Bras d'Or Lakes Inn Wine Dinner June 27, 2009 - Only 12 seats left so call Rhoda right away!
Rhoda and Jean Pierre, owners of Bras d'Or Lakes Inn, will be hosting a Wine Dinner on June 27, 2009 featuring Gaspereau Vineyards and Jost Vineyards wines with guest speaker Gina Haverstock, winemaker at Gaspereau Vineyards. For reservations call Rhoda at (902) 535-2200 and for more information visit www.brasdorlakesinn.com. Menu -Cold puree of avocado withlime juice/zest, spinach, fresh herbs, and a chili salsa paired with Gaspereau Vineyards L'Acadie Blanc. Seafood appetizer of hickory-smoked shrimp on a curry blini with charred corn salsa, dressed frisee and radicchio greens, with a pita crisp paired with Jost Vineyards Habitant Blanc. Palate cleanser of Mango Sherbet. The Grand Entree is marinated whole quail filled with a savoury forcemeat of venison, pork and pine nuts, wrapped in smoked bacon, with a veal demi-glaze, served on a bed of wild rice pilaf; garnished with sauteed oysters and shitake mushrooms, with grilled white and green asparagus and paired with Gaspereau Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir. Salad of arugula with fennel, granished with strawberry, toasted almonds and orange segments, dressed in a maple vinagrette paired with Jost Vineyards L'Acadie Pinot Grigio. Cheese Trio and then dessert chocolate parfait with cashew praline, carmelized Bosc pear flambeed with Grand Marnier and raspberry coulis, topped with whipped cream and paired with Jost Vineyards Framboise. Reserve your seats early for this event, you are not going to want to miss it!