Taras Ochota
About Ochota Barrels:
The Ochota Barrels tale began on a surf trip, late 2000 along the Mexican west coast in a Volkswagen campervan. A final destination after traveling some of the world’s best wine and surf regions, Taras and Amber Ochota conceived the idea to make super premium wines back home in South Australia. The concept was to concentrate on the zenith variety of Mclaren Vale (Grenache) and the Barossa Valley (Shiraz), find an exceptional old vineyard site in each region and create plush, small batch, single vineyard wines. With the winery situated in Lenswood, and steep, high altutude, cool climate, north facing Burgundian cloned Chardonnay over a rock base of quartz and ironstone, at 1,800 feet above sea level. About Taras: As an Oenology graduate from Adelaide University, Taras developed his craft at wineries such as Two Hands and MSV in the Barossa Valley, renowned for world class Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro. Prior to this, Taras was at Nepenthe in the Adelaide Hills, who have achieved numerous accolades such as ‘Best Chardonnay in the World’ at the London International Wine Fair. More recently he worked as the European Flying Winemaker, concentrating on the Italian regions, Puglia and Sicily, for the Swedish wine importing company, Oenoforos. California has also been a regular vintage destination of his, making wines with producers such as Kunin, Bonnacorsi, Arcadian, Schrader, Outpost and the famous Hitching Post’s label, Hartley-Ostini, from the movie ‘Sideways’. |
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Events Information Tuesday 29 March 2016, 7:00pm - 10:00pm From the Ground, in the Pan, on the Plate Price: $128++Event Closed From the Ground, in the Pan, on the PlateThe revolutionary experiential space is a green mix of urban farmland right in the heart of Singapore, and a horticultural hub. At its core, OFC is established with the goal to help Singaporeans make a deeper and more meaningful connection with food and farming. In celebration of World Gourmet Summit 2016, OFC presents an exclusive 6-course wine dinner – From the Ground, in the Pan, on the Plate, with natural wine maker Taras Ochota from Ochota Barrels, South Australia. OFC will serve up dishes that combine fresh ingredients from the gardens, such as Wild Passionfruit and Sugarcane, paired with exquisite natural wines Menu Sweet potatoes leaf with honey soy espuma Baby eggplant with spicy togarashi, quinoa, curry oil & sourdough Homemade fregola pasta, beetroot, confit bilimbi, crispy Jurong frog leg Charred kelong barramundi, potatoes galette, pumpkin & laksa emulsions, lady fingers Just sugarcane… … From the garden, banana kueh, wild passion fruit, ice papaya |