North Berkeley Summer Tasting

Join Wild Plum and Bill Elbring of North Berkeley Imports for a special wine tasting and food pairing evening! Bill will be pouring new white wines from Northern Italy, the Loire and Burgundy, along with red wines from Burgundy and the Northern Rhone. Wild Plum will be pairing each flight with a special small plate.

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2018 Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol Rose

Pairing: Castlevetrano olives, roasted nuts, local crudite

First: Italian Whites

2017 Cantina Kurtatsch Kerner

2017 Cantina Kurtatsch Muller-Thurgau

2017 Agricola Vadiaperti Fiano di Avellino

Pairing: Spring Pea Salad with Mint, Ricotta and Prosciutto

Second: White Loire/White Burgundy

2018 Domaine Blanchet Pouilly Fume Cuvee Kriotine

2017 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc Guigne Chevres

2017 Domaine Barraud Macon Vergisson La Roche

2017 Domaine de Chantemerle (A. & F. Boudin) Chablis La Chantemerle

Pairing: Boudin Blanc with Beurre Blanc and Herbs

Third: Red Burgundy

2017 Delarche Pernand Vergelesses Rouge 1er Cru Ile de Vergelesses

2017 Ecard Savigny les Beaune Rouge 1er Cru Les Serpentieres

2016 Remoissenet Nuits Saint Georges

Pairing: Roasted Porcini and Goat Cheese Tartine with Herb Salad and Shallot

Fourth: Northern Rhone Reds

2016 Domaine des Pierres Seches Saint- Joseph Rouge

2017 Domaine Christelle Betton Crozes Hermitage Rouge Espiegle

2017 Domaine De Gouye Saint-Joseph Vieilles Vignes

Pairing: Warm Duck Terrine with Morels, Barley and Foie Gras