"A French Table" Winemaker's Dinner
Join us for "A French Table", a very special 5 course Winemaker's Dinner. Enjoy an intimate evening with Winemaker Tracy Hart and Chef Carolyn Kumpe of Vendage & Co. in the eclectic ambiance of our new Tasting Room in Downtown Sutter Creek.
“A French Table” Menu
First Course
Estate Sauvignon Blanc, 2016
Paired with Coraline Salad, Cara Cara Oranges, Pistachios, Baked Chevre
With a Tarragon-Citrus Vinaigrette
Baguette, Beure Maitre d’Hotel
Second Course
Barbera, 2015 (Rated 92 points by Wine Enthusiast Magazine!)
Paired with Grilled Boudin Blanc (Small Chicken Sausage),
Wilted Frisee and Barbera Poached Figs
Third Course
Bad Jack Red
Paired with Totelots, Camembert,
Upland Cress and Walnuts, Alsatian Spaetzle
Fourth Course
Estate Syrah, 2015
Paired with Herb Cured Roast Beef,
Horseradish-Dijon Crème Fraiche and Pommes Sarladaise
Dessert Course
Faux Pas Dessert Wine
Paired with Cheese Plate: Mimolette, Cantalette, Comte,
Dates, Figs, Honey Glazed Walnuts, and Shortbread
About the Winemaker, Tracy Hart
Tracy has always had a love of wines. After years as an architect and avid wine aficionado and winemaker, she (along with her husband Randy and friend Jody) took a leap and decided to become a full time winemaker. In just a few short years, Tracy and the team produced award winning wines. Most recently, the Le Mulet Rouge Barbera and 2016 Estate Viognier were rated 92 points by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Savor an evening with Tracy, award winning wines and delectable food - a trio for the trifecta - at "A French Table" Winemaker's Dinner.
About the Chef, Carolyn Kumpe
With more than 20 years in highly acclaimed Northern California restaurant and winery kitchens, Carolyn has had the pleasure of cooking with revolutionary Bay Area chefs like Kelsie Kerr, Loretta Keller, Rick O’Connell, Patrick Martin, Thom Fox, Marsha McBride, Gayle Pirie & John Clark, before taking her root stock to the Sierra Nevada Foothills Wine Country in 2001. Her craft was honed through culinary positions in various kitchens throughout San Francisco, Woodside and Healdsburg, California specifically as, Bizou, Liberty Café, Woodward’s Garden, Rosmarino, Woodside Village Pub, and Bistro Ralph. Yet, it was under the guidance of Chef Judy Rogers at Zuni Café & Grill, where she learned to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of food. Respectively, she was the opening chef of San Francisco’s trend setting Slow Club and the chef-owner of Tisane, a “Salon du Thé”, voted in the top 4 places for afternoon tea by the San Francisco Chronicle. For Carolyn, sustainability has always been a way of life. A native of Upstate New York, she began her culinary adventures in the wilderness, foraging wild blueberries, crab apples, fraises du bois, chokecherries, fiddlehead ferns, raspberries and huckleberries with her naturalist, Volkswalking mother. Summertime also meant canoeing and fishing for rainbow trout with her sisters under the tutelage of expert fly fisher and Sierra Club Member father. She labors to source the highest quality, freshest local ingredients for you, yielding superiority of taste and wholesomeness evident in each dish.