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- thumper - 11-21-2002
I'd like to vary a wine with each course - possible? Grateful for any advice offered ... . .
Seafood Gumbo (shrimp, scallops, lobster in tomato base)
Caesar Salad
Pate de fois
sherbet
Beef Wellington with peppercorn gravy, new red potatoes and green beans
warm gingerbread with hot brandy sauce
fresh fruit & cheese
- joeyz6 - 11-23-2002
Hi thumper. I would have Sauvignon Blanc with the seafood gumbo. Hopefully the others will post about the other courses, as I'm not as sure about those.
- Innkeeper - 11-23-2002
Gumbo -- Vouvray (White Loire)
Salad -- Sancerre (White Loire)
Pate -- Santenay (Red Burgundy)
Sherbet -- Palate cleanser
Beef Wellington -- Cornas (Red Rhone)
Gingerbread -- Banyuls (Red Southern France)
Fruit & Cheese -- Sauternes (White Bordeaux)
[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 11-23-2002).]
- joeyz6 - 11-23-2002
Darnit, I had a chance to taste a Banyuls for the first time today. I went wine-tasting at a salon de gastronomie in Orléans, but I skipped the Banyuls table despite advice to try some ... argh!
- thumper - 11-27-2002
Wow! You guys are great!! Thank you - I was way out of my league!