Wine Dinners Galore

Wine dinners are prolific these days. Every hotel and restaurant seems to be getting in on the winning and dinning action and why wouldn’t they when wine is becoming such a thriving and fashionable commodity among Indonesians. As a wine lover and wine writer, it has been a privilege to attend a number of spectacular wine dinners in Both Jakarta and Bali. Some of these have been more memorable than others and I don’t mean the ones where I exited the restaurant leaning on the arm of my best friend. One may arrive in a state of sobriety and leave somewhat inebriated but that doesn’t mean the details of the evening are lost in a fuzzy wine fog.

What makes a great wine dinner? I have been privy to a great deal of customer feedback over the years and in the process, have compiled my own catalog of good versus not so good wine events.