SPONSORED BY BANGOR SAVINGS BANK.
DETAILS: Join us for Portland Wine Week's Grand Opening Women in Wine Dinner: Who Paired it Better? This dinner featured 10 Women Sommeliers paired up with 5 outstanding Maine Chefs. 5 courses + 10 wines. Two Sommeliers are paired with each Chef to present their best wine pairing with their dish to each guest. Two wines per dish. The only criteria is that all wines chosen/poured will be made by women winemakers.
Who paired it better? You’ll thoroughly enjoy figuring that out and voting for your favorites … one beautiful wine and food pairing after another. Join us for this incredible show of wine and food talent for one epic dinner outside on the Falmouth Country Club’s lush green golf course.
5:30-6:00 PM Seating | 6:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner
COST: $150 per person - Includes food, wine, tax and gratuity.
RESERVE: Tickets
We care about your safety. This exclusive event will take place outdoors, with tables at least six feet apart for social distancing. If it rains, we'll serve you under a huge tent with the sides removed for ample ventilation and distancing.
You can purchase your table for two through six guests right away. ***Please purchase all tickets in one transaction for the people you’d like to sit with, as we will be unable to make changes to tables and seating charts at the event as tables will be sized and set according to party and we need to begin on time. We recommend Venmo as a great app to transfer funds between guests so one member of your group can purchase all the tickets for your table.
MENU & TEAMS:
Chef Chris Gould, Co-Owner at Central Provisions and Tipo
Dish: Local mackerel sashimi with house cultured goat butter, radish, rye, ramps, Maine sea salt
Two wine pairings by Stella Hernandez & Lizzie Legere
Chef Jef Wright, Owner at Chef Jef Wright
Dish: Brown butter glazed local carrots, smoked ricotta, puffed farro, honey chicken jus
Two wine pairings by Paige McGuinness & Erica Archer
Chef Paolo Laboa, Chef/Co-Owner at Solo Italiano and Solo Cucina
Dish: Pansotti with Walnut Pesto
Two wine pairings by Kelly Nelson & Raquel Stevens
Chef Damian Sansonetti, Chef/Co-Owner at Chaval
Dish: Braised Local Short Ribs, Maine Kelp, Peas, Radish, Smoked Onion, Red Wine Jus
Two wine pairings by Jen Lakari & Nikaline Iacono
Chef Ilma Lopez, Chef/Co-Owner at Chaval
Dish: Strawberries, Fiddleheads, Rhubarb, Financier
Two wine pairings by CoCo O'Neill & Tessa Boepple
FIVE FEATURED CHEFS:
Chris Gould
Central Provisions + Tipo
Jef Wright
Sur Lie
Paolo Laboa
Solo Italiano
Damian Sansonetti
Chaval
Ilma Lopez
Chaval
TEN FEATURED WOMEN SOMMELIERS:
Courtney O’Neill
Reigning Champion
Stella Hernandez
Lolita • Hilltop Coffee
Erica Archer
Wine Wise • Falmouth Country Club • Portland Wine Week
Kelly Nelson
Fore Street
Tessa Boepple
The Osprey
Paige McGuinness
Chaval
Jen Lakari
SoPo Seafood
Raquel Stevens
Leeward
Lizzie Legere
Helm Oyster Bar & Bistro
Nikaline Iacono
Vessel & Vine
GET YOUR TICKETS TO ALL OPENING DAY EVENTS:
9:30–11:30 am Panel Discussion & Tasting: The Past, Present and Future of Winemaking in the American Northeast $15
2–4:30 pm Five Wine Tasting Seminars: $40 - $125
5:30–9:00 pm Women in Wine Dinner, Who paired it Better?: $150
