We're Hosting A 'Four Elements'-Themed Wine Tasting and Dinner and You're Invited

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In partnership with Stoneleigh, we're putting on an exclusive tasting experience that celebrates the four elements of nature in a secret room inside The Stoneleigh Project. Perfectly matched to the Stoneleigh Wild Valley range, the four-course dinner will be an edible exploration of earth, fire, wind and water.

Along with experiencing the whole Wild Valley range, you'll indulge in a meal in what might possibly be its most natural form. To really get the most down-to-earth experience possible, we've invited head chef Tim Newitt of Collingwood's recently opened restaurant and wine shop, Project Forty Nine, to create the bespoke menu for us. Newitt is recognised for his respect towards nature and his use of local ingredients and minimal intervention preparation techniques. So he was a natural fit for Stoneleigh, with chief winemaker Jamie Marfell subscribing to a similar philosophy, adopting minimal intervention within the Wild Valley range and only using naturally occurring yeast in the vineyards during fermentation.

For the first course, Water, we'll be dishing up kingfish crudo, radish, fennel and decadent avruga caviar, to be paired with the crisp passionfruit and citrus notes of the Wild Valley Sauvignon Blanc. The second course will focus on Earth, featuring Project Forty Nine's Bird's Nest with soil and truffles, matched with the rich red berries and savoury, toasty notes of the Wild Valley Pinot Noir. Fire comes about in the third course, with a serving of torched lamb with chargrilled leeks and volcanic salt taking the stage — paired with the plum, blackberry and cherry oak of the Stoneleigh Rapaura Pinot Noir. And for the final course, Air, guests will sample compressed fruit and meringue with river mint essence, which has been expertly matched to the spicy notes and hints of poached pear found in the Rapaura Pinot Gris.

The Four Elements dinner takes place in the secret dining room at The Stoneleigh Project, a walk-through installation vividly depicting the winemaking and fermentation process of the Wild Valley range. Head down there and you'll come across a series of large-scale lightscapes and virtual riverbeds, as well as an entrancing visual piece by acclaimed Berlin artist, Susi Sie, showing a hyper-magnified batch of Pinot Noir to demonstrate the incredible process of fermentation.

The dinner will be held on Thursday, October 26. But for those of you who miss out on this unique tasting experience, you'll still be able to try the Wild Valley range at The Stoneleigh Project from October 13 to November 5 at 524 Flinders Street, Melbourne, weeknights 4-10pm and weekends 12-10pm. You can secure your spot here.