If you
hurry, you can get tickets for the special wine pairing dinner November 18 at
Roxy, the fine dining restaurant at the Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno. There are two seatings for this dinner
presented by Gregg Carano, and based on my wine review a few weeks ago, I suggest this event.
Ferrari-Carano
wines were the majority of the wonderful selections that Jeff Vachon, wine
director, chose for us, but Roxy’s extensive wine list has been repeatedly
lauded by Wine Spectator Magazine. On
November 18, you taste many of the same wines that we tasted. I wish my
waistline would allow me to partake a second time, although I did work off some
calories after dinner by dancing in front of my Showroom seat at the terrific
Jersey Nights tribute to Frankie Valli.
The Lazy Creek Vineyard, Anderson Valley
Riesling 2010 is a classic Riesling.
This Riesling has not too much of that characteristic petrol aroma, and
it is a light colored and light-tasting wine.
13.5 per cent alcohol. $6 the
glass or $25 the bottle. Roxy’s chef Jakon
Tolhurst paired it with Frog
Hollow Ranch pear salad.
The
Ferrari-Carano Tre Terre, Russian River Valley 2010 Reserve Chardonnay has
aroma and taste of pear, citrus, buttercream and hazelnut. Yummy!
Grapes are sourced from three different vineyards, and this wine is kept
in French Oak. It is a Burgundian style
of Chardonnay, featuring more minerality
than you will find in many California Chardonnays. 14.1 per cent alcohol. $16.50 the glass, $65 the bottle. This wine paired perfectly with the duck
confit ravioli.
Ferrari-Carano
Prevail West Face Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 is a blend of 68 percent Cabernet
Sauvignon, 32 percent Syrah. Sourced
from the steep slopes of LookOut Mountain which sits at the junction of
Alexander Valley, Knights Valley and Chalk Hill appellations, these grapes are not too tannic and
produce dark, concentrated aromas in the finished wine. Flavor is of warm
berry pie, butterscotch, chocolate, caramel and toast.
14.5 per cent alcohol. $15 the
glass, $59 the bottle. The pairing was
a seared venison New York style and a Merguez style venison sausage.
The perfect
end was a not-so-honey dessert wine, Ferrari-Carano’s Eldorado Gold, a blend of
Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes from Sonoma County. 13 per cent alcohol. $15 the glass, $60 the bottle.
If you go to
Roxy on a non-wine-dinner night, I highly recommend enjoying one of their
well-priced ($12-14) wine flights that feature 2 ounce servicing. The Italian flight, the Light and Bright, or
The Golden Girls would be my choices. Roxy is at 345 North Virginia Street,
Reno. Reservations online at www.eldoradoreno.com or 775 786 5700.
