Italian Mediterranean Wine Dinner at Blanca Honeysuckle

Join us to taste European wine and cuisine from the Mediterranean!

Date: Thursday 12th March 2026
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
Where: Blanca Honeysuckle - Unit 2/11 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle NSW 2300
What's included: 5 x courses paired with 8 x wines - sparkling, whites, rosés and red wines from the Mediterranean coastline: Sicily, Ischia and Sardinia
Price: $199 per person

The cuisine and wines you will enjoy include:

Sparkling To Start
Oysters with eschallots, finger limes, chives, aged white balsamic
Watermelon Salad & Vannella Burrata with pimentón pepper, feta, white balsamic dressing
with
Sella & Mosca Torbato Brut Alghero DOC NV - Sardinia, Italy

Followed By White
Coal Fired Flatbread with hazelnut dukkah, sesame seeds 
Baked Saganaki Kefalograviera Cheese with spicy harissa, oregano, chilli, malfroy’s honey
Vine Leaf Dolma with braised lamb & rice, labneh, pine nuts & golden raisins
with
Agricola Punica Samas Isola Dei Nuraghi Vermentino Blend 2023 - Sardinia, Italy
Vivera ‘Altrove’ Sicilia Bianco IGT Organic 2023 - Sicily, Italy

Now For Rosés
Abrolhos Octopus Orzo with confit tomatoes, grilled cuttlefish parsley, saffron stock with lemon zest & kefalograviera cheese
with
Sella & Mosca 'Anemone' Rosato Alghero DOC 2023 - Sardinia, Italy
Tornatore Etna Rosato (Rosé) 2024 - Sicily, Italy

Yesss The Reds
Lamb Shoulder with Tzatziki, Sicilian Olives, Oregano, Grilled Fennel, Pilaf Rice
Patates Lemonates - braised potatoes with oregano & lemon
Village Fattoush - cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, farro, fried bread & grape molasses
with
Cantine Cellaro 'Micina' Nerello Mascalese IGP 2023 - Sicily, Italy
Casa D'Ambra Ischia Dedicato a Mario D'Ambra Riserva 2018 - Ischia, Italy

To Finish
Selection of Cheeses with quince paste & crispbread
with
Sella & Mosca Tanca Farrà Alghero DOC Cannonau/Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 - Sardinia, Italy

We can't wait to see you there!