Our Mother’s Day Prix-Fixe Feast
First Course
Salad of Organic Greens
Goat Cheese, Black Pepper Strawberries, Aged Balsamic. . .or
California Asparagus Salad
Spanish Ham, Shaved Manchego Cheese, Farm Egg. . .or
Smoked Salmon
Roasted Beets, Watercress, Orange, Crème Fraiche
Second Course
Yukon Gold Potato and Green Garlic Chowder
Applewood-Smoked Bacon, Chive Oil
Main Course
Seared Dayboat Scallops
Spring Vegetable Risotto, Pea Shoot Salad, Lemon Beurre Blanc, or . . .
Pan-Roasted Organic Chicken Breast
Ricotta Gnocchi, Yellow Wax Beans, Baby Gold Beets, Tarragon Jus, or . . .
Grilled Petit Filet of Beef
Haricots Verts, Baby Carrot, Potato Puree, Fresh Horseradish, Red Wine Sauce
($4 per person supplement), or. . .
Vegetarian Option Available
Dessert
Strawberry-Rhubarb Shortcake
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Warm Flourless Chocolate Torte
Crème Fraiche Ice Cream, Hazelnut Brittle, Ruby Port Syrup
“No Country for Wine Discounters” Video Now Online
Carpe Vino’s latest video is titled “No Country for Wine Discounters,” (get it?) and you can see it by clicking here. Running less than five minutes, this one is really a hoot. . .no kidding. The premise is Drew and I take off for the afternoon to do some father-and-son bonding by knocking down some clays. On the ride out to the Auburn Trap Club, Drew lets me know he is worried about a new competitor that has opened in Roseville, a wine superstore offering 8,000 different selections. The chain it is part of is comprised of 47 stores on the east coast, and this is its first entry in California.
I let him know that I’m concerned, too, but I describe for him how we are different and why people love our joint. Then Drew talks about a new wine we are offering, 12 Gauge Cabernet Sauvignon, an exceptional value from the makers of Livingston-Moffett in Napa Valley (see more about the wine below). Actually, the original reason for shooting the video was to promote 12 Gauge Cab with the obvious tie-in to trap shooting.
We had a blast doing this (no pun intended), and it is a very entertaining and funny presentation, if I don’t say so myself. Trent Moffett, one of the owners of Gauge Wines, agreed in an email he sent to me after seeing a preview of the show: “I just watched it again and I must say IT”S AWESOME!! I’m proud to be a MoffETT…. You guys rock, I can’t wait to share a glass of wine. I leave Sunday for Texas, but when I get back I would like to schedule a meeting / gathering.”
No question, this video has a bit of an edge to it, but I think everyone will love it. . .except, perhaps, attorneys for Total Wine & More, our new wine colleague down the hill. We expect to hear from them, so watch this now before Sheriff Bonner shows up with the “cease-and-desist” order.
Click here to view the video >
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