Megan and I had our families over for pre holiday fun on Saturday to spread some holiday cheer, drink some good wine and have some great food. Unfortunately, although I had told myself several times to remember to take pictures of the dishes as we served them, I did not remember until half way through the evening. BooHoo! So no pictures of the actual meal were taken, the only one I have is of the remaining wine bottles.
Below is the menu that we served – we decided to kick it up a notch this year with smaller tapas/mezze style dishes and had 6 courses including dessert and started the meal off with a fun Amuse Bouche. It was quite exciting to decide what wine pairings would go with each dish and you can see below what we chose.
Amuse Bouche
Roasted Red Pepper Mousse with Green Olive Sliver
Wine Pairing – Tocco Prosecco N.V.
1st Course
Acorn Squash Rounds with shaved Parmigiano Reggiano and Honey Drizzle
Wine Pairing – 2004 Trimbach Riesling
2nd Course
Pumpkin Bisque with Mixed Green Salad topped with Spiced Pistachios
Wine Pairing – 2001 Caymus Sauvignon Blanc
3rd Course
Spinach and Gruyere Soufflé
Wine Pairing – 2004 Cote de Brouilly Beaujolais
4th Course
Grilled Portabella Cap stuffed with Tofu, Roasted Red Pepper, Pine Nuts and Fresh Basil
Wine Pairing – 2001 Fratelli Revello Barolo
5th Course
Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Walnut and Dried Fig
Wine Pairing – 2003 Quinta de la Rosa Vintage Port
Dessert
Chai Spiced Caramel Fondue
Wine Pairing – 2004 Inniskillin Vidal Ice Wine
We had a fabulous time with our family and I think the feeling was definitely mutual. After dinner we enjoyed a fun game of “dirty Santa”, as we sat around the fire place and sipped on some French press coffee and espresso.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!!
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Anything Wine 
What did you think about the 2004 Cote de Brouilly Beaujolais? I had it just a few weeks ago–other than its being light and very fruity, I couldn’t distinguish it too much from any other beaujolais I’ve ever had.
I have had this Cote de Brouilly before and enjoyed it both times. I am not a huge Beaujolais fan, but I really enjoyed this wine each time. I don’t think I would add much to your comment of light and fruity, although it seemed to have a little more weight in the mouth and a little less acidity than most Beaujolais’s I have had.
Thanks for the comment.
John
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No food photos?!? grrr….
Glad a good time was had! 🙂