On Saturday, October 10, 2015, Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, New Jersey, will honor Karen MacNeil, the award-winning author of The Wine Bible, the highest selling wine book in U.S. history, with a special dinner featuring French wines from Crystal Springs 135,000 bottle wine cellar.
Beginning at 6:00 p.m., during a Champagne reception in Crystal Springs’ Wine Cellar, Ms. MacNeil will be signing copies of the second edition of The Wine Bible, which has been completely revised and updated for the new release.
Dinner in Restaurant Latour will follow at 7:00 p.m. with a discussion of the wines of France. Executive Chef Anthony Bucco has created a five-course menu that will be paired with two wines per course, covering the breadth of French winemaking regions. In addition, each guest will receive a copy of The Wine Bible.
The full menu and wine pairings for the Karen MacNeil wine dinner are noted below…
Amberjack Crudo: Gala Apples, Habañero, Shiso, Textured Barley; Sunchoke: Cider Vinegar, Caviar; Wine Pairings: Ruinart, Blanc de Blanc, NV; Egly-Ouriet, Les Crayeres, Blanc de Noirs, NV
Stracciatella Tortellini: Pastured Hen Egg, Black Trumpet Mushrooms; Wine Pairings: Darviot-Perrin, Chassagne-Montrachet, La Bergerie, 2007; Jean Louis Chave, Crozes Hermitage Blanc, Sybille, 2007
Vinegar-Glazed Squab & Foie Gras: Wild Main Blueberries, Parsnips; Wine Pairings: Baron Thenard, Givry, Cellier Aux Moines, 2005; Dominique Laurent, Bourgogne Rouge, Cuvée Numero 1, 2005
7x Rib Eye Cap & Short Rib: Turnips, Bone Marrow, Bordelaise; Wine Pairings: La Lagune, Haut-Medoc, 1983; La Parde de Haut Bailly, 2009
Beet Sponge: Goat Cheese Panna Cotta, Bitter Chocolate, Caramel; Wine Pairings: Crpres de Climens, Barsac, 2009; Chateau de La Peyrade, Muscat de Frontignan, Languedoc, 1994
The cost of the Karen MacNeil wine dinner is $195.00 per person (plus tax & gratuity). For more information, or to make reservations, please call (844) 207-3203.
Bon Appétit!
TAD
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