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Hearth
Wine Dinners
We
are pleased to announce the Winter Series
of Wine Dinners at Hearth beginning Tuesday,
February 2nd, 2010.
Wine Director Paul Grieco will combine
history, culture and the glories of the
grape into an evening of conviviality
and education..
To reserve a seat, please call the restaurant
(646-602-1300) or e-mail Paul at pgrieco@restauranthearth.com.
The cost for each dinner is all-inclusive.
Each dinner will be composed of 4 courses
(3 savory + dessert) with a multitude
of wines / beverages to match.
February
2010
Tuesday, February 2nd, 7:00pm
$120.00 per person
Biodynamic Wines...is
this the path to righteousness?
It seems a no-brainer in this day and
age to pursue anything and everything
that is at least organic if not biodynamic.
This sentiment certainly now holds traction
in the food and wine world. But do these
methods of cultivation and production
really matter? And do they ultimately
create better products? We will investigate
all the science and voodoo-think and taste
some pretty cool wines to determine what
is what. The goal is ultimately to enjoy
good food and drink. But can a higher
goal of better preserving our land be
achieved at the same time?
Monday, February 8th, 7:00pm $90.00
per person
Ciders, the great
unappreciated beverage of the Northeast
We all love wine very, very, very much.
And beer holds a very high place in our
pantheon of cool beverages. Ciders though
are new to the program, at least for us.
For many folks in Normandy, Northern Spain,
and England, Ciders (be they apple or
pear) are the coolest thing going. And
one would have to assume with the incredible
quality of apples and pears in our region
that we are capable of making some pretty
cool examples of these world class fruit
wines. An exploration of the Northeastern
U.S. examples will be undertaken this
evening and we will pair the Ciders up
against some of their European cousins.
This is going to be thrilling!
Thursday,
February 18th, 7:00pm $125.00 per person
Jurançon:
a super cool voyage to the Southwest of
France
In the Southwest of France, the coolest
and most distinguished dry white wines
and sweet wines come from the tiny appellation
of Jurançon. Going back to the
Middle Ages, these wines and vineyards
were revered (the lips of the infant Henri
IV were rubbed with Jurançon at
his baptism and the beverage was supposedly
responsible for ALL his subsequent achievements).
For our journey this evening, we will
be joined by Henri Ramonteu of Domaine
Cauhapé. He will wax poetic on
the land, the grapes and, of course, the
wines...explaining to us how his dry creations
are willful and expressive and his sweet
iterations are obviously fit for a king.
Next: Piedmont
& Majestic Barolo, Mixologists and
More...
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