Trained cook, award winning sommelier, educator, wine maker and soil scientist, it seems there is nothing that James Erskine can’t do.
In 2008, James was voted Gourmet Traveller Australian Sommelier of the Year, topped the Australian-International Court of Master Sommeliers exams and awarded one of Australia’s most sought-after wine industry prizes, the Negociants Working With Wine Fellowship. James is a Len Evans scholar, founder of the South Australian chapter of the National Sommeliers Association and has worked as a teacher at the International College of Hotel Management. Between vintages and restaurant hours James completed an Honours Degree in Agricultural Science – soil chemistry.
It was in 2009 when James decided to push the boundaries and turn winemaker. Join him at Urbane at 7pm on May 16 as he navigates you through a special evening featuring his celebrated label Jauma. Matched with an exquisite five course menu, James will impress with wines that bend all the rules. ($160pp)
Places are limited and bookings are essential on (07) 3229 2271
Please see below for the full menu for the evening or Click Here for a PDF version
1st Course
Snapper
Petit heirloom vegetables, coconut fumet
2011 Jauma Sandon Schist, Chenin Blanc
2nd Course
Suckling pork
Boudin noir, crackling, perfumed fruits
2011 Jauma Rusticity of Rolf, Grenache
3rd Course
Dorper lamb
Three day old carrots, fenugreek, cauliflower
2011 Jauma Danby, Grenache
2011 Jauma Blewitt Spring, Grenache
4th Course
Wagyu 9+
Grilled over hay, bonemarrow, charred turnips
2011 Jauma Wood Grenache
5th Course
Selection of cheese
2011 Jauma Lucci Mere Syrah