Description
The Menu with Alsace & German Wine Selection:
Aperitif: French Bread with butter
Sparkling German Wine: Pinot Meunier Rosé
German wine region: Stromberg-Zabergau
This rare sparkling offers a beautiful expression of the Pinot Meunier with fresh red berry flavors and elegant minerality that showcases the unique terroir of this charming German wine region.
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Amuse: Shellfish: Scallops on avocado cream with gravelax and balsamic sauce
Alsace White Wine: Riesling Rebmann, 2023
It is a beautifully crisp and aromatic expression of the region’s terroir, with vibrant citrus notes that make it a delightful wine.
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Starter: Salade gourmande Alsacienne with Emmenthal and Gruyere cheeses and crispy lardons.
Alsace White Wine: Sylvaner, veielles vignes, Domaine Etienne Simonis, 2023
A delightfully crisp and mineral-driven wine, where the old vines bring exceptional depth and character to Sylvaner’s signature fresh, herbal elegance.
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Main: Choucroute Garnie with sausage, bacon and juniper berries
With 2 red wines to compare:
1/ German Pinot Noir: Spatburgunder Epos Trocken, 2018
German wine region: Stromberg-Zabergau
This elegant German Pinot Noir delivers refined red berry flavors with a crisp, dry finish that beautifully showcases the Stromberg-Zabergau region’s distinctive terroir.
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2/ French Alsace Pinot Noir, Rebmann 2023
An elegant expression of the varietal with bright red fruit flavors and the characteristic finesse that makes Alsatian Pinot Noir so charming.
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Dessert from Germany: Forêt Noire cake with fruit filling
Dessert German Wine: Lemberger Weisherbst, Trockenbeerenauslese, 2015
German wine region: Stromberg-Zabergäu
A rare and luxurious dessert wine, showcasing the noble rot’s magic with intensely concentrated flavors of honeyed red berries, apricot, and delicate floral notes in perfect sweet harmony.
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Coffee or tea
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Vegetarians are welcome; please request in advance.
The Wine Expert
the wine expert
Yoshihiko Amano is a very experienced and passionate freelance wine educator.
A JSA Wine Expert and WSET Advanced Certificate, who also holds an MBA from a French business school called INSEAD.
He regularly lectures at the school in Hiroo, run by Minato City.
He has organized various wine events, such as the comparative tasting of French and Japanese wines (sake) and cheeses.
Yoshihiko speaks English, French, Italian, German, and Japanese.
The Halloween contest:
As the date is close to Halloween, people who dress in a Halloween costume ( not compulsory, it is up to you! ) will enter a contest to win several rare Alsace Tasting boxes
Saturday, November 1st, German and Alsace Wine’ Schedule:
5:45-6 pm: Guests’ arrival with the welcome German Sparkling
6-6:30 pm: Presentation on Wines from Germany and Alsace
6:30 – 8:30 pm: Alsace and German Wine Dinner time
9 pm: End of the wine party
9:30 pm: Closing doors
Regular Price : 24,980Y + service tax
This is what you get with the entrance fee:
The Full Menu: Amuse, starter, main dish, dessert, coffee or tea.
The 6 fine wines from Alsace and Germany, service, and speakers.
It does not include a 12% service tax
3 hours of education, fun, and gourmet time ( 6 – 9 pm )
Places are very limited; therefore, reserve as soon as you can.
Our wine dinners fill up quickly, so it’s best to reserve your seat as soon as possible.
Facebook Check-in: Go to our Facebook Event Page and click ‘Going’ to get an additional glass of wine.
Come along on your own, with friends, or as a couple. Everyone is welcome!
Possible to get a receipt for business expenses ( on advanced request, please )
Feel free to spread the word – forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
** [ from 20 y.o. only; drink in moderation ]
