This was our first Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs (OMGD) event of the year for 2022. It was held at Fouquet’s fine dining brasserie at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.

The OMGD lunch was all about savouring French regional wines from Alsace, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley and Cognac paired with a traditional French brasserie-style tasting menu inspired by world-famous Chef Pierre Gagnaire.

Starting with a reception at Marta’s Bar, Champagne J de Telmont ‘Cuvée L.D’ Blanc de Blancs Brut was served accompanied by delicious canapés.

Lunch followed: a delightful ‘dégustation’ menu with flavoursome dishes which allowed the character of carefully-selected wines to shine through.

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Ballotine of duck foie gras
apple chutney, toasted brioche
Thierry Germain ‘Cep by Cep’
Coteaux du Layon, Loire Valley

Crevettes roses
avocado, mango, egg mimosa
Charles Wantz Gewurztraminer - Alsace

Pan-seared duck breast
blood orange confit, bigarade sauce
Beaujolais - Domaine des Vignes du Paradis

Australian beef tenderloin
Fouquet’s special “Champs-Élysees” sauce
truffle mashed potato
Château Kirwan - 3rd Growth Margaux

Cheese Plate
Tomme de Savoie | Pyrenées brebis
Grand cru de la Bâthie
Cairanne ‘Les Six’ - Boutinot, Southern Rhône

Coffee and pralines
Martell XO Cognac

The members and their guests were extremely delighted with the whole event. Many stayed on to savour last drops of the wines whilst admiring the sunset from the terrace overlooking the lagoon and city skylines.

Rinaldo Boscaro
Chargé des Missions