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Mark Your Calendar: A Chef Wilder Wine Dinner
There are just a few more seats available to our next wine dinner with Chef Randy Wilder. Mark your calendar and make your reservation for Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Check out this menu: ~Passed hors d'ouevres~
Gerard Betrand Cremant de Limoux ~first course~ Horseradish encrusted Carolina Red Grouper over a saute of spaghetti squash and sugar snaps with a warm navel orange emulsion and tarragon
Montes Alpha Chardonnay 2006 ~second course~ Ragout of rabbit hind leg confit and wild mushrooms over grilled parmesan polenta with blackberry jus
Cordero di Montezemolo Barbera d'Alba 2008 ~third course~
Slow braised black angus beef short rib "wellington" with roasted garlic creamed brussel sprouts
and a rosemary glace d' veau
Owen Roe "Ex Umbris" Syrah 2007
~dessert course~
Hazelnut encrusted bittersweet chocolate mousse pate with fresh raspberry coulis
and vanilla bean Chantilly cream
Buller Fine Tokay
Call or e-mail now to make your reservations for this terrific dinner. The cost will be $90 per person (tax and gratuity are already included) and space will be very limited...only 20 spots available.
Great food, great wine, great friends....sounds like a party to me!
This Weekend: Italian
Badia Corti Orvieto Classico Abbocato 2009 $9.99
Umbria, Italy
This refreshing white wine comes from the area around the hilltop town of Orvieto in the province of Umbria in the heart of Italy. Wine has been made in Orvieto since Etruscan times. This blend of Trebbiano (Italy's most widely planted white varietal) and Malvasia Blanca shows luscious fruit and a slightly floral quality. Definitely a wine to pair with some Shrimp and Grits, or the ever-popular White Chicken Chili.
Vallevo Pecorino 2008 $11.99
Abruzzo, Italy
It's not the cheese by the same name, but rather an early-ripening white variety grape that is mainly grown in the Marche, Abruzzo, Umbria and Lazio regions of Italy. Wildflower and pear aromas jump from the glass, and the palate is rich in pear, peach, herb and mineral notes.
Casa Ibidini Nero d'Avola 2008 $12.99
Sicily, Italy
Sicily's most important red varietal, this grape is named after Avola in the far south of Sicily and is often compared to spicy Australian Shiraz. It is a fairly weighty red with dark berry fruit and firm, but well-integrated tannins. Put this wine up against any rich, cheesy lasagna, or hearty stews and you won't be disappointed.
Paitin Langhe Rosso 2006 $19.99
Piedmont, Italy
This delicious blend of classic Piedmont varietals Nebbiolo and Barbera earned a stellar 92-point score from Wine Advocate, who called it a "fresh, vibrant wine imbued with violets, graphite, menthol, plums, wild cherries and minerals, all of which come together beautifully. The wine offers a combination of ripeness and minerality that is very appealing."
Cellar Selection Because of how Amarone is made, it can be a "pricey" wine, but this Corte Majoli Amarone from the Tezza winery is an outstanding value. Classic ripe cherry, cocoa, coffee and strawberry notes in a style that's not too aggressive and certainly not flabby. This wine won't disappoint. |
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