RHONE VALLEY WINEMAKER DINNER AT SUR
| Sur Restaurant (West Hollywood) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | 7pm |
Come join us at this sexy southern european restaurant..
surrounded by a very friendly staff and the best of lounge
music... Enjoy great food paired with boutique wines from
Southern Rhone. In presence of Yann Clinchard, winemaker,
explore the vineyards of the Mont Ventoux!
surrounded by a very friendly staff and the best of lounge
music... Enjoy great food paired with boutique wines from
Southern Rhone. In presence of Yann Clinchard, winemaker,
explore the vineyards of the Mont Ventoux!
| Starter choice of Taboule Couscous, Sauteed Shrimps, Avocado or Fried Goat Cheese Balls, Cucumber Salad, Mango Sauce '07 "O" de Rose, Rose Entree choice of Seared Ahi Tuna, Sesame Seed Crust, Fresh Herbs, Tamari Soy Sauce, Sauteed Spinash, Rice or Wild Mushroom Chicken Breast, Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes '04 Dom Balaquere, Cotes du Ventoux (Syrah / Grenache blend) Dessert Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake '05 Gigantis, Cotes du Ventoux (Syrah / Grenache blend) |
Climate Côtes du Ventoux enjoys a sun-kissed Mediterranean climate. The blue of the sky is more intense, the fragrances more sublime, colours magnified. The sun shines with all its brilliance between 2700 and 2900 hours per year in Provence. Vines, as well as olive and almond trees soak in the life-giving rays of what is record sunshine. However, the picture would not be complete without the Mistral wind. The Mistral is indissociable from the Côtes du Ventoux landscape, where it bends its trees, invites its “Comtadins” to protect their houses and their fields from attack. It also prevents humidity from settling in, it dries the vines and plantations in record time. The mistral that blows its way along the Rhône Valley; the privileged climate of Provence and the protective mass of Mont Ventoux make the earth of Côtes du Ventoux a rich combination propitious to producing wines of real character. Mont Ventoux The Côtes du Ventoux vineyard is located in the Vaucluse department, with a part in the Comtat Venaissin. Mont Ventoux dominates the Provence with its protective mass. Its slopes stretch lazily towards the Carpentras plain, with its southern slope home to the vines of the Côtes de Ventoux. The steeper northern slope plunges down into the wilder and almost mountainous Toulourenc valley. Mont Ventoux has been designated a UNESCO Natural Biosphere Reserve and not by chance. The mountain is endowed with an astonishing diversity of plants and animals: the flora is Mediterranean (olive trees, green oaks, thyme, etc.), together with lush forests of larch, pine and fir, rare varieties (Greenland poppy, pale orchis, dwarf iris, Alp gentian, paired-leaf saxifrage, petrarch campion). Fauna, ranging from boar, fox and wild Corsican sheep to elaphe stag, chamois, roe deer and hare also call Mont Ventoux their home. more info >>> |
