26/12/2025
Happy Christmas from the Darmodys 🎄 For those following along at home, this year's degustation theme was cheese 🧀
Drawn from a hat, each person was assigned a course number, cheese style and wine in early December. And then on Christmas Day we all contribute to the feast! This year was over about 5 hours we think 😆
1st up | Taylor
🧀 soft cheese
🥂 Forest Hill Winery 2025 Mount Barker Gewürtztraminer
🍽 Barossa Cheese brie reindeer with sesame seed eyes, pretzel antlers and strawberry nose
2nd course | Craig
🧀 feta
🍷 Thomas's 2015 Field Blend Red
🍽 bruscetta with Tasmanian Greek feta + onion, garlic and basil out the garden and our Tathra Homestead Correggiola extra virgin olive oil
3rd course | Trish
🧀 cheddar
🍷 Bruno & George Wines 2019 Barossa Valley Shiraz
🍽 cheddar and thyme puffs and smoked cheddar
4th course | Megs
🧀 goat cheese
🥂 Naked Run Wines 2025 The First Riesling
🍽 tarts two ways - goat cheese with caramelised onion and thyme + goat cheese with cherry and pistachio
5th course | Roo
🧀 parmesan
🥂 Levantine Hill 2019 Katherine's Paddock Yarra Valley Chardonnay
🍽 parmesan crisps
6th course | Thomas
🧀 halloumi
🥂 Henschke 2009 Julius Riesling
🍽 venison backstrap pastrami with halloumi, lemon oil, roasted cashews and almonds, with pickled mustard seeds. Vego version - halloumi, pastrami spiced roasted carrots, lemon oil, roasted cashews and almonds, with pickled mustard seeds
7th course | Jess
🧀 mozzarella
🍷 The Islander Estate Vineyards 2013 The Investigator Cabernet Franc
🍽 summer panzanella - cherry tomatoes, grilled white peach, grilled yellow nectarine, home made Perryman's Bakery croutons with roasted garlic and fior di latte
8th course | Kim
🧀 blue
🥂 Matriarch & Rogue 2025 Bob Fiano
🍽 spelt pizza with fig, thyme and blue cheese
9th course | Joy
🧀 Swiss style
🍷 Domaine des Bosquet 2022 La Colline
🍽 Mehl Sourdough fruit and nut loaf with melted Swiss gruyere, roasted balsamic cherries, .by.peterm Australian dark chocolate, toasted almonds, salted caramel sauce, micro basil
Was a great afternoon all 'round 🎄