Event Information:

• Wed

  06

  Nov

  2013

  Ankida Ridge Winemaker Dinner at Empire State South

  7:00 pmEmpire State South

    

  Ankida Ridge Winemaker Dinner at 

  Empire State South!

   

  Wednesday - Nov. 6th - 7:00 PM

  $80 Per Person, Plus Tax and Gratuity

  Contact (404) 541-1105 for Reservations

   

   

  Empire State South Wine Director, Steven Grubbs and I first experienced the Ankida Ridge wines several months ago and we were both impressed! His interest ballooned as he visited the winery during a wine tour chronicled in and article he wrote for Food and Wine.  Click here to read the Article.

   

  Christine Vrooman's Ankida Ridge Vineyards is perched on a virgin, decomposed granite mountain slope in the Eastern Blue Ridge mountain range in Central Virginia.  Wine Advocate writer, David Schildknecht called the 2010 Pinot Noir, "a mouthwatering, multi-dimensional, mindset-mending demonstration of what's possible in Virginia's Blue Ridge...I expect the Vrooman's 2011 to shake-up lots of tasters and their preconceptions.

   

  The Menu is below, and I'm looking forward to anyone adventurous to join me as I'm excited to try the full line-up!

   

  1st

  Duo of VA oysters:

  Watch House on the half-shell with mignonette,

  Chincoteague baked with VA ham and persimmon

  Vidal blanc blend, Rockgarden Cellars, 'Voyage de Vert', Amherst, Virginia, 2012

    

  2nd

  Crab billi bi with preserved lemon, leek, sunchoke, and smoked crouton

  Chardonnay, Ankida Ridge, Amherst, Virginia, 2012

    

  3rd

  Pheasant roulade, potato puree, glazed root vegetables

  Pinot Noir, Ankida Ridge, Amherst, Virginia, 2011

    

  4th

  Lamb tasting, loin with braised greens, braised neck with barley and oat porridge

  Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Rockgarden Cellars, 'Voyage de Rouge', Amherst, Virginia, 2011

    

  5th

  Maple flan, walnut crust, Earl Grey cider sorbet