[wine] World Flavors Event with Wine Company - 9/19

*I'll be pouring....if you can make it hope to see you there! * * Bubbles * * World Flavors Tour - 9/19* Date: 09/19/2007 Time: 6:00PM Join The Wine Company as it co-sponsors monthly "World Flavors" nights with the Rake Magazine and Whole Foods Market. Enjoy a multiple course tasting menu with our favorite wine pairings. Join the experience on Wednesday, September 19th, at 6:00PM. The cost is $40 per person; space is limited and reservations are required. To make reservations, visit www.rakemag.com/store and click on "Events". W.A. Frost and Company "Flavors of France" September 19^th , 2007 Leonard Anderson, Executive Chef Sara Walter, Pastry Chef */_1st Course_/* */_ _/* "Fruits De Mer" Calamari, Shrimp, Market Fish, Mussels, Vegetable Stew, Crispy Sourdough, Basil Pesto Hautes Noelles, Muscadet "Cotes de Grandlieu" 2006 (Loire) Pale straw. Blood orange, fresh herbs, minerals and citrus zest on the nose, plus a hint of anise. Deep, focused and pure, with strong citrus and quince flavors complicated by licorice and bitter quinine. Highly concentrated but also elegant and brisk, with a pungent mineral tone extending through the juicy, impressively long finish. */_2nd Course _/* */_ _/* Peppercorn Crusted Petite Filet Medallion Autumn Vegetable and Potato Pave, Oyster Mushrooms, Pearl Onions, Red Wine Reduction */_Chateau de Petit Puch, Graves de Vayres, 2003 (Bordeaux)_/* Big ripe fruit with a smoky tobacco nose. Not a real woody style, great texture and mouth feel. Merlot keeps it soft throughout, long dry finish but not big tannins. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. */_ _/* */_3^rd Course - Cheese_/* */_ _/* *Pont L' Eveque A.O.C.* Unpasturized Cows Milk, Hints of Herb, Balsamic Glaze, Stone Fruit Compote// Barmes Buecher, Pinot Gris "Rosenberg-Silices" 2002 (Alsace) Has the color of young Sauternes -- golden honey. Fresh and pure scents of apricot pastry cream tart -- this smells luscious enough to serve as dessert. Perhaps just a hint of Botrytis? The flavors are intense, dense, and alive. The very low yields have given a wine to enjoy in small sips -- the flavors expand to fill your mouth, and the wine has the power of a red. And it is alive in the way of only the very best organic wines -- each sip reveals something new. Powerful yet subtle. The flavors are very ripe, and there may well be a bit of residual sugar with sleek acids which balance the ripeness, and because of its incredible flavor. There are notes of spiced pear, white pepper, cinnamon, clove, and more. The finish echoes the flavors -- an ongoing battle between ripe apricot, intense acid, and Asian spiciness. Wow! _Dessert _ Hazelnut Mousse Torte Yogurt Ice Cream, Hazelnut Praline, Warm Chocolate Sauce -- NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: jhegstro(a)umn.edu (there is no "m" at the end of hegstro)