Special Wine Tasting Dinner with Hoopes and Liparita Wines’ Spencer Hoopes and Jason Fisher March 21, 2012

Join special guests Spencer Hoopes, owner of Hoopes Vineyard and Liparita Wines and winemaker Jason Fisher for a formal wine dinner that highlights the wineries’ cabernets and showcases prized boutique wines of Napa Valley. The gourmet six-course dinner enhances every nuance of the wines. Reservations required and can be made by calling Coach Insignia at (313) 567-2622.

Menu

1st Course
Vanilla Poached King Crab
Freeze Dried Corn Pudding, Smoked Chili Oil
~ Hoopla Chardonnay, Napa 2010 ~

2nd Course
Sous Vide Beets
Dried Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, Baby Greens, Pickled Watermelon
~ Liparita Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag's Leap District 2007 ~

3rd Course
Seared Foie Gras
Crispy Potato, Truffle, Walnut Glass
~ Liparita Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 2006 ~

4th Course
Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Wine Poached Cherries, Bourbon Caramel
~ Liparita V-Block Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville 2008 ~

5th Course
Grilled Piedmontese Strip Loin
Sweet Potato, Heirloom Carrot, Granola, Blueberry Gastrique
~ Hoopes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 2008 ~

6th Course
Frozen Thyme Meringue
Preserved Lemon Gel, Chocolate Passion Fruit “Soil”, Berries
~ La Fleur d'Or, Sauternes 2005 ~