You don’t need to take a 24-hour flight to Sydney to explore the up-and-coming natural, biodynamic wines coming out of Australia these days, you just need a reservation to this week’s wine dinner at Forage in Cambridge on Tuesday, August 8th. Wine guru Stan Hilbert has four interesting wines lined up from the land down under, which chef Eric Cooper has matched up with dishes made with authentic Aussie ingredients like Grilled Cabbage Wedge with Sunflower Mayo and Spiced Black Walnuts paired with 2022 “Skinsy,” Frankly Bob Made This Wine; and Blue Mountains Striped Bass with Smoked Eggplant Pureé and Fennel & Carrot Salad with Winter Savory Vinaigrette paired with 2021 “Disco Red,” Jauma, Adelaide Hills (take a peek at the menus below).
Dinner is $105 per person before tax and tip, and you can dine inside in the AC or outside on the heated patio by making a reservation here. You can also take your feast to go (wine included) by ordering here; takeout dinners serve two people for $160. Be sure to take a bottle or two to go at retail prices if you like something you’ve sipped at dinner, and if you love Forage’s wine picks you can also sign up for their monthly wine club, or order up a case of curated picks to pick up at Hilbert’s new bottle shop in Dedham.
Australia Wine Dinner Menu
OMNIVORE
Cambodian Green Tomato Salad
Shallots, Garlic, Jalapenos, Green Onions
2022 “Sea Foam,” Unico Zelo, Adelaide Hills
Grilled Cabbage Wedge
Sunflower Mayo, Spiced Black Walnuts
2022 “Skinsy,” Frankly Bob Made This Wine, Blue Mountains
Striped Bass
Smoked Eggplant Pureé, Fennel & Carrot Salad, Winter Savory Vinaigrette
2021 “Disco Red,” Jauma, Adelaide Hills
Lakes Edge, Blue Ledge, VT
Cucumber & Dill Salad, Confit Garlic Ice Cream, Seedy Crackers
2022 “Time Thief,” Pozno, Basket Range
VEGETARIAN
Cambodian Green Tomato Salad
Shallots, Garlic, Jalapenos, Green Onions
2022 “Sea Foam,” Unico Zelo, Adelaide Hills
Grilled Cabbage Wedge
Sunflower Mayo, Spiced Black Walnuts
2022 “Skinsy,” Frankly Bob Made This Wine, Blue Mountains
Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini
Smoked Eggplant Pureé, Fennel & Carrot Salad, Winter Savory Vinaigrette
2021 “Disco Red,” Jauma, Adelaide Hills
Lakes Edge, Blue Ledge, VT
Cucumber & Dill Salad, Confit Garlic Ice Cream, Seedy Crackers
2022 “Time Thief,” Pozno, Basket Range
