3-course Seasonal Dinners with Wine Pairing

Spring

Start
Baby gems, red flame grapes, kumquat, roasted 
pecans, Stilton, arugula mache, Champagne vinaigrette
  
Main
Roasted spring lamb leg, new potatoes, baby carrots & fennel, 
fresh garbanzo beans, nicoise olive-kumquat tapenade
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JC Cellars 2006 Rockpile Syrah 

Finish
Blueberry-lemon buckle and
“three twins” cardamom ice cream
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Summer

Start
Smoked paprika and heirloom tomato gazpacho 
Puffed Irish cheddar croutons

Main
Southern fried cornmeal-crusted chicken with 
minted Israel Couscous &
a watermelon, feta, cucumber and
​pineapple sage salad 
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Soder 2010  Yam Hill Oregon Brut Rose of Pinot

Finish
Mixed berry Tiramisu with lime creme anglaise 
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Fall

Start
Creamy parsnip-apple soup with Della Fattoria
Semolina rosemary crostini

Main 
Slow roasted “three spice” pork shoulder,
lemon & garlic brussel sprout leaves,
wild rice, cranberry and roasted chestnut pilaf
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​Dumol 2007 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
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Finish
Warm Gravenstein apple tart tartin with
salted caramel-​balsamic ice cream

Winter

Start
​Arugula, watercress, persimmons and 
chèvre with toasted pistachios
and pomegranate-red wine vinaigrette

Main 
Coffee-Cocoa dry rubbed Venison chops with Mole sauce, 
Creamy Heritage polenta with Fontina,
Roasted Poblano and Swiss Chard
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​Stags Leap Artemis 2011 NV Cabernet

Finish
Petite Red velvet cakes, coffee ice cream
Mexican bittersweet chocolate sauce
with hints of cinnamon and chillies

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