Thirsts will be quenched and hunger pains relieved as Vintaged Bar + Grill gets set to host a medieval themed feast for the ages at Game of Rhones: Blood and Bones on Tuesday 15 October.
 

Event curator and leading Australian wine commentator Dan Sims said the Game of Rhones dinner is a “combative celebration of the classic grape varieties of the Rhone Valley in France, Australia and New Zealand accompanying each of the five courses”. 
 

“Think; Shiraz, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne to name a mere few. This will be your chance to taste and choose for yourself a favourite variety, style and maybe even a region,” Mr Sims said.
 

Guests will be treated to a five course medieval feast to match the wild Rhone varietals on offer, crafted by Hilton Brisbane executive chef Jeremy Clark.
 

“This will be a unique culinary experience, we’re showcasing old world cuisine with a Vintaged twist - think big, bold and robust flavours featuring suckling pig, ox tongue, spatchcock, guinea fowl, and bone marrow,” Clark said.
 

Sims said each course will be treated like a bracket where “we look at a specific region with three wines per bracket to experience the different examples”.
 

“There will be something there for everyone, the range of styles, characters and diversity will be an all-out assault on the senses,” Sims said.
 

Parodying the ever popular television show Game of Thrones, Sims, who is known for communicating wine in an engaging and accessible manner through Bottle Shop Concepts, believes that collaboration and “entertainment” are the key to helping people understand and enjoy different wines.
 

“We’ve separated the wines into the regions associated with the popular show like 'The North’, ‘Central Lands’, ‘The Vale’, and ‘Beyond the Wall’ and will focus on one region per course building in terms of weight from the lighter style to the bigger and richer. For example, course one or ‘Southern Wilds’ will have a lighter style of red and some white leading through to heavier varietals,” Sims said.
 

“We’ve amassed a posse of brilliant producers from all corners of Australia as well some across the narrow Tasman sea that is wild land of New Zealand.  There will also be wines from ‘Beyond the Wall’; think Frances Rhone Valley, the USA and more, expect it to be a night of fun and excitement for the senses.”

Chef Clark agreed saying, like Dan Sims with his wine, they don’t take themselves too seriously at Vintaged but they are “serious about serving good food”.

“My aim is to have the guests salivating with our rough and ready dishes, God gave us teeth to chew and we should use them!” Clark said.

EVENT DETAILS:

WHAT:              Game of Rhones: Blood and Bones Dinner

WHEN:              Tuesday 15 October, 7pm for a 7:30 start

WHERE:            Vintaged Bar + Grill, Level 6, Hilton Brisbane, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane 4000
 

WHY:                Part of the national Pinot Palooza campaign and also a ‘Hats off’ dinner participating in Fairfax’s inaugural Brisbane Good Food Month this October
 

COST:               $125 per person including a five course carnivorous feast matched with three wines per course of Rhone valley and other wine varietals.
 

WEBSITE:         www.vintagedbarandgrill.com  

SOCIAL:            Facebook: www.facebook.com/vintagedbarandgrill

Twitter /vintagedgrill #vintaged  

BOOKINGS:      Phone Hilton Events Office on 07 3231 3231 or email brisbane.events@hilton.com 
 

Media contacts

Danni Trewin, KDPR                           danni@kdpr.com.au                                  0416 844 633 / 31362555

Kimberley Roberts, Hilton Brisbane kimberley.roberts@hilton.com                         0408 731 988

Location

Vintaged Bar + Grill located at Hilton Brisbane, Level Six, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000. For more information and to book for breakfast, visit http://vintagedbarandgrill.com/ or call (07) 3231 3265.

About Hilton Brisbane

Since opening its doors in 1986, the Hilton Brisbane has been regarded a true international hotel. One of the hotels to be designed by award-winning Australian architects Harry Seidler, Hilton Brisbane features an eye-catching curved design and boasts the largest atrium in Australasia, stretching 83 metres in height and topped by a spectacular glass dome. All 319 accommodation levels open out onto the atrium, giving the hotel a sense of spaciousness and light. Hilton Brisbane has emerged from extensive refurbishments as one of Brisbane’s leading five star hotels. When you stay with Hilton Brisbane you’ll be at the heart of a vibrant metropolis with all the choice and excitement of a big city, and the unpretentious charm of a small. Find us online at www.brisbane.hilton.com  www.vintagedbarandgrill or follow us www.facebook.com/hiltonbrisbane, www.instagram.com/hiltonbrisbane @hiltonbrisbane  and www.twitter.com/hiltonbrisbane,www.facebook.com/vintagedbarandgrill and www.twitter.com/vintagedgrill #vintaged

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