A tasting of the following wines using Riedel glasses and normal restaurant glasses. Experience the difference that Riedel glasses make to the appreciation of wine.

• Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc '07 Marlborough, New Zealand
• Chardonnay '07 Carmen Estate, Chile
• Pinotage '06 The Ruins, South Africa
• Pinot Noir '07 Carmen Estate, Chile.

All these wines are from the restaurant's wine list.

There is no tradition in Thailand of matching wine with food, but the wine list at The Shangthai has been very carefully chosen so that the wines work well with the food. Not everything goes with everything on the menu but if you are adventurous you will find pleasing and exciting combinations.

This will be followed by a three course Thai banquet lunch and with a choice of a glass of one of the Carmen wines.

STARTERS
Popia Tod Jay - Thai spring rolls. Light and crispy wrappers surrounding a tasty mix of stir-fried vegetables and rice noodles with minced chicken.
Served with homemade sweet and sour plum sauce
Gai Satay - Marinated strips of the chicken fillet, barbecue grilled
and served with our own special peanut sauce.
Kanom Pung Nah Moo - Deep-fried marinated pork on pieces of toast, served with a sweet dipping sauce   

MAIN COURSES
Gaeng Keowan Gai - Thai green curry. Pieces of tender chicken breast and Thai aubergines cooked in coconut milk, flavoured with basil and lime leaves.
Pat Khing Moo - Stir-fried pork with large fresh chillies, mushrooms and ginger.
Pat Pak Roum - Stir-fried mixed vegetables in oyster sauce.
Khao Suey - Steamed Thai fragrant rice

DESSERT
Coconut ice cream served with Rutherglen liqueur Muscat reserve