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Current Menu | Special
Events | Beer Dinner | Spirit
Dinner "Critter
Wines" Vegetarian Food Wine Dinner
"Critter Wines" is a fairly new classification in the wine industry
that, for the first time, creates a wine category solely by the label on the bottle
instead of by region or by varietal. A critter label is any label that features
an animal, from a hippo to a frog to a penguin. According to ACNielsen438 viable
table-wine brands were introduced from 2003-2006, and nearly 20% of them featured
an animal on the label. According to the New York Times, the
critter craze is a subset of the epidemic of clever or gimmicky packaging. Critter
wines are generally considered a derogatory category amongst the wine savvy. But
what about the wines that feature animals on the labels or in the names that are
actually quite good? Most have been around for more years than a length of a yellow-wallaby
hop. We are please to present Jeff Graff of Vintner Select, and a specially
paired, critter-free (vegetarian) menu from Grovewood's award-winning kitchen.
All wines will be available to add to your collection at State Minimum Retail
Pricing, with case discounts available.
| Wine |
Food Course | |
Helix Aspersa (Columbia Valley, Washington) 2007
71% Chardonnay,
29% Viognier. Extremely limited production with only 418 cases produced! 100%
stainless steel fermented. | Chervil'd
Corn Chowder with mini-brie crouton. | | Monkey
Business Merlot (California) 2006
Complex layers of ripe berries. The "burst
of fruit that is like a three ring circus in your mouth." The peppery nose
and spicy notes make it an unique wine sure to bring out the monkey in us all. |
Edamame-Risotto Ball with roasted yellow pepper romesco. |
| Altos las Hormigas Malbec, (Mendoza, Argentina)
2008
Deep purple red color, with bright hues. A nose of crushed cherries, raspberries,
and dried violet petals, hints of nutmeg. Powerful mouth feel, ample and structured
and sustained with a long finish. Past vintages score consistently in the very
high 80s/low 90s by major wine reviewers. Wall Street Journal picked the 2007
Altos Las Hormigas as their favorite Malbec bargain. |
Exotic Mushroom-Gruyere Tart with balsamic & truffle oil-dressed
mesclun greens. | | Rabbit Ridge Syrah,
(Paso Robles, California) 2006
Highly extracted, dark, fruity wine with a bold,
round finish. Hints of blackcurrant, raspberries and spices. Very limited production
of only 1,200 cases. Silver Medal, May 2009, Riverside International Wine Competition;
Silver Medal, April 2009 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition. |
Swiss Chard Roulade, stuffed with barley, pine nuts and dried currants
with peppered black raspberry Syrah cream sauce. | |
La Spinetta Barbera d'Alba "Gallina," (Piedmont, Italy) 2005
Solid
ruby red color. On the nose, concentrated, with scents of ripe red fruit and peppery
black cherry and chocolate. The palate is intense, feminine and full bodied, yet
with great acidity. 91 points Wine Spectator; 90 points Robert Parker. |
Goat Cheese-Stuffed Black Pepper Pasta Ravioli from Ohio City Pasta
with arugula and fire-roasted tomato beurre rouge. | |
Coffee or Tea | Ohio Strawberry Tiramisu. |
Monday, June 15, 2009
6:30 p.m.
$54 per person
(tax and gratuity will be added to final bill)
By
Reservation Only
(216) 531-4900
Fellow food tourists,
our next wine dinner will be a lot of fun and quite tasty. We have a lot of different
animal wines, and, we promise-NO SKUNKS!
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