L'ecole 41 wine dinner

After months of preparation and hard work, the L'ecole 41 wine dinner finally became a reality. Tyler and Eric put a lot of thought into the menu, and in the end, it's some of the best food I've ever seen come out of the kitchen. I can't wait until the next one.

Below is the menu. The food and decor are centered around a school house theme because the winery is in an old school house. If you want to see more pictures, you can go here.













Amuse Buche
Sugar snap pea & chevre ice cream, smoked tomato "caviar," potato crisp cone

Paired with 2008 Estate Luminesce, semillion/sauvignon blanc













Gravlax
Citrus-lavender cured Copper River sockeye, smoked creme fraiche,
Yukon gold blini, salmon roe
&
Quail egg
Sunny side quail egg, radish, white truffle oil, sea salt

Paired with 2008 Estate Luminesce, semillion/sauvignon blanc













Spot Prawn
Local spot prawns, brown butter poached beet,
pineapple sabayon, sweet corn-pancetta polenta
(This was my favorite)

Paired with 2008 Chardonnay













Bison carpetbagger
Bison tenderloin, local oyster, hazelnut, celeriac, manchego mashed potatoes, kale

Paired with 2007 Estate Merlot
or
2007 Apogee — a blend of cab, merlot, malbec, cab franc













And finally dessert.
raspberry & brie danish
strawberry lemon-lavender shortcake
funnel cake, rhubarb jam, blue cheese ice cream
molten chocolate cake covered Bing cherry

Paired with 2007 Apogee
or
2009 Walla Voila, chenin blanc