Food.Fun.Stuff: Tallula Wine Flights

Wine takes flight @ Tallula starting October 1, 2009. With new Wine Director, Juliana Santos, on board Tallula is making some upgrades in its wine department. Santos, a Brazil native, knows her stuff (*Trust us, we found out first hand) and she is making those skills evident in her creation of six different wine flights of three wines each. Each flight will shed light on a specific region i.e. Chile, Argentina, etc. and will be priced @ $12 per person. Patrons can pair with Koslow's menu, including two cheese flights and another paired with charcuterie. Which flight will you take??:

Tallula Wine Flights

Cheese as a Starter
Lavender Cushe (young goat cheese) - Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre)
Clothbound Cheddar (aged cheese) - Cabernet Sauvignon
Fourme d'Ambert (blue cheese) - Pinot Noir (Burgundy)

Charcuterie
Chicken liver terrine- Anjou Blanc Chenin Sec
Rabbit Paté - Kabinett Riesling
Salume (Bresaola)- Barbera d'Alba or Beaujolais

Cheese as Dessert
Lavender Cushe (young goat cheese)- Moscato d'Asti
Epoisse - Sauterne/ Cadillac (Botrytised)
Fourme d'Ambert (blue cheese)- Tawny Port (fortified)

Varietal- "You say Grenache I say Granacha"
Artazuri Navarra Spain (light body)
La Bastide St Dominique Lirac (medium body)
Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles (full body)

Regional- "Robustos from South America"
Carmener - Chile
Bornada - Argentina
Cabernet Sauvignon - Argentina

FUN- "Late Summer Breeze"
Albariño
Tin Knocker
Chappellet Chenin Blanc - Napa

Santos expertise does not stem solely from being a sommelier. Unlike other sommeliers, her resume includes working as a line cook and meat cook prior to becoming a sommelier. We like this because based on her past cooking experience she can really distinguish the good and bad wines for each meal. During a recent dinner @ Tallula we had the opportunity to pick her brain and we found all the wines that were paired with each dish matched perfectly hence we're excited about these new wine flights. Bring out the wine and Cheers~

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