Willem Kurt Wine Dinner
with winemaker Daniel Balzer
at Little Black Pig & Sons.
Willem Kurt is one of Beechworth's most exciting boutique wineries, producing single-vineyard, estate-grown wines that celebrate site, season and variety. Perched 600 metres above sea level on quartz-flecked shale soils just south of Beechworth, the seven-acre hand-tended vineyard is planted to Chardonnay, Shiraz, Vermentino, Sangiovese and Pinot Noir.
On Thursday 24 September, we're joined by winemaker and owner Daniel Balzer for a one-night-only evening celebrating the wines of Willem Kurt alongside a bespoke five-course menu by Chef & Owner David Lakhi. After more than 25 years in Australian winemaking, Daniel has developed a philosophy of minimal intervention, allowing each vineyard, vintage and variety to speak with clarity and elegance. His commitment extends beyond the cellar, with an off-grid solar-powered winery, organic wastewater treatment and composting systems that reflect a deep respect for the land that shapes every bottle.
Across five courses, David has built a menu around the character of each Willem Kurt wine. Kangaroo tartlets with truffle butter and Jerusalem artichoke open the evening with the dry Rosé, followed by tuna crudo with roasted peppers, watermelon and green chilli with the fresh, saline Vermentino. Duck cappelletti with porcini mushrooms is paired with Sangiovese, before MB 5+ Wagyu strip loin with cauliflower cream and bordelaise meets the darker fruit and pepper of the Shiraz. To finish, apple tarte tatin is paired with Chardonnay, its stone fruit, nuttiness and buttery richness right at home with the caramelised apple and pastry.
Daniel, alongside Little Black Pig & Sons chef and owners David and Emilia Lakhi, will guide guests through five wines and matching courses in the Tuscan Room at Heidelberg's Little Black Pig. As with all wine dinners at Little Black Pig & Sons, the evening concludes with our much-loved options game, where one lucky guest will take home a special prize.
Thursday 24 September
6.30 pm start
at Little Black Pig & Sons
$210pp prepaid
Menu
Kangaroo tartlets with truffle butter and Jerusalem artichoke
Willem Kurt Rosé 2024
Tuna crudo with roasted peppers, watermelon and green chili
Willem Kurt Vermentino 2025
Duck cappelletti with porcini mushrooms
Willem Kurt Sangiovese 2025
Wagyu MB 5+ strip loin, cauliflower cream, bordelaise
Willem Kurt Shiraz 2023
Apple tarte tatin
Willem Kurt Chardonnay 2025
*Menu may change with produce availability
