Vins de France is holding a wine dinner today at Poppy's in Tin Hau. There's a choice for mains of grilled rib-eye steak, rack of New Zealand lamb or roast spring chicken, paired with the Saison de Beauchene Gigondas 2004 and Cave de Tain Saint Joseph Esprit de Granit 2003. The dinner is HK$380. Bookings: 2803 5760 Stefano Illuminati, from the Illuminati winery in Abruzzo, Italy, will host a dinner on November 28 at Angelini at the Kowloon Shangri-La. The five-course dinner includes a main of wild boar with mashed sweet potato and baby broccoli, served with the Illuminati Zanna Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2001, cheese with the Lumen Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2001, and dessert of ricotta cheese tart with candied orange with the Lore Muffa Nobile Illuminati. The dinner is HK$688 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2733 8750 Chez Moi on Arbuthnot Road will hold a Wolf Blass wine dinner on November 29. The four-course event includes a main course of 'three cuts from Down Under' (strip loin, tenderloin and Wagyu beef cheeks) served with the Gold Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2002/2003 and a flight of the Black Label Cabernet 2002, and dessert served with the Gold Label Riverina Botrytis Semillon 2004. The dinner is HK$700 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2801 6768 Michael Keenan from the Robert Keenan Winery and Robert Fisher from Fisher Vineyards in the Napa Valley will host a 'head-to-head' tasting of their wines at a dinner at Tribute in Central on November 30. The four-course dinner will be served with wines such as the Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cameron 2003 and Coach Insignia 2001, and Robert Keenan Merlot 25th Anniversary 2001 and Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2001. The dinner is HK$880 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2135 6645 Kiku restaurant in Central is serving an eight-course winter menu that includes grilled prime Wagyu beef (left) . The dinner is HK$880 plus 10 per cent. Bookings: 2521 3344
