South African Wine Dinner with Babylonstoren

Palette Bistro presents a South African Wine Dinner with Babylonstoren. This six-course wine dinner prepared by Scott Wiltjer, Chef de Cuisine, includes featured courses: Oyster, Grilled Octopus, Grilled Quail, Charcuterie, Braised Beef “Bunny Chow” and Chocolate Tart. Special guest, Nadine Maruszczak, of Babylonstoren will guide guests through five perfect pairings.

Babylonstoren Description (According to Babylonstoren Website):

Babylonstoren wines are a combination of the very essence of Babylonstoren – keeping things simple and as true to the earth as possible. Truth to the area they are situated in on the slopes of Simonsberg, and simplicity by making elegant and balanced wines as natural as possible. Babylonstoren wines are produced in a state-of-the-art winery and are made to showcase the soils and climate where their grapes are grown. Babylonstoren has about 94 hectares (232 acres) under vine and produce 13 different grape varieties, with their highest vines – pinot noir and chardonnay – lying against Simonsberg at some 600 metres above sea level. Led by cellar master Charl Coetzee and winemaker Klaas Stoffberg, the farm’s 2011 harvest led to the first bottling of wine under the Babylonstoren label.

Six Courses, Four Wines, One Aperitif

6:30pm

$80/person (+ tax + gratuity = $100.80)

For additional details, call 231.348.3321

I

Oyster

horseradish, mignonette, bitterlekker gelee

Bitterlekker Aperitif

II

Grilled Octopus

preserved lemon, fennel, orange, chili, charred scallion vinaigrette

Chenin Blanc 2023

III

Grilled Quail

endive, fig, prosciutto, black currant glaze

Babel 2021

IV

Charcuterie

Nebukadnesar 2021

V

Braised Beef “Bunny Chow”

root vegetable, sourdough

Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

VI

Chocolate Tart

sea salt