2011 Toast the Season Wine & Food Pairings
Here is a sampling of wine & food pairings for our sold-out Toast the Season wine trail event, held the first two weekends of November (November 4 & 5 and November 12 & 13, 2011).
Read on for the pairings!
Chateau de Leelanau will be dishing up their “World Famous Willies Chili” with Solem Farm Red.
L.Mawby has a nod to fall with Nature’s Treat dried apples slices with Black Diamond aged white cheddar paired with the L. Mawby Consort.
Ciccone Vineyards will be toasting up Italian Bruschetta with fresh ingredients straight from the garden and paired with their 2009 Cabernet Franc.
Willow Vineyards will keep Santa wondering, pairing some naughty French Vanilla Pumpkin Squares with caramel topping and their very nice Semi Sweet Gris.
Cherry Republic will let you dip into a Gorgonzola, Pecan and Cherry Fondue and delicious Cherry Bread, paired with their Great Hall Riesling.
Verterra is offering a different food pairing each weekend! The first weekend is Char-Grilled Pizzetta with Sun dried tomato, fresh spinach, garlic, feta & mozzarella. 2nd weekend – Santa Fe Sweet Corn Chowder. Verterra’s Pinot Gris will be paired for both weekends.
Forty-Five North will be serving up carnitas tacos paired with their new 2010 Dry Riesling.
Good Harbor will be simmering some Sweet Potato Bisque paired with their Pinot Grigio Reserve
Chateau Fontaine will feature Grilled Pork Loin on Homemade Rosemary & Sea Salt Foccacia, with your choice of Basil Butter or Bleu Cheese Sauce, paired with their New Release 2010 Pinot Noir.
Gill’s Pier has a tasty treat – Mini Chocolate Creme Puffs w/Cherry Balsamic Filling paired with their Cheerio Cherry Wine.
Silver Leaf Winery is dishing up gourmet cheese Ravioli with slow cooked Italian Red Sauce and baguette paired with their award winning 2010 Pinot Noir.
Bel Lago Winery will feature their light and bubbly, semi-dry Sparkling Leelanau Brilliante, paired with the classic fall flavor of Pumpkin Praline bite-size Cheesecakes from the Underground Cheesecake Company.
Black Star Farms presents a Chocolate Truffle Torte with Saskatoon Berry Coulis and Toasted Pecans paired with their Sirius Red dessert wine.
Leelanau Cellars is serving tempura battered asparagus and a spicy mustard dipping sauce paired with their 2008 Semi-Dry Riesling.
The photo was taken by Robert Freimuth at Toast the Season – see many more in his Toast the Season Slideshow!
7 Responses to “2011 Toast the Season Wine & Food Pairings”
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Is there any way we can get the recipes for the food that was prepared and offered for the wine parings? We had some favorites but can’t find any recipes online. I thought I might be able to find them on the winery website but no luck. Willow and Ciccone had recipes available which was very much appreciated by all of us.
Would love to hear if recipes are available. Thank you.
Hi Linda, if anyone shares them with us, we will post them here. You can also contact the wineries through their pages!
Brengman Brothers isn’t participating?
Brengman Brothers – Crain Hill most certainly IS participating. Why did you get the impression that they weren’t?
I was on the 2011 Toast the Season wine tour and lost the SD memory chip for my phone. I dropped my phone in one of the parking lots and my phone fell apart; I think that is when I lost it.
Has anyone turned in an SD card or does anyone have an email for someone who could send an email to all of the wineries involved in the tour??
I would appreciate any help with this!!
Hi Joanne,
Which winery parking lot were you in?
I don’t remember
And we were at so many! It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I just figured if anyone finds one, it may be mine.