blue Mountains — his father’s three-hatted restaurant and accommodation — the love of food and wine was instilled into this winemaker at an early age. James even jokes about trading pate sandwiches at school for one with vegemite!

For the last thirty years, Manners has made wines in New South Wales for Robert Oatley, Orlando and First Ridge. His experience includes everything from fragrant Canadian ice wines to blending noble grapes in Bordeaux.

James works with growers across the high-altitude vineyards in the central west of New South Wales, and has become especially known for his rosê, as well as the Tempranillo wines — this is a variety he believes will have a big future in NSW.

For him, a bottle of Manners must above all be delicious. It will be one that will offer grape typicity, as well as speaks clearly of its origin. You could leave it at that, or have a closer listen: James’ wines are more complex and layered than what the first encounter might lead you to believe.

Much like the man himself.

VENUE: Cellos Grand Dining Room,
Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh Street Sydney

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