Oceania Cruises hosted a group of its leading travel advisors on the Gold Coast to a VIP lunch alongside ‘The Wine Man’, Peter Bourne, last week.
The cruise line replicated the 6-course Connoisseur Wine Pairing experience which will debut aboard Vista, in May 2023.
Connoisseur Wine Pairing Lunches will be another addition to Vista with two carefully crafted epicurean journeys from which to choose. Menus include five different Mediterranean influenced dishes paired with a premium range of wines. The head sommelier along with bar, restaurant and galley teams, will explain each course pairing concept and their flavour profiles.
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The gourmet extravaganza included oysters, bay bug ravioli, pumpkin risotto, Wollemi duck, Margra lamb backstrap and chocolate meringue pie.
The event was held at Nineteen at The Star, Gold Coast on 16 February 2023.
Guests included, clockwise from left are: James Sitters, Oceania Cruises; Russell Cameron, Clean Cruising; Peter Bourne, Sommelier, “The Wine Man”; Martine Hero, Clean Cruising; Poppie Cole, Helloworld Travel Mudgeeraba; Phil Snow, Main Beach Travel; Russell Pierce, Travel Partners; Jane Dolahenty, Travel Partners; Eirini Hatzellis, Savenio; Martine Nunes, Oceania Cruises; Carmen Coelho, Internet Travel and Cruise; Helder Coelho, Internet Travel and Cruise; Ross Quiqly, Luxury Cruise Escapes; Brook Mocha, Travel Associates Burleigh; Tanya Hurley, Travel Associates Runaway Bay, Michelle Yates, The Travel Studio; Kerryn O’Neal, Cruise Traveller; Michelle Tavli (MTA Travel) and Tracey Flower, MTA Travel.