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Saint Peter Paddo x Aphelion Wine Dinner 14th August 2025
Louise Rhodes
Jul 10, 2025
Once or twice a year, Rob & I are lucky enough to have a really, really great meal.
One where attentive helpful service, stunning decor, joyful company, delicious innovative food which is beautifully presented, delectable wines to match are all present in spades.
Those are the sorts of things that makes a meal one of those that linger in my memory bank, and which I long to return to.
This year so far our best meal was at the Catseye Beach Club.
The newest restaurant on Hamilton Island, it is open to the beach and the pool. I really felt part of the Whitsundays. The kids played on the lawns in front of the ocean between courses. Sparkling service remembered us and our preferences while also being warm and welcoming.
And the food! Chef Josh Niland curates the menu, sources the produce and trains the kitchen team in those Masterchef-worthy seafood skills - and it shows. Seafood is the highlight of the menu. Roast Coral Trout is a nose to tail dining experience, with sharable side dishes that enhance and contrast the main.
This dining experience spurred us into action.
Having had a taste of the Niland dining experience, we long for more.
Time to connect, relax, indulge, enjoy. Conversations not Comments. Swirling not scrolling. Real Feels, not Reels. Connection, not clickbait. Presence, not Push Notifications
And not just for ourselves, we want to invite you, our wine loving community to join us.
Let's rendezvous at Three Chefs Hat adorned Saint Peter Paddo.
Plan to indulge in four sustainable gills-to-fins courses, made by none other than the Masterchef of seafood, Josh Niland.
Make new friends with your fellow guests in the intimate private dining room.
Just 12 others plus Aphelion winemaker Rob Mack will share this evening with you.
Your glasses will be charged with a parade of nine acclaimed Aphelion wines, culminating with our ultimate expression of Grenache, the Rapture.
Important Details
St Peter Paddo
Thursday August 14th, 6pm
Four courses at Australia's Restaurant of the Year
Accompanied by 9 world-class Aphelion wines.
Wine List
On Arrival
2021 ‘Welkin’ Sparkling Chenin Blanc
Course 1
2024 ‘Callow’ Grenache Blanc
2024 ‘Pir’ Chenin Blanc
Course 2
2023 ‘Confluence’ Grenache
2024 ‘Affinity’ Grenache Mourvèdre (pre-release)
Course 3
2023 Brini Single Site Grenache
2023 Hickinbotham Single Site Grenache
2023 Wait Single Site Grenache
To Finish
2023 ‘Rapture’ Old Vine Grenache (pre-release)
Fun
Your host for the evening will be Aphelion winemaker Rob Mack. Be entertained by Rob's stories about making these wines as he introduces each bracket.
This is your chance to ask questions and share your impressions of the matches.
A special St Peter Paddo Mixed Dozen will be available only on the night. Each case will contain:
3 x Welkin Sparking Chenin Blanc 2021
2 x Callow Grenache Blanc 2024
1 x Pir Chenin Blanc 2024
1 x Confluence Grenache Noir 2023
1 x Affinity Grenache Mourvèdre (pre-release)
1 x Brini Single Site Grenache Noir 2023
1 x Hickinbotham Single Site Grenache Noir 2023
1 x Wait Single Site Grenache Noir 2023
1 x Rapture Old Vine Grenache 2023
RRP $714 - Special Price $599 with free shipping save $130 which is 18%
Place an order on the day to go in the draw to win a Magnum of Welkin Chenin Blanc 2020!
What Does Your Ticket Include?
⚈ A delicious Four Course Dinner + Nine Matching Aphelion Grenache Wines.
⚈ An introduction to the wines and story of Louise & Rob Mack and Aphelion Wines.
⚈ Be personally hosted by Rob & Louise Mack.
⚈ Place an order on the day to go in the draw to win a magnum of wine!
⚈Loads of fun and friendship with other Aphelion wine lovers.
Book your ticket to the Saint Peter Paddo x Aphelion Wine Dinner 14th August 2025
The Private Dining Room at Saint Peter Paddo. Just missing YOU!
Three Chefs Hats for good reason! Imagine tasting these delicacies. You can!
We won't forget dessert! And we will be bringing wines. Who will you bring? Perhaps you will come to meet new friends. You will be made so welcome.
It has been four years since our last Sydney wine dinner. It is going to be night of fun, friendship, delicious food and nine stunning Aphelion wines.
Book your ticket to the Saint Peter Paddo x Aphelion Wine Dinner 14th August 2025
