Every year in the month of June, the Sommelier Guild of Atlanta holds its annual banquet. That's when we find a real nice restaurant and break out some good wines. This year our banquet is gonna be at 4th and Swift.
Good wines and good food. Bring it on!
Here are the menu and the wines.
1st Course
Seared diver scallop, sweet corn coulis, fava bean and
red pepper succotash, lemon verbena oil
Wm. Fevre Chablis Grand Cru "Les Preuses" 2005
Lewis Russian River Chardonnay 2007
Kistler Russian River Chardonnay "Vine Hill" 2004
2nd Course
Squab's breast, local chanterelles, Swiss chard, cherries
Deponte Williamette Pinot Noir 2006
Louis Jadot Pommard 2006
Walter Hansel Russian River Pinot Noir "North Slope" 2007
3rd Course
Lamb duet, roasted summer beets and potatoes, goat's milk
feta, spearmint gremolata
Chateau Figeac St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe 2000
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2000
Concha Y Toro Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
4th Course
Assorted farmstead cheeses, dates, almonds,cracker bread
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella 1995
Bertani Amarone della Valpocella 2001
Update: We had a delicious dessert as well.
Denny......should we feel sorry for you?????
Posted by: tyGuy/Neil on June 27, 2010 08:10 PMNeil - Nope. You should envy me. Even though I'm a cripple, I'm a SRF and I live well.
Posted by: Denny on June 27, 2010 10:26 PM"Every year in the month of June, the Sommelier Guild of Atlanta holds its monthly banquet." The monthly banquet is only held in June?
Posted by: PB on June 27, 2010 11:10 PMOuch! Fixed. Thanks. And I wrote this before the banquet.
Posted by: Denny on June 27, 2010 11:17 PMDenny I will not envy you either, but I will be happy for you
However it sounds as if you were Imbiding before you hit the Keys!!!!!
I was looking for the dessert. I'm glad it finally showed up. I bet the Chateau Figeac St.Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe 2000 was fabulous.
Posted by: Claudia on June 28, 2010 01:18 AM4th and swift is quite tasty. Have a lovely meal.
BTW, I've always thought that Concha Y Toro was a gas station wine. Perhaps I was simply wrong, or, maybe, they have several tiers. Please let me know what you think of it.
Cheers, Pip
Posted by: Pip on June 28, 2010 11:02 PMI just trolled in and read the previous post or two, but want to comment on something near and dear to may heart; Wine Dinners.
Fascinated that there were Valpolicella's for dessert! (Not that there is anything wrong with the Choices) I would have expected something like Ports or Tokay's, something a bit sweet.
Sounds like a great dinner, and even an enlisted dude like me would have enjoyed it.
Cheers!
Posted by: maogwaicat on June 30, 2010 07:57 PM