Category: Wine
Blessed are the Cheesemakers – All-Iowa Cheesemakers Dinner
Posted by admin in agriculture, Cheesemakers Dinner, Cooking, devotay, Eating, Events, local farm, Local Food, menu, Wine Friday, 5 November 2010 20:04 No Comments
| Join Devotay for a Cheesemaker’s Dinner, featuring three of Iowa’s best cheesemakers, sponsored by Edible Iowa River Valley. Tickets are for sale below via BrownPaperTickets.com (RSVP’s here are welcome BUT they do not reserve you a seat – only buying tickets does that).
Here’s the menu, featuring cheeses from Acoustic Farms, Brenneman’s Goat Cheese, and Frisian Farms. $67.00 includes all 5 courses and appropriate wines and beers with each course, paired by Devotay sommelier Morgan Weiss. More details to come. Leek tart, golden raisins, toasted pine nuts, garlic-chive goat cheese, beet coulis Three-onion soup, tarragon, sourdough, aged gouda Grass Run Farms beef tenderloin, Highland Vista farms bacon, local shiitakes, five-cheese risotto (For vegetarians, we can replace the beef and bacon with a grilled, stuffed portobello) Arugula, “Blue Parm” croutons, truffle-infused extra-virgin olive oil, fleur de sel Cranberry-horseradish chevre cheesecake, cherry compote |
Devotay GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE LINK BELOW! Tickets are $25 and work like a downpayment – entire value of each ticket is applied toward the full $67 price of the evening, which includes paired wines but not tax or gratuity.
Table Talk – 4 November 2010
Posted by admin in Art, Benefit Sundays, Cheesemakers Dinner, Deals, devotay, eNewsletter, Gift certificates, local farm, Local Food, Social Networking, Table Talk, Wine Thursday, 4 November 2010 20:01 No Comments
One quick page of what’s going on, with links to more details in case you want’em.
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Holiday Treats
Cheesemakers Dinner – Gifts for the Foodie – Compeer @BeneSun
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Table Talk: Blessed Are The Cheesemakers
Posted by admin in agriculture, Art, Benefit Sundays, Cheesemakers Dinner, Community, devotay, Eating, Events, Food Writing, local farm, Local Food, Sustainability, Table Talk, Wine Thursday, 28 October 2010 20:16 No Comments
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Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
Iowa Shares – Gift Certificates – One Last Plea – New Art
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The Other Guys know their wine
Posted by admin in Blogs, Cooking, Food History, Iowa City Press-Citizen, table wine, Wine Wednesday, 13 October 2010 12:31 No Comments
In 1895, Samuele Sebastiani was among the thousands of European immigrants to land in America. One of the true success stories of his era is he bought his first vineyard after saving the money he earned after just a few years of hard work in a Sonoma quarry. He sold most of his wine in bulk to other wineries and was able to keep the winery open through prohibition by being designated one of just seven wineries that was permitted to produce for medical and religious reasons.
Two more generations followed, growing Sebastiani into a giant of the jug wine trade. In 2008, the original winery was sold, but that didn’t stop the family business. Samuele’s grandson, Don, and great-grandsons, Don Jr. and August, opened Don Sebastiani & Sons with a little side branding operation called The Other Guys, or TOG Wines. Earlier this year, Don Jr. and his sister, Mia, spun off TOG Wines as a separate entity, and the first vintages of the new company now are on the shelves.
via The Other Guys know their wine | press-citizen.com | Iowa City Press Citizen.
This Month at the Monday Night Wine Tasting Series – Oct. 11, Sangiovese
Posted by admin in Events, Monday Night Wine Tasting Series, Wine, wine tasting Thursday, 7 October 2010 19:20 1 Comment
Some share some wine with us
Early autumn seems just right for a Sangiovese tasting, so this Monday (11 Oct) we’ll set 2 Californians alongside 2 Italians to do a little compare-contrast action. All the usual details of Iowa’s longest-running wine tasting series apply, so call now – 319.354.1001 – to reserve your space for some yummy wine, a tapa or two, and some sparkling conversation. These tastings are perfect for the wine amateur and bona fide sommelier alike. All you need is a love of the grape and the ability to bend your elbow (actually, don’t even need that, we have straws). This month’s wine’s are:
Girasole Sangiovese 2008, Mendacino
Gran Sasso Sangiovese 2008 Montepulciano
Mojo Sangiovese 2008 Marche
Tobin James Sangiovese 2008 Paso Robles
Don’t forget that you can stay afterward for dinner, with or without the group, and get 25% off any bottle on our list.