Monday, November 23, 2009

Wine Society at Victor Alexander Winery

Saturday night was the third meeting of the Bainbridge Island Wine Society. Five courses paired with three great wines; ten friends and a jovial wine maker. 

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The Menu:

Starters

Paired with Victor Alexander Semillon

Fresh Dungeness crab cakes with lime cilantro dipping sauce and parmesan herb shortbread

Crisp local greens with pomegranate shallot dressing

 

Cheese Interlude: 

Paired with Victor Alexander Pinot Noir

Triple cream Brie, herbed goat cheese, Camembert and Comte cheeses with a variety of breads and crackers served with smoked salmon pâté

 

Main Course

Paired with Victor Alexander Sangiovese

Pistachio crusted pork tenderloin on a crisp parmesan and cream cheese polenta cake with a pomegranate port reduction. 

 

Dessert

Paired with Victor Alexander Sangiovese

Pomegranate truffles

 

I’ll be posting recipes all week…stay tuned.

3 comments:

Rob said...

Three cheers for Madame McGarvie!

El said...

Looks amazing! Wish I could have tried it!

vapeciga· said...

To be honest, I didn't understand it. It was a very complicated dish.I guess it's a kind of ball.Similar: dead rabbit rda and mech mod.