Dessert-Themed Tasting Menu, Minus Dessert Wines
***This week’s theme: Dessert in your glass (but not dessert wine)*** Sometimes, I confuse people with my themes, as when I compared the wines to ice cream flavors. But if you use your imagination a little…I’ll take you to some crazy places!
Complimentary Tasting
2006 Cote du Bone Blanc, Chateau la Paws $14
Dive into peach trifle layered with lemon custard
and wash it down with a Hansen’s Orange Creme Soda
2005 Zinfandel, Planchon Vineyard, San Francisco Bay $25
Take your choice of plum crumble cake
or rum raisin cake sprinkled with pecans … and grab a fork
2006 Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones, Appellation Series $18
Oooo and ahhh over the display of a decadent
molten chocolate cake with vanilla-coated raspberries on the side
* Reserve Flight - $8.00 *
Complimentary to wine club members
2006 Zinfandel, Monte Rosso Reserve, Sonoma Valley $45
Straight out of the oven: cinnamon-dusted cherry cobbler
with vanilla bean ice cream melting over it
2005 Zinfandel, Annette’s Reserve, Redwood Valley $35
Licorice cookie strips might not be your normal choice
so keep a slice of blackberry wine cake nearby for the less adventurous
2005 Syrah, Kick Ranch Reserve, Sonoma Valley $45
Get over to Farmstead and try their exotic candy selection:
either Mo’s bacon chocolate bar or the Barcelona bar with gray sea salt and smoked almonds
2004 Trio, Holbrook Mitchell Vineyard, Napa Valley $25
If you like cranberries, you’ll be keen on
a lingonberry tart with thick crust and maybe a cup of hot cocoa




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