Sparkling Wine Seminar: Being a Nerd Was Never So Delicious
This year the Dry Creek Kitchen Restaurant in Healdsburg (owned by Charlie Palmer) is hosting a wine series through the fall where winemakers of local wineries come in, teach about their wine while the ‘students’ taste, and this is all followed by a meal in the restaurant. Now, I have always love school, but turn class into a wine tasting? Well I certainly could not miss out.
This past weekend’s seminar that I attended featured the sparkling wines of Iron Horse Vineyards, Gloria Ferrer Winery, and J Vineyards and Winery. Since moving to California I have been very lucky to have some family out here who have been very influential in the process of turning me into a proper foodie. My Aunt Ronie, who was my companion to this event, has been the biggest instigator. She has wined and dined me up and down wine country. Aunt Ronie loves champagne and sparkling wine. Needless to say, the pair of us had a blast.
At the event we tasted 6 Sparkling Wines:
Iron Horse Vineyards
2005 Classic Vintage Brut, Green Valley
1996 Blanc de Blanc, Green Valley, “Joy”
Gloria Ferrer Winery
2005 Blanc de Blanc, Carneros
1999 Carneros Cuvee, Carneros
J Vineyards and Winery
1998 Late Disgorged, Russian River Valley
NV Brut Rose, Russian River Valley
While I did enjoy each of the sparkling wines my favorites were they two from J Vineyards and the 1996 Blanc de Blanc from Iron Horse. The late disgorged sparkling wines really appealed to me with their very creamy, almost buttery, aroma and taste. I would drink the Blanc de Blanc with every meal were it possible.
Dinner was just as special as the tasting. It consisted of three courses we got to pick from a menu I chose:
SWEET WHITE CORN SOUP
BLACK TRUFFLE FLAN, SCALLION EMULSION, CRISPY SPECK HAM
PEPPERCORN CRUSTED PRIME NEW YORK STEAK
WHITE CORN TOMATO FONDUE, SMOKED BEEF ‘BACON’, GARLIC CONFIT AND COGNAC MERINGUE
VALRHONA CHOCOLATE MINT SEMIFREDDO
TOASTED MARSHMALLOW FLUFF, BROWNIES, COCOA SAUCE
I went home full of sparkling wine and delicious food a little more educated….
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