'Created in 1930 in the cellar of an old 17th century castle, Chateau Musar is as much the work of a family as the living testimony of all the
civilisations that have tread its soil.
After a long stay in France, Gaston Hochar returned to Lebanon and created Chateau Musar in the cellars of the old 'Mzar'
castle in Ghazir, overlooking the Mediterranean sea.'
In July, Maha and Shane Delia will be hosting Ralph Hochar of Chateau Musar at an exclusive wine dinner.
Guests will indulge in a six course menu, with 11 accompanying wines from the Chateau Musar vineyard, spanning from the 1980's through to the 2010 vintage. The menu will be designed by Shane Delia to match the wines served on the night, some of which have never been in Australia.
Date: 5 July 2011
Time: 7pm - 11pm
Cost: $195
Location: Maha, 21 Bond St Melbourne.
To attend this exclusive event, and experience the highest quality wine to ever come out of Lebanon, call P: 9629 5900 or complete the online booking form.
Last night Philippe Mouchel, our partner at P M 24, and I hosted a fundraising benefit at P M 24 to raise funds for the Red Cross Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal, and we were lost for words at the generous support that came from our guests and sponsors.
The stand out item from the live auction conducted by Simon Shrimpton of Jellis Craig was the dinner for ten hosted by Philippe Mouchel, George Calombaris, Shane Delia, Joe Grbac, Vasilios Donoudis, and Travis McAuley which sold twice over, raising $28,500.
The other live auction items were:
- A behind the scenes tour of the Melbourne Zoo, including the chance to wash Bong Su the Elephant; donated by Zoo’s Victoria;
- Five nights accommodation in Marlborough NZ, donated by Carol Rothschild; and
- Four laps in either a Ferrari 458 Italia or Lamborghini LP640 Murceilgo with John Bowe, donated by John Bowe and Joe Calleja.
In the end we raised a total of $55,110, which is incredible!
We couldn't have done this without the support from our chefs, front of house staff and all the sponsors who came on board to donate food and beverages and auction items.
All in all it was a great night!