NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Kick off your New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE) with an intimate dinner upstairs at Copper Vine featuring single-vineyard selections from Dry Creek Vineyards curated by our Sommelier Emily Walker Staurulakis. Executive Chef Amy Mehrtens has prepared a five-course dining experience with unexpected flavor combinations and playful takes on classic dishes all inspired by an elevated summer picnic .
Fried chicken and watermelon (Ikura roe, citrus honey and cayenne) with Dry Creek Vineyard Flume Blanc 2021 – Sonoma County, California. 8x4 Copper Sheet
Blue crab and stone fruit salad (avocado, mint, li hing) with Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc 2021 – Clarksburg, California.
Beef cheeks and pickle plate (crusty bread, raw onion and barbecue sauce) with Dry Creek Vineyards Heritage Vines Zinfandel 2020 – Sonoma County, California.
Pork tenderloin paillards and prosciutto (oma cheese, green olives, pine nut gremolata) with Dry Creek Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel 2018 – Dry Creek Valley, California.
Ggoat cheese and cherry semifreddo (walnuts, butter crust, lemongrass) with AES Ambelis Commandaria NV – Cyprus.
Chef de Cuisine Chef Daren Porretto has created a delicious NOWFE four-course prix fixe menu, each paired with exciting wines from Duckhorn Vineyards!
Scallop Crudo (dragon fruit, mint, extra virgin olive oil, toasted pistachios, mezcal margarita granita) with Calera 2019 Mt. Harlan Chardonnay.
Flounder En Papillote (summer vegetables, elderflower & preserved lemon compound butter, fingerling potatoes) with Calera 2020 Mt. Harlan Viognier.
Smoked Venison (roasted sweet potato & summer corn hash, Marcona almonds, blackberry & red wine) with Canvasback 2018 Red Mountain Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon.
Hummingbird Cake (banana, pineapple, pecans, candied ginger, creole cream cheese frosting) with 2020 Greenwing Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
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NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Kick off your New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE) with an intimate dinner upstairs at Copper Vine featuring single-vineyard selections from Dry Creek Vineyards curated by our Sommelier Emily Walker Staurulakis. Executive Chef Amy Mehrtens has prepared a five-course dining experience with unexpected flavor combinations and playful takes on classic dishes all inspired by an elevated summer picnic .
Fried chicken and watermelon (Ikura roe, citrus honey and cayenne) with Dry Creek Vineyard Flume Blanc 2021 - Sonoma County, California.
Blue crab and stone fruit salad (avocado, mint, li hing) with Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc 2021 – Clarksburg, California.
Beef cheeks and pickle plate (crusty bread, raw onion and barbecue sauce) with Dry Creek Vineyards Heritage Vines Zinfandel 2020 – Sonoma County, California.
Pork tenderloin paillards and prosciutto (oma cheese, green olives, pine nut gremolata) with Dry Creek Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel 2018 – Dry Creek Valley, California.
Ggoat cheese and cherry semifreddo (walnuts, butter crust, lemongrass) with AES Ambelis Commandaria NV - Cyprus.
Chef de Cuisine Chef Daren Porretto has created a delicious NOWFE four-course prix fixe menu, each paired with exciting wines from Duckhorn Vineyards!
Scallop Crudo (dragon fruit, mint, extra virgin olive oil, toasted pistachios, mezcal margarita granita) with Calera 2019 Mt. Harlan Chardonnay.
Flounder En Papillote (summer vegetables, elderflower & preserved lemon compound butter, fingerling potatoes) with Calera 2020 Mt. Harlan Viognier.
Smoked Venison (roasted sweet potato & summer corn hash, Marcona almonds, blackberry & red wine) with Canvasback 2018 Red Mountain Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon.
Hummingbird Cake (banana, pineapple, pecans, candied ginger, creole cream cheese frosting) with 2020 Greenwing Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
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