Sofitel Uncorked For Lovers of Fine Wine
Event:
Sofitel Uncorked For Lovers of Fine Wine
Address:
Sofitel Wentworth Sydney, 61-101 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Category:
Restaurant Event
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth has uncorked a new adventure for wine lovers with the introduction of a theatrical series of wine flights created by Sofitel Regional Sommelier, Nobuko Okamura.
Each wine flight is a trio of specially selected tasting portions, served in three Schott Zweisel glasses and presented in an elegant silver stand. Together the three wines create a tasting progression united by a common theme or special relationship. Prices start from $15 for Sofitel’s ‘New Discovery’ wine flights featuring a selection of wines from boutique family winery, Whispering Brook, and up to $35 for the remarkable ‘Le Goût Ruinart’ ritual.
The flights have been introduced as part of the Sofitel Wine Ritual – a worldwide initiative celebrating the French heritage of the Sofitel group through adventures in fine wine.
Each wine is served in a 50ml portion, making each flight the equivalent of a standard glass in both quantity and price. The flights will be presented with a card explaining the wines and their relationship, with space for guests to make their own tasting notes.
Three wine flights have been chosen to launch the concept at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth – Ruinart Champagne, French and Australian regional.
Different flights and themes will be introduced regularly at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth and other Sofitels throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Their introduction follows last year’s appointment of Nobuko Okamura as Sofitel Regional Sommelier, overseeing wine development at seven Sofitels across Australia and the Pacific.
Born and raised in Ireland, Ms Okamura is fluent in French and her parents’ native Japanese. She has worked at leading restaurants in Dublin, London and Paris and at Prime and Tetsuya’s in Sydney.
As part of a new breed of young international sommeliers, Ms Okamura has created cellars that explore the diversity and character of Australian regionality combined with celebrated wines from France and around the world.
