(1/14/2013)
Arguably one of Bali’s best social events of the Year, the Bali Wine Auction will commence in the pre-function are of the Astor Ballroom at the St. Regis Resort Bali with a one-hour blind wine tasting from 3:00 – 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 17, 2013.
Six “mystery wines” will be served together with a delicious “tapas” menu.
At 4:00 pm the doors to the auction room open. Before the auction begins, the renowned sommelier of the
St. Regis' Kayuputi Restaurant, Harald Wiesmann, revealing the identity of the wines sampled over the previous hour’s tasting.
The auction will feature 27 separate lots of wine, wine experiences and wine accessories donated by leading wine distributors, hotels and suppliers.
The lots have a retail value of more than US$11,000 and includes premium wines, vintage bottles autographed by the winemakers, hand-blown crystal wine glasses, wine dinners at leading Bali restaurants and hotels, and cooking classes where wine plays a central role.
Proceeds from the
Bali Wine Auction are donated to a wine education fund for workers in Bali’s hospitality sector administered by the B
ali Hotels Association.
Among the hotel wine lots on offer is a wine dinner with wine pairings cooked by an executive chef from
Aman Resorts for the winner and guests at their private residence.
Ticket number are limited by the size of the auction venue and cost Rp. 300,000 each (US$30), which cover the tasting, tapas, wine catalogue, participation at the auction and a chance to wine the door prize of a wine cooler donated by
Lotus Food Service.
The Bali Wine Auction is sponsored by
Lotus Food Service with the generous support of
St. Regis Bali, Artisan Estates and
Indo Wines.
Order tickets while-they-last by calling Jeffrey at
Bali Discovery Events at telephone +62-(0)361-286283 or [
emailing]
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