“Wine,” says Sam Coverdale, “provides an opportunity to be creative and to meet interesting and passionate people all over the world.”
He speaks from experience. After growing up on the beaches of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, Coverdale made his way through the vineyards of Australia and then on to Spain, Italy and France before founding his own winery, Polperro, on the lush Mornington Peninsula with his wife Emma Phillips in 2006.
Members will experience the creativity inspired by these travels this month at a special dinner hosted by Coverdale and Life Member Georgia Bannister, Polperro’s trade marketing and export manager.
Attendees will be among the first in the world to taste the single-vineyard 2022 vintages being released this month under the Polperro and Even Keel labels.
Expect plenty of storytelling, laughter, love, warmth and passion as Coverdale takes you through the cool-climate regions of Australia and shares how Polperro works “to harness the rhymes and rhythms of Mother Nature and capture the essence of every season in a bottle.”
Dinner
I
Sea Bream Carpaccio
grapefruit cream, shiso green
2023 Polperro Estate Pinot Gris, Mornington Peninsula
II
Okra-Crusted Hokkaido Scallop
edamame risotto, lime-ginger beurre blanc
2022 Polperro Estate Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula
2022 Polperro Mill Hill Single Vineyard Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula
III
Chili-Pomegranate Glazed Duck Breast
dried apricot and mushroom vol-au-vent
2023 Even Keel Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
2022 Polperro Little Laney Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula
Main
Braised Wagyu Beef
red wine prune sauce
2022 Even Keel Shiraz, Heathcote
Dessert
Yuzu Green Tea Tiramisu
coffee or tea
