Update
Here is a list of the wines we had on Friday night…. see the menu below to correlate the wines with the menu items…
2007 Schmitt Söhne IceWine, Pfalz region
2003 Niersteiner Olberg Riesling Beerenauslese, Rheinhessen region
2006 Grafen Reipperg Lemberger, Württemberg region
2005 Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Kabinett, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region (was positioned near the Bavarian Sausage Pot)
2007 Valckenberg Gewürztraminer, Pfalz region
2005 Robert König Assmannshäuser Höhenberg Spätburgunder, Rheingau region (in the decanter)
2006 Josef Drathen Riesling Kabinett, Rheinhessen region (positioned near the pretzels)
2007 Dr. Loosen Riesling, from the Mosel region (positioned near the pretzels)
2005 Rietburg Dornfelder Trocken, Pfalz region
2007 Peter Mertes Riesling Spätlese, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region (positioned near the spaetzle)
Sold Out
…. but you can send me an email (scott@foodpluswineequalsart.com) and if there are enough interested parties we can schedule another night.
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Hallo!
Victoria received a Christmas card this year that had this on the front cover:
“I once read about a lady who would make ice cubes out of leftover wine. I never knew that was possible.”
This is on the inside:
“To have leftover wine, I mean.”
I thought that was funny 
On February 13 we begin our series of events bringing the foods and wines of specific wine-producing regions to our neck of the woods (since, given the economy, we can’t go *there*). The first “visitation” is Germany.
I have to say that I’m really looking forward to this. I have a “thang” going on with German wines. I just love them. Perhaps its my German heritage, I don’t know, but I find them noble and mysterious. On February 13 we’ll be pairing German wines with German foods, giving us the chance to experience how the wines were really meant to be consumed.
I hope you can come and try them with us.
Cost/Registration
$25/person (through February 7); $30/person after that until February 11 when registration closes. Note that this cost is for the food only.
To register, please send me an email (scott@foodpluswineequalsart.com) to RSVP (then I have your email address so I can assign your wine) and pay via the PayPal button below.
When and Where
February 13, 2009, 7pm – 9pm
Caffè Victoria 1296-A Main Street, Windsor, Colorado
Menu
- Potato Latkes – Riesling (Kabinett or Spätlese), Gewürtztraminer
- Varietal Käse Tray (Butterkase, Hirtenkase, Tilster, Weinkase) – All the German wines listed in the menu
- Pretzel-Crusted Swine with Orange-Mustard Sauce – Riesling Spätlese, Spätburgunder
- Beef Sauerbraten with Spätzle in Brown Butter – Dornfelder, Spätburgunder, Lemberger
- Bavarian Sausage Hot Pot – Gewürtztraminer, Dornfelder
- Chicken in Riesling – Riesling (Spätlese or Auslese)
- Apfel Strudel – Dessert Riesling (Ice-wine, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese)
For those of you who are new to our events let me provide a little explanation about how things work.
At the beginning of the event (which is informal, by the way), Victoria and I go through each of the menu items on the menu – Victoria describes the food, ingredients, and cooking details, and I explain why I recommended the wines I did and specific things to look for in the pairing. After that, we all get to eat great food and drink good wine and see how good food and wine can be together…. in other words, experience art.
A couple more things:
- Space is limited to 24 people.
- I’ll “assign” wines to people as they RSVP – one bottle per couple. I generally only assign the varietal, allowing guests to choose the specific bottling so that they can purchase a wine in their comfort zone – we don’t mandate that everyone brings an $80 bottle! – though if you want to, we won’t argue
That said, I’d say that guests typically spend between $20 and $25 per bottle.
f you have any questions or comments, please contact me at scott@foodpluswineequalsart.com.
NOTE: you must be 21 years of age or older to participate.
