Farmstead Wine pairings for the Obama-Harper luncheon
February 21, 2009
The menu for the Harper-Obama lunch looks tasty, but it was clearly written hastily by someone other than a chef. The format is abysmally confusing- some are suggesting that each item was a course others think it was an appetizer, an entree and desserts. Below is my interpretation of how the menu would (should) have been served with wine pairings.
Pacific Coast tuna with a chili and citrus vinaigrette
Martin Arndorfer Strasser Weinberge Riesling 2006
Maple and miso cured Nunavut Arctic char
Lightly pickled vegetables and an organic beet relish
Marc Tempe Altenbourg Pinot Noir 2004Applewood smoked plains bison, Winter root vegetables and local mushrooms, Cauliflower and rosemary puree, Juniper and Niagara red wine jus
Renato Fenocchio Lange Rosso "Aurora" 2004Saugeen yogurt pot de creme with a lemon and lavender syrup
Wild blueberry and partridgeberry compote
Acadian buckwheat honey and sumac tuile
Agricola Marrone Moscato d' Asti 2007 Pleasantly sweet without being cloying and just 5% alcohol, because there is still a lot of work to be done after lunch.
