The Event: The Wine Writers' Circle of Canada Summer Casual Dinner at Le Paradis, Toronto

The Date and Time: Monday, August 21, 2017  6PM to midnight

The Event: The Wine Writers' Circle of Canada Summer Casual Dinner

The Venue: Le Paradis Brasserie Bistro, 166 Bedford

The Target Audience: members of the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada

The Availability/Catalogue: see dinner menu below, and list of wines from member cellars below. David Currie went all out to give us a fab dinner at a fab price, with no corkage.

The Wines: These were all passed around and sampled by most of us --

 

-Saumur Brut Sparkling NV Loire

-Trapiche Brut Sparkling NV  Argentina

-Jeio Cuvee Rose Brut Spumante

-Yerling Station Shiraz Reserve 1998 Australia

-Iced Apple Magnotta Ontario (375 mL)

-Don Sebastiani Aquinas Pinot Noir Napa 2012

-Black Stone Pinot Noir from Sonoma

-Chateau Pique-Segue 2015 (Montravel)

-Chateau Sainte-Marie 2015 (Entre Deux-Mers)

-2005 Château Bahans Haut-Brion

-2009 Thanisch Bercasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinet

-Ontanon 2005 Gran Reserva Rioja

-2008 Catena Malbec High Altitude Select

-2015 La Ferme Du Mont Gigondas

-2015 Kacaba Reserve Cabernet Franc

-Convento San Francisco Ribeira del Duero 2010

-Del-Gatto Pinotage PEC (made from clones from a Pinotage vine in BC)

-Gold Hill Cabernet Franc 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Valley

-Gold Hill Grand Vin Meritage 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Valley

-Gold Hill Chardonnay Unoaked 2014 BC VQA Okanagan Valley

 

The Food:  1)  Canapés (pate on crostini; shrimp and guacamole; sauted mushrooms; and others)  with Sparkling wine

      

      2)  - Gazpacho (watermelon) OR Cresson (hot watercress with blue cheese) OR

            Auvergnate Salad (arugula, apples, Bleu d'Auvergne, walnuts, walnut oil)

 

      3) Main Course:

         Supreme de poulet a la estragon (Harriston Co-op Chicken Suprême with shallots, tarragon, red wine sauce  OR

         Paleron au poivre (grilled flatiron beef, black peppercorns, frites)

         Saumon a l'oseille (roast Atlantic salmon with sorrel, green beans, mushrooms)

 

      4) Cheese Course

 

      5) Dessert:

         Glaces et sorbets OR tarte au fruit OR Balthazar (flourless chocolate cake)

 

      6) Coffee / tea / espresso / cappuccino

 

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 94.

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