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Value Wine Dinner @ ACME Restaurant
leandra wrote this on February 3, 2009
ACME Restaurant in Carrboro and the Chapel Hill Wine Company are hosting a value wine dinner on Monday, March 2 at 6:30pm for $50 a person plus tax and tip. Call (919) 968-1884 to reserve your spot.
The Menu:
Gagliardo “Fallegro” Favorita 2007, Roero
Smoked Trout with local baby Arugula, Grilled Spring Onions, Curried Carrots and a Mint Vinaigrette
Viticoltori Caldaro “Sunflower” Pinot Grigio 2007, Alto Adige
(Editor’s Choice for Top Italian Winery for Value, Wine Spectator 1/31/09)Pan Seared Duck Breast with Oven Roasted Fennel, Olives, Thyme, and Blood Orange
Guerrieri-Rizzardi Valpolicella Classico 2007
(This estate winery has won back-to-back Tre Bicchieri awards for their Amarones in 2007 and 2008; we’ll be sampling the decidedly more affordable Valpolicella)Overnight Braised Eco Farm Pork with Corn Pudding and Preserved Quince
Cantina Tollo “Valle d’Oro” Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2005
(Gambero Rosso Value Winery of the Year 2008)Grilled Leg of Lamb with Rosemary White Beans and Porcini Gastrique
Fattoria La Peschiera Morellino di Scansano 2005
(92 points and ‘Top Value’ Wine & Spirits Magazine)Fresh Strawberries with Lemon Mousse
Gagliardo “Villa M” Moscato 2007, Piemonte
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