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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 2004

Applewood smoked plains bison, Winter root vegetables and local mushrooms, Cauliflower and rosemary puree, Juniper and Niagara red wine jus

Renato Fenocchio Lange Rosso "Aurora" 2004

Saugeen 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.

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