Wine Club

We had our first wine club dinner last weekend – David and I hosted 7 people. The theme was Italian. Every non-hosting attendee brought a bottle of wine and we provided the food.

The menu was beautiful – we started with an antipasto platter (the fixings we picked up in the deli downstairs). The next course was an insalata caprese. The main was snapper with capers and tomatoes with asparagus and cheese ravioli with a mushroom brandy sauce. We toped off the evening with cannolis from Belaroma in Manly Vale (YUM! All events should include cannolis from Belaroma!!).

For wine we had a beautiful Emeri De Bortoli sparkling pinot grigio, Santedame Chianti Classico, 2007, An Italian Style wine from Mudge NSW (diLusso Barbera, 2006) and (my favourite) Two Hands Brilliant Disguise Moscato from Barossa Valley, 2008. The last was a dessert wine with just a hint of effervescence. It was a touch sweet and paired wonderfully with the cannolis. The other wines we drank that night were not Italian – we learned quickly that we need more than a bottle per person for future reference!! We also learned that just as it’s hard to get good Australian wine in the US, it’s tough to get good Italian wine in AU!

The night was great – great food, great wine, great company. We’ve already scheduled the next three Wine Club nights!

~LAA :)
PS - we'll be in Barossa Valley next weekend for our first anniversary!  I'll share stories when we return!