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Perfect Wine Tasting Events
Wonderful for friends, family, corporate events, fund raising...
Wonderful for friends, family, corporate events, fund raising...
The Idea...
Invite your friends for a wine tasting followed by a casual dinner party! When you
serve a variety of appetizers, platters and small plates, the evening can be enjoyable
as well as informative. Plus, diverse tastes and flavors will give you and your guests
a chance to learn first-hand about pairing wine and food.
About Food and Wine...
People can distinguish among only five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savory.
Each of these five tastes affects the flavor of wine differently. There are no hard
and fast rules about pairing food and wine. Instead, it is a question of
understanding how they interact, and of discovering which tastes you most enjoy.
Matching food with wine is an ongoing exploration and one of life's great pleasures.
How to host a wine and food tasting...
To help you and your guests learn about wine and food together, we have created
specific menu items that speak well to the five tastes. Pick and choose as you like or
let us prepare a custom menu for you. Our wine instructor will accompany our chef
and server to present several varieties and vintages of wine along with appetizers
and dinner. To learn more about wine with food, one must start by tasting rather
than reading about it. We all drink wine because it tastes good, and because we
delight in good conversation around the table and the convivial spirit it inspires.
Let our staff come into your home or venue and reveal the wonderful world of wine.
Invite your friends for a wine tasting followed by a casual dinner party! When you
serve a variety of appetizers, platters and small plates, the evening can be enjoyable
as well as informative. Plus, diverse tastes and flavors will give you and your guests
a chance to learn first-hand about pairing wine and food.
About Food and Wine...
People can distinguish among only five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savory.
Each of these five tastes affects the flavor of wine differently. There are no hard
and fast rules about pairing food and wine. Instead, it is a question of
understanding how they interact, and of discovering which tastes you most enjoy.
Matching food with wine is an ongoing exploration and one of life's great pleasures.
How to host a wine and food tasting...
To help you and your guests learn about wine and food together, we have created
specific menu items that speak well to the five tastes. Pick and choose as you like or
let us prepare a custom menu for you. Our wine instructor will accompany our chef
and server to present several varieties and vintages of wine along with appetizers
and dinner. To learn more about wine with food, one must start by tasting rather
than reading about it. We all drink wine because it tastes good, and because we
delight in good conversation around the table and the convivial spirit it inspires.
Let our staff come into your home or venue and reveal the wonderful world of wine.
| ...and now the menu options |
Assorted crostini:
Endive and Radicchio (bitter)
Avocado and Mango (sour)
Wild Mushroom Raggout with Parmesan Cheese (savory)
Cheddar Cheese with Thyme-infused Honey (sweet)
Olive and Tomato Spread with Proscuitto (salty)
Mini Mushroom Terrines
Provencal Vegetable Terrine
Plum and Goat Cheese Tart
Salmon-Corn Cakes
Spanish Potato Omelette
| Appetizers |
| Dinner |
Proscuitto-Wrapped Chicken with Toasted Almond Pesto
Renaissance-Style Lamb chops served atop spinach, pine nuts and golden raisins
Penne with Zucchini and Italian Sausage finished with Course Grated Parmesan
Gratin of Potatoes and Leeks
Sesame Noodle Salad
Boston Lettuce Salad with .Gorgonzola, Walnuts, Sliced Fresh Pear
Renaissance-Style Lamb chops served atop spinach, pine nuts and golden raisins
Penne with Zucchini and Italian Sausage finished with Course Grated Parmesan
Gratin of Potatoes and Leeks
Sesame Noodle Salad
Boston Lettuce Salad with .Gorgonzola, Walnuts, Sliced Fresh Pear
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| Dessert |
Fresh Strawberries with Mascarpone and Balsamic Vinegar
Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Cakes with Powdered Sugar
Wine Soaked Grape Cake
Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Cakes with Powdered Sugar
Wine Soaked Grape Cake