We are introducing some new wines at Tortilla Press Cantina this month & wanted to kick it off with a tasting. We chose our wines for a couple of factors. We looked at the dishes that we can pair each wine with, the ability to sell it to our guest at a reasonable price & then at a the growing & producing practices of the wineries. I'm proud to say that the wines that we have added to our list are all created using sustainable farming practices, are bio dynamic or our from a local winery. We also added a local beer to our draft beer selection this month....Flying Fish's Hopfish India Pale Ale. I love a hoppy beer & it pairs nicely with our award winning chipotle peanut bbq pork. We are also featuring a jersey cranberry sangria with cranberry wine from Bellview winery. It's still a bit chilly outside for sangria, but I see this refreshing a lot of palettes as the weather warms up. Anyway, here is a copy of the wine tasting menu, we are taking all reservations for the evening with the festivities starting at 6:45 & the formal tasting starting at 7. Hope to see you all there.
Wine Tastings and Tapas…
perfect together!
Our select accompaniments blend the perfect wines with perfect flavor combinations
…in ways that say, “Green, sustainable and environmentally friendly!”
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Our Special Wine & Tapas begins at 6:30pm
Small Plate 1
Mimosa fire grilled shrimp over fried masa plank with mandarin orange vinaigrette
With Col Vetoraz Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut NV (sustainable practice)
Small Plate 2
Sauteed mushroom queso dip with blue & orange corn chips
With Ukiah Cellars Chardonnay 2008 ( "sustainably farmed")
Small Plate 3
Pan seared sea scallop with avocado cream sauce & toasted pine nuts with cilantro rice
With Vigneau-Chevreau Vouvray Sec Cuvee Silex 2007 (biodynamic)
Small Plate 4
Open faced strip steak torta with queso fresco & rajas poblano
With Ukiah Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ("sustainably farmed")
Small Plate 5
Twin coffee braised baby back rib with bacon wrapped redskin potato
With Chono Syrah 2007 (sustainable practice)
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