When: 5pm – 8pm, Fri, Jan 27, 2012
Where: Provisions (next to Belle Epicurean), 3109 E. Madison St, Seattle, 98122
Join us for an evening of wine tasting and food pairings at our new Provisions Pantry! We’ll be pairing a selection of delightful French regional wines with palate pleasing cheeses and delicious foods from our fresh take n’ bake selections.
We’ll be sampling the following:
Wines:
- Domaine Noiraie Bourgueil Cuvee St Vincent – a single vinyard Cabernet Franc from France’s Loire Valley
- Chateau lafleur Haute-Serre Malbec – from the Cahor region in France
- Oberon Sauvignon Blanc (2007) – from the Napa Valley
- Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris (2009) – from the Willamette Valley
Cheeses:
- Abondance – Complex alpine cheese similar to a French Gruyere (cow’s milk)
- Brebirousse – Ewe’s milk cheese from the Lyon region of Franche … lovely, creamy, delicate
- Garroxta – Semi soft Spanish goat … hint of nuttiness with a clean finish
- 12 Month Manchengo – Spanish sheep aged for 12 months … sharp, hearty character with a lingering buttery finish.
- Pecorino di Tartufo – Black truffles with a well aged Italian Pecorino … decadent
Foods (from our fresh take & bake selections):
- Baked Shrimp – Tender shrimp baked in our spicy harissa butter with notes of citrus and fresh herbs.
- Traditional Baked Escargot – Imported escargot are baked in our white wine and fresh herb butter.
- Pate de Fois Gras en Croute – Smooth fois gras pate with sauternes and house fig compote encased in buttery puff pastry.
- Pate de Campagne en Croute – Country style pate with cracked black pepper and house pickled red onions encased in buttery puff pastry.
Make sure to bring your appetite (all selections will also be available for purchase in the shop). See you there!
