Wine Dinner featuring the best of Amador County: Sipping through the Sierra

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We just love wine-dinners and this series is titled: Sipping through the Sierra where we pair owner-chef, Victor's great menus with our favorite Sommelier, Nicole Darracq's, top selections from each of the Sierra Foothill regions is no different!.

We started the series on November 9th, a Sunday, with Sipping Calaveras. Victor presented the menu to Nicole who tasted her way through Calaveras wines to pick the best of the region for pairing with our menu with an eye to value if there were equally delicious choices. We had a grand time and the pairings

Sipping Through the Sierra continues with Sipping Amador on Sunday, February 22nd. For this evening we will present three appetizers with one wine and explore how each course changes the taste of the wine. We will follow this with our main course and serve with three wines and discuss how the wine changes how we feel about the food.

Sipping El Dorado will be held on Sunday, March 22. Sipping the Southern Sierra will be scheduled in April, date to be determined. Tickets are $64 per person per event. Stay & Play room rates apply, from $89 per room, breakfast included.

Sipping Calaveras Menu

· Cheese fondue with fresh cut apples, crostini and vegetables paired with Vina Moda, Viognier
(Best of the Foothills, California State Fair, 2008)

· Salad of mixed greens, pear & sunflower seeds with a blue cheese dressing with Twisted Oak, Ruben’s Blend
(90 points, Wine Enthusiast Magazine July 2008)

· Petite plate of clams simmered in a red wine sauce with Hatcher, Barbera
(Silver Medal at Calaveras County Fair, 2008)

· Venison rack cutlet or filet mignon with plum onion marmalade, paired with Frog’s Tooth, Tempranillo
(Double Gold, Calaveras County Fair, 2008)

· Zabaglione dessert paired with Ironstone Symphony
(Double Gold and Best of Show, Calaveras County Fair & Gold Medal, SF Chronicle Competition)

The small print:

Single event price: $64
3-Series Season tickets: $177 (a $15 savings)
To qualify for the season tickets they must be paid in full
Cancellations must be made 7 days before the event for a full refund
If you cancel with shorter notice and we are able to resell your reservation, you will be refunded your ticket price less a $5 processing fee.
If are a season ticket holder and then have to cancel after participating in one or more of the wine-dinners, the discount will be forfeit.

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Hotel Charlotte
On the way to Yosemite National Park
Cozy Lodging, Good Food & Spirits
Serving dinners Thursday-Sunday from 5:30
18736 Main Street (Highway 120) PO Box 787
Groveland, California 95321
Reservations: (209) 962-6455, Fax: (209) 962-6254
Email: HotelCharlotte@aol.com