#DCVPassport Day 1 - De La Mantanya

De La Mantanya was our second stop of the day. The grounds here are beautiful. and the wines were pretty good too. I particularly liked the Gewurtztraminer and the Zinfandel.

 

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#DCVPassport 2013 Day 1 - Mill Creek

We love the people at Mill Creek! They are warm and welcoming and the wines are wonderful! For Passport 2013, we enjoyed a little trip back to the WILD west with our wine and food pairings:

2011 Sauvignon Blanc -Welcome Wine

2012 Dry Rose with Honey Goat Cheese on a butter cracker topped with a strawberry

2009 Zinfandel - St George &
Pit Ham and Grilled Cheese with Caramelized onions and herb Aioli

2006 Reserve Merlot - Grilled Pork with blue cheese mousse on a multi-grain crostini

2003 Reflections - Pan seared sausage brochette with Arugula herb pesto

 Dayton Passport Friends 2013

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2012 Holiday Party Update

Another successful party!!! Thank you to our friends who made a donation to this year’s non-profit: Daybreak. Because of your generosity, we will be delivering $1900 to assist for runaway and homeless youth. This brings the total contributed to the Dayton community to $15,486 since December 2008.

Statistics:

• 83 guests
• 10 lbs beef and 8 lbs pork
• 18 bottles of champagne
• 7 bottles of white wine
• 8 bottles of red wine
• 23 bottles of beer

The Menu:

Goat Cheese with Spicy Raspberry Chile Chutney

Blue Cheese Crackers with Cream Cheese Chutney Roulade

Shallot Parmesan Party Ryes

Bourbon Bacon Toasts

Pigs in a Blanket with Chicken and Apple Sausage

Pancetta Gorgonzola Dip

Bacon, Leek & Cheddar Mini Quiches

Manchego Marinated in Olive Oil & Herbs

Marinated Kalamata Olives

Parmesan Puff Pastry

Figs Marinated in Port and Balsamic

Blue Cheese Apple-Walnut Tarts

Brie and Fig cups

Endive Stuffed with Smoked Salmon Mousse

Endive Stuffed with Fig Filling

Italian Sausage Dip

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Chipotle-Spiked Winter Squash and Black Bean Salad

Brussels Sprout, Blue Cheese, and Glazed-Pecan Salad

Cranberry Rice Salad

Skirt Steak Marinated Asian-style

Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

Grilled Hot Oil Marinated Pork with Cranberry Chutney

Salted Chocolate Almonds

Meringue Snowballs

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Dinner at Perla's in Austin

Perla's

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