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2001 Antica Terra vs. 2001 Shea Magnums Pinot Noir Dinner
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March 12th 2022
Time: 6:00 pm Location: The Stockpot Broiler Hosts: Atwoods Location: The Stockpot Broiler 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Beaverton, 97008 Click here to register online Click here for a printed registration. $110 members, $130 nonmembers Must be vaccinated! Limit: 16 Gratuity included, free parking Portland Dining Month is not running in 2022. Pre-Pandemic, we used to have 2 events each March. From 2009 to 2020, food-loving Portland dedicated an entire month to celebrating our acclaimed dining scene: Portland Dining Month. Each March, the city’s top restaurants offered three-course meals for a great price, making it one of the best times to experience one of the nation’s most talked-about culinary destinations. We encourage all Portlanders to support our culinary scene however you can — by ordering takeout directly from a restaurant or dining out at a restaurant if you are comfortable. Remember to tip generously. And please donate to the Oregon Food Bank. Antica Terra is truly one of Oregon most “boutique” wineries. They only made small quantities of Pinot Noir which, initially, was made and aged in the northeast Portland basement of one of the owners’ homes. Their grapes came from two vineyards near Amity. I barrel tasted them individually and neither was very good by itself. But, when you blended them together, WOW! The grapes on the hill were stressed and made sturdy wine with intense tannins. The grapes on the valley floor were fruit forward and voluptuous; if not flabby. Blended they made complex, balanced wines made the way Oregon Pinot should be made. The original owners have since sold the winery. The new owners increased production and I haven’t really gone out of my way to purchase recent vintages. However, at this event we will be tasting from very rare magnums of their earlier vintages. We last tasted these wines in 2014 at Trader Vic’s. Shea Wine Cellars is the winemaking effort of grape growers Dick and Deirdre Shea. After 10 years of selling all their grapes, they decided to create their own expression of Shea Vineyard terroir in 1996. They have since used 25% of Shea Vineyard’s production for their own effort and sell the remaining grapes to some of the finest Pinot Noir producers in Oregon. We will also be able to compare their Block 23 with their Homer Cuvee (Homer is their most expensive Cuvee.) Appetizer NV Vueve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne Coconut Almond Prawns Tempura Fried with Thai Sweet Chili Soup or Salad 2002 Shea Block 23 Pinot Noir en Magnum 2002 Shea Homer Cuvee Pinot Noir en Magnum French Onion Soup with Gruyere and Parmesan Gratin or Iceberg Lettuce Wedge with Aged Gorgonzola Cheese, and Hazelnut Praline Bacon Spear Entrée 2001 Antica Terra en Magnum vs. 2001 Shea Block 23 Pinot Noir en Magnum 2001 Shea Homer Cuvee Pinot Noir en Magnum Filet of Salmon (Fresh Atlantic Salmon Cedar Roasted, Pan Seared, and Oven Finished over Mushroom, Spinach, & Shrimp Risotto – Topped with a Lobster Beurre Blanc) or Beef Short Ribs (Slow Braised in Soy, Star Anise & Fresh Herbs Dauphinoise Potato, Broccolini & Baby Carrots – Reduced Braising Jus) or Rosen Farms Lambs Shank (Over Mushroom & Spinach Risotto finished with Roasted Diced Tomato & Carrot Red Wine Gravy) |