For The Love Of Port

Dear FTLOP’ers,

On Wednesday, March 30, 2011, drink in the delights of Portugal’s Douro Valley, a land of austere beauty where dry summers and severe winters produce grapes bearing the distinctive and classic tastes of Vinho do Porto. The Dining Room at Salish Lodge & Spa will host, “A Celebration of Port Wine,” a five-course, Portuguese cuisine-themed dinner featuring Port pairings from the Taylor-Fladgate partnership, one of the oldest and most famous Port houses in the world.

A family run company, Taylor’s specializes in the marketing and production of top quality Port wines, and is the only Port wine shipper to remain completely independent throughout its 310 year history. Managing director of Taylor’s, Adrian Bridge, will be the evening’s featured guest. This is the first time that I know of in which Adrian will be visiting the Seattle area.

The evening will take place in The Falls Terrace, and begins with a 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $125 per person.
Call 1.800.2.SALISH for reservations.


“A Celebration of Port Wine”
Taylor’s Port Winemaker’s Dinner
at Salish Lodge & Spa
March 30, 2011

Featuring Special Guest Adrian Bridge, Managing Director of Taylor’s Port

Reception; Passed Hors d ‘Oeuvres

PORTUGUESE TORTA
Linguiça, São Jorge’s cheese

SMOKED STURGEON
lobster nage

BRANDADE FRITTERS
oven roasted tomato and piquillo pepper sauce, toasted almond vinaigrette

Wine pairing: Croft Pink Port


DINNER

HARD CIDER VENISON BACKSTRAP
wrapped with prosciutto, fig demi-glace

wine pairing: Fonseca Porto Terra Bella Reserva Organic NV


HAZELNUT CRUSTED DIVER SCALLOPS
brown butter, pancetta, butternut squash

wine pairing: Taylor Fladgate Tawny Port 20 Year Old


PORT BRAISED SHORT RIBS
sweet mascarpone polenta, rainbow carrots

wine pairing: Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port 2005


CARAMELIZED BANANA TARTLET
bittersweet chocolate port sauce, coconut ice cream

wine pairing: Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port 2005


SELECTION OF LOCAL CHEESES
Rogue Oregonzola, River Valley Ranch, Silly Billy, Mt. Townsend Creamery Seastack

wine pairing: Taylor Fladgate Porto Vintage Quinta Vargellas 2008


This will be an intimate evening and the possibility for face time with Adrian is quite good as this will not be a crowded event with tables and tables of people. Enjoy!

Wow, looks like a lot of fun! Checking my schedule...

... and got our reservation. They weren't quite prepared to take reservations for it yet, though, so it took some explaining on my part to convince the reservations person that no, it's not a wedding, and no, it's not a special group function that I'm setting up. But now that I've introduced her to the event it will probably go more smoothly in the future! I even mentioned that I'd seen it on FTLOP but I don't think that helped.

The menu looks awesome, and I hope to see some fellow FTLOP participants there!

Glenn,

Thanks for the heads up. I've been in touch w/ the organizer and been told the issue has been taken care of.