4.16.15: Michael Corso Selections Wine Dinner

“Tour de France” Wine Dinner With Michael Corso Selections
Thursday, April 16
6:30 p.m. Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner

With more than 35 years of experience in the wine trade, the inimitable Michael Corso continues to hand select and import wines from all over France. He is always seeking out small family growers and producers whose wines offer traditional style and express that special character of “place.”

Please join us for a memorable evening of exceptional cuisine paired with a selection of charming fine wines, including some side-by-side pairings, presented by one of the U.S.’s top importers of French wine.

$150 all-inclusive (includes tax and gratuity); please call 708.246.2082 for reservations.

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Reception

cheddar cheese straws, smoked apple butter, coppa

finocchiona salami, rye crostini, house mustard

foie gras mousse, cranberry gelee

NV Camile Braun Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé – Alsace

Dinner

rabbit terrine, semolina toast, arugula

2013 Emile Beyer Riesling “Tradition” – Alsace

pan-seared halibut, spring peas, bacon

2013 Domaine Moreux “Les Bouffants” – Sancerre, Loire Valley

2013 Domaine Gilles Noblet – Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy

faisan au vin: braised pheasant leg and smoked breast, carrot, turnip, roasted oyster mushrooms, carolina gold rice

2013 Domaine Les Fins Graves – Moulin-à-Vent, Burgundy

wood-grilled beef strip loin, snail ragout, almonds, preserved juliet tomatoes, mustard-braised potatoes, mesclun

2012 Château Ségure – Fitou, Languedoc-Roussillon

2010 Château Barreyre Bordeaux Superieur – Bordeaux

roelli cheese haus “dunbarton blue,” sour cherry jam

2013 Domaine Vigneau-Chevrau Demi-Sec – Vouvray, Loire Valley