What’s a picnic without a little wine in the basket? On Monday, July 23rd, L’Espalier is paying homage to an outdoor summer tradition by throwing an indoor picnic celebrating the best Picnic Wines of the West Coast. Come taste the best outdoor drinking wines from the Willamette and Sonoma Valleys while you dine on a farm-fresh menu prepared by chef Frank McClelland, with specialties straight from his garden. Dinner starts at 7:00 pm with Smoked Sturgeon in a Pea & Mint Mousse paired with Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs and ends in the best way possible: with cheese and dessert, paired with Anderson Valley Framboise Rosé Gose. Tickets to this indoor-outdoor party are $110 including all your food and drink. Scope the menu below, and call the restaurant to make your reservation at 617-262-3023. No bug spray necessary.
Red Wine and Blue Menu
Pea & mint mousse with Smoked sturgeon
Schramsberg, Blanc de Blancs
Salad of melon, Frank’s field greens, Essex fried clams and cucumber buttermilk dressing
2016 Hourglass, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
Red, White, Blue : Roasted striped bass with fresh dug blue potato salad, watermelon fumet, fried garlic scape
2016 Hawksbill, Rosel, Los Carneros, Napa
Slow wood roasted duck with wild berries, young fennel gratin
2014 CEP, Pinot Noir,Sonoma Coast
Cheese : Red Hawk, Cowgirl Creamery
Gose, framboise Rose, Anderson Valley Beer
Baby peach almond upside-down cake