Christmas Wine and Dine
Date: Friday 12th December 2008 - 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Venue: Birmingham
This year's Christmas Wine & Dine event will feature the stunning food of the Languedoc region of southern France. We will present you with a four course meal using typical ingredients enjoyed in this region during the festive season including fish and wild boar. Accompanying each course will be 3 wines from the region which have been selected from the vineyards we visit on our wine tours. They range from light delicate whites to accompany fish to robust reds with flavours of herbs, pepper and ripe red and black fruit. In all you will taste 12 delicious wines specially chosen to demonstrate the quality and incredible range available from this up and coming wine region.
You will be welcomed with a glass of Blanquette du Limoux a wonderful sparkling wine which claims to pre-date Champagne. With the first course the 3 whites will include Picpoul de Pinet, a wine renowned as an excellent pairing with fish. The slow cooked wild boar in red wine and herbs will be accompanied by an old vine Carignan from one of the finest wine makers in the region but will this be the best match or could it be the sensuous Corbieres we’ve selected from the best vineyard area in this region? The pudding course is a duo of chocolate and lemon and this will be your chance to taste one of the sweet red wines that this area is famous for and also the delicate St Jean de Minervois, a delicious white Muscat grown on the limestone plateau high up in the Minervois.
The cheese course is being specially flown in from the region and includes Roquefort – did you know that this is a Languedoc cheese? The wines we have chosen for this course will surprise and delight you and will be a fabulous way to end this exciting meal.
During the evening we will entertain you with a presentation of the region which will include photographs of the vineyards, the medieval walled city of Carcassonne and some of the Cathar castles. Wendy will tell you some of the history of the region and hopefully inspire you to come and visit her and the rest of the team at Wine Wise on one of our vineyard tours.
The Menu
Entrée
Poelée de Lotte et Gambas avec legumes a la julienne et citron vert
White fish and large prawns cooked with thinly sliced vegetables and a broth of white wine, coriander, saffron and a squeeze of lime
Plate
Daube du Sangier, pommes de terre boulanger, legumes aux saison
Slow cooked Wild boar stewed in red wine accompanied with sliced potatoes cooked in garlic and freshly made stock and fresh vegetables in season
Deserts
Crème Brûlée au Citron et Miel et Tarte au Chocolate avec Coulis de Framboise
Lemon and Honey Crème Brûlée and Chocolate Tart with Raspberry Coulis
Fromage
Assiette de fromages Languedociens
A selection of cheeses from the Languedoc
The price is £70 per person and £60 per person
when booking a table of 10
The event is taking place at The Restaurant, Aston Business School, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET Directions
Accommodation
Overnight accommodation is available and we have negotiated a special price so that you can enjoy the evening without worrying about driving. A single room is £40, a double is just £50 and a superior double is £60 and all the prices include breakfast. So why not stay the night and enjoy some Christmas shopping the next day. To book your room please contact Raj at Aston on 0121 204 3726