Wild Earth Wine Dinner

Indulge in a flavour filled evening with delicious, elegant wine delectably matched with Wakatipu Grill’s specially created 4-course menu with a fun and vibrant table-sharing concept, hosted by Wild Earth. They bring with them their retired French oak Pinot Noir barrels to steam, bake, grill and smoke an array of foods on the spot!

Don't miss out on this amazing night which will sell out!

$105pp for canapes, 3 courses and 4 wines.

Just like the many other wineries of the pristine areas of Central Otago, Wild Earth pride and passion is their Pinot. The clay, schist, silty loam soils and alpine climate produce a wine that is one of a kind. Each year the precious terroir gives luscious bunches of Pinot pleasure. Each exciting vintage is blessed with a new understanding, as caretakers of this land. Wild Earth is a boutique family owned winery who produce award winning Pinot Noir and also have some wonderful examples of aromatic Pinot Gris, sweet and dry style Rieslings and beautiful Pinot Noir Rosé and we are now onto our fourth Chardonnay vintage! They only use French oak for barrel maturation.

Since 2015 Wild Earth wines are being made by Jen Parr, an Oregon native and graduate of Stanford University. Jen has a depth of international winemaking experience including in the USA, France, South Africa and Australia. She has completed 15 harvests in NZ and is approaching 28 vintages overall. Jen loves to share her tremendous passion for wine and winemaking, teaching others about wine and its endless potential for enjoyment. She is an accomplished Wine Judge and is very active in the local wine industry. On top of that, Jen was awarded NZ Winemaker of the Year 2020 by Gourmet Traveller WINE. We are thrilled to have her as our winemaker.