It’s my great pleasure to invite you to join me for my inaugural Grand Cru and Premier Cru Burgundy Dinner at Spicers Clovelly Estate on Saturday 16 August 2025.

This intimate, seven course degustation dinner will be intricately matched with seven Grand Cru and Premier Cru Burgundies from my cellar.

Burgundy is the world’s most fabled wine region, home to the most sought-after and rare chardonnays and pinot noirs on earth, the very finest of which are distinguished as Grand Cru and Premier Cru. Such is their scarcity that I return every year to discover and bring back the highlights, which I will share over this dinner.

Burgundy is the most challenging and complex region to access and to understand. As the author of Down to Earth Burgundy, I will demystify this fabled region as I introduce seven of its finest white and red wines.

Chef Geoff Abel will carefully match my selection with a seven-course menu of classic French dishes from the best and freshest local, sustainable and single origin ingredients from local farmers, fishermen and providores.

There is no more appropriate setting for this intimate dinner on a winter evening than the intimate, softly-lit warmth of the classic French bistro atmosphere of The Long Apron, in the inviting French provincial setting of European-inspired luxury at Spicers Clovelly Estate.

This all-inclusive event includes a stay at this stunning Sunshine Coast hinterland retreat.

Showcasing 100mL pours of seven Grand Cru and Premier Cru Burgundies matched with seven courses:

Canapès

Gougères

Blini, caviar, creme fraiche

Domaine Gérard Thomas Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Frionnes 2021

Ocean trout

Citrus, radish, fennel

Domaine Thomas Morey Saint-Aubin Les Combes Premier Cru 2020

Lobster raviolo

Beurre noisette, dill

William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros Côte Bouguerots 2020

Goats cheese

Salt baked beetroot, brick pastry, pickled shallot

 Bachelet-Monnot Maragnes Premier Cru La Fussière 2021

Lions Mane mushroom steak

Gnocchi Parisian, sage

Blain Gagnard Volnay Premier Cru Les Champans 2016

Quail ballotine

Jambon, white polenta, toasted pinenuts, currents

Domaine Faiveley Mercurey Premier Cru Le Clos du Roy 2015 en magnum

Duck breast

Celeriac remoulade, crispy artichoke, compressed apple verjus, roasted fennel puree

Géantet-Pansiot Grand Cru Charmes Chambertin 2017

Rates are per suite/night all-inclusive of accommodation, breakfast, and Burgundy Dinner

Estate suite for one $1308

Estate suite for two $1987

Spa Suite for two $2087

Montville Suite for two $2187

Luxury Spa Suite for two $2237

To book, contact Spicers Clovelly Estate on 07 5452 1111.