Willamette Valley Vineyards Wine Dinner

Join us for an evening of fine wines from Willamette Valley Vineyards & paired food on the second floor of Host Utica!

All cost included in pricing, including gratuity!

Founded in 1983 by Oregon native Jim Bernau with the dream of creating world-class Pinot Noir, Jim cleared away an old pioneer plum orchard in the Salem Hills and watered the vines by hand using 17 lengths of garden hose to get the grapelings through their first summer. Willamette Valley Vineyards has grown from a bold idea into one of the region’s leading wineries, earning the title “One of America’s Great Pinot Noir Producers” from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

4 course wine pairings will include:

• RoséCourse
• White Pinot Noir
• Founders Reserve Pinot Noir
• Riesling
• Bonus Sample – Bernau Block Pinot Noir

Food coursing to follow

Doors at 6:00 with wine & food beginning at 6:30.

Sunday Night Pop Up Series

Chef Josie Clemens

Sunday, September 21st

5 course, $60pp

5:30p-9p

Chef Josie Clemens is a world-traveled chef, devoted community-builder, the co-creator of Peeled, and was a competing chef on Hell’s Kitchen & Food Network’s “24 in 24: Last Man Standing”. Her ethos is to deeply nourish with nostalgia.

Menu:

Course 1: Citrus marinated and compressed melons.

Course 2: Balsamic roasted vegetables with capers and olives. Garlic and mushrooms slow cooked in butter. Fresh foccacia bread.

Course 3: Rosemary salt crusted potatoes. Charred red grapes. Spicy gremolata aioli. Layered into butter leaf lettuce.

Intermezzo: Basil granita

Course 4: Pesto, bechamel, and san marzano tomato sauce layered into lasagna, sliced & fried.

Course 5: A classic tiramisu with local espresso.