Last chance to reserve for five-course Stags' Leap wine dinner with Master Sommelier Gillian Ballance on Tuesday
Enjoy a five-course dinner in the Fourth Estate restaurant featuring top Stags' Leap wines as Master Sommelier Gillian Ballance guides you through a tasting of the top-rated wines of Stags' Leap at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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Member tickets cost $80.75 for an individual ticket and $153 for couples. You must be logged in to your member account to receive the member discount. The menu is listed below.
Ballance earned a Master Sommelier diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2012, becoming one of 30 women in the world to claim that honor. She has worked in some of the nation's top restaurants, including The Rainbow Room and Windows on the World in New York City where she worked under Andrea Immer Robinson. She has worked as the wine director for the Plumpjack Group, and wine consultant and sommelier for Bottega Restaurant in Napa Valley. She is currently the national education manager at Treasury Wine Estates. She is featured frequently in publications including Wine Spectator and Food and Wine magazine.
Stags' Leap Winery, established in 1893, is located at the heart of the Napa Valley's Stags Leap district. The wines have a reputation for elegance, finesse and intensity. In 2018, Wine & Spirits named Stags' Leap one of the top 100 wineries in the world.
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Hors d’oeuvres
Served with Stags' Leap Viognier, Napa, CA
Preserved late-harvest tomato bruschetta
Grilled oysters on the half shell with tazo sausage and parmesan cheese
Chicken nuggets with sweet and sour glaze
Cheddar, mushroom and pickled jalapeño quiche
Salad
Served with Stags' Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Napa, CA 2018
Arugula, peaches, red radish, goat cheese, pepper almonds and lime vinaigrette
Fish
Served with Stags' Leap Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, CA 2016
Chile and nut-crusted halibut, chive beurre blanc, sugar snap pea risotto
Intermezzo
Locally-made sorbet
Entrée
Served with Stags' Leap The Investor Red Blend, Napa, CA 2016
Grilled bison steak, bourbon peppercorn sauce, potato scallion pancakes, fresh grilled sweet corn off the cob with fire-roasted red peppers
Dessert
Served with Stags' Leap Amparo Rosé, Napa, CA 2018
Strawberry and fig-filled meringue torte with chocolate glaze