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| Our opening wine: Trius Brut Rose |
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| Beautiful bubbles in the Winter Sunlight - see the snow in the distance |
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| Bread is served with a red wine butter - delicious combination |
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| Introduction to one of the limited edition (550 made) "Eve" decanter from Riedel - stands 505mm high |
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| Three amazing decanters with be use during our lunch (from left): 'Flamingo' - 'Eve'- ' Mamba' |
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| They will be showing off these fantastic new limited edition wine in the Showcase line |
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| Appetizer 1: East Coast Diver Scallops ~ Confit Maple Pork Bacon and Sweet Potato Ravioli Apple, Bacon and Raisin Dressing |
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| Appetizer 2: Crisp Romaine Hearts ~ Compressed Apple and Cucumber, Atlantic Crab and Hen’s Egg Creamy Garlic and Parmesan Dressing, Prosciutto |
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| The Flamingo gets filled |
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| Restaurant manager Pierro feeds the Mambo with Merlot |
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| Looking down the neck of the Mambo |
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| 'Eve' at work ... this show of decanters was a big part of the theater of today's lunch ... |
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| ... but it would be nothing without great food - and here is comes |
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| Main 1: Apple and Maple Brined Pork Chop ~ Pristine Farm White Bean and Chorizo Cassoulet, Maple ParsnipsPear and Raisin Chutney |
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| Main 2: Braised Lamb Shank ~ with Parmesan polenta and purple cabbage |
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| Dessert 1: Bittersweet Chocolate Tart ~ Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Chocolate Caramel Fudge |
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| Dessert 2: Maple Cheesecake ~ Apple Purée and Toasted Walnut Ice Cream |
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| Looking thru the forest of glasses to the opposing dessert |
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| A bottle of Pisco joins the Icewines for dessert |
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| The aftermath of lunch ... |
The food was fantastic and the show of decanters divine ... but of course for me it is all about the wines and those three Showcase limited edition wines were wonderful ... here they are pictured again:
The Wines Reviewed - click thru for full review:
Hillebrand 2010 Showcase East Block Cabernet Sauvignon
Hillebrand 2010 Showcase RHS Merlot
Hillebrand 2010 Showcase Red Shale Cabernet Franc
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Hillebrand 2010 Showcase RHS Merlot
Hillebrand 2010 Showcase Red Shale Cabernet Franc
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