SMALL PLATE TASTINGS
Laura Chenel goat cheese cone, whipped lavender honey, caramelized pistachios
Cougar Bubbly (Sparkling Falanghina)—Best Sparkling Brut (Double Gold)
Local bluefin tuna “crudo” with cucumber sunomono, strawberry aguachile
Ponte, 2022 Arneis, Temecula Valley—Best of Show White Wine (Double Gold)
Duck confit rilette, crispy duck proscuitto, rubschlager pumpernickel
Adobe Hill Winery, 2022 Rosé, Canonita Vineyard, South Coast —Best of Show Rosé (Double Gold)
A selection of San Diego’s only cheesemaker CheeseSmith Artisan Creamery cheeses and locally-produced Balistreri charcuterie with Temecula olives and whole grain mustard with O’Brien’s Boulangerie baguettes
George Phillips Cellars, 2022 Pinot Noir, Reserve Selection—Best Pinot Noir (Double Gold)
SEATED & SERVED PORTION
Dungeness Crab & Avocado “Tower” with mango, crispy wontons, Buddha’s Hand lemon vinaigrette
Blue Quail, 2022 Pinot Gris, Potter Valley—Best Pinot Gris (Double Gold)
All-natural Brandt beef 5-hour braised short rib with Yukon gold potato fennel galette, asparagus, truffled noceto bordelaise
Noceto, 2020 “Noce di Noce” Teroldego, Clarksburg—Best of Show Red Wine (Double Gold)
Custom wine-themed triple truffle tasting by Nola Rose Chocolates
Hocking Hills Winery, 2022 “Angel Falls” Estate La Crescent, Ohio—Best of Show Dessert Wine (Double Gold)