4 Course Seasonal Dinners with Wine and Cocktail Pairing
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Spring
Beverage Grapefruit Gimlet Mason Cellars 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Hors d’ Oeurves Spicy mini chicken and shrimp tostada, avocado cream, pickled onion and mango-jicama salsa Grilled Panchetta wrapped asparagus spears, saffron hollandaise First Course Baby gem lettuce, arugula sprouts, blood orange segments, French feta, toasted hazelnuts-champagne vinaigrette Hawkes Family 2014 Gravel Bar Chardonnay Alexander Valley Entree Horseradish crusted wild Alaskan salmon, strawberry-thyme gastrique Emperors rice and fresh fava Kosta Browne 2013 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Finish Olive oil shortcake, grilled apricots, coconut-corn gelato, almond brittle Williams Selyem 2007 San Benito Late Harvest Gerwurztraminer |
Summer
Beverage Mojito Roederer Brut Rose NV Hors d’ Oeurves Savory lemon pot de creme with Osetra Caviar, potato chips Ponzu glazed black sesame crusted mini crab cakes First Course Caesar Romaine, Fuji apple, corn bread coutons, pickled Surf fish, Meyer lemon Caesar dressing Louis Jadot 2011 Meursalult Charmes Premier Cru Entrée Grilled lavender, honey and ginger Liberty Duck breast, blueberry, almond wild rice pilaf, cherry gastrique Lambert Bridge 2011 Forchini Vineyard, Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley Finish Summer trifle: grilled angel food cake, strawberry-rhubarb compote, Chambord liqueur, vanilla bean whipped cream Kunde Estate 1904 Series Dessert Cuvee Sonoma Valley |
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Fall
Lavender-Earl Grey Martini Trefethan Family Vineyards 2010 Chardonnay Napa Valley Hors d’ Oeurves Grilled figs, Point Reyes Gorgonzola, espresso balsamic, lavender-honey Cashew crusted chicken brochette, cardamom-pear chutney First Course Pumpkin gnocchi, fried sage, shaved chestnuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, nutmeg, peas, watercress Esterlina 2012 Cole Ranch Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir Mendocino Entrée Five Dot Ranch petite filet en croute (smoked blue cheese, Shiitake and Chanterelle duxelles), zinfandel reduction with Parsnip-Celeric Puree Mazzocco Maple Vineyards 2009 Zinfandel Reserve, Juan Rodrigues Vineyard Dry Creek Finish Cardamom apple-pear crisp, sea salt caramel gelato Castello di Amorosa 2009 Il Passito, Late Harvest Semillon |
Winter
Blood Orange French 75 (gin, bitters, blood orange juice, Champagne) Wild Horse 2013 Cheval Sauvage Pinot Pasa Robles Hors d’ Oeurves Oysters Rockefeller or Rocker Osterfeller Smoked paprika dusted and bacon wrapped stilton stuffed Dates First Course French onion soup, Della Fattoria rosemary focaccia and gruyere panini Pahlmeyer 2008 Merlot Napa Valley Entrée Herb roasted Venison loin, chocolate mole sauce, yukon gold and wild mushroom Napoleon Carter Cellars 2008 To Kalan "the Grand Daddy" Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Finish Molten chocolate lava cake, candied walnuts, Santa Rosa plum sauce Envy 2008 Late Harvest Petit Syrah |