Honig Wine Dinner at Blue Ginger

Here's another one of those offers I feel is laser-targeted at me: Blue Ginger in Wellesley is hosting a dinner featuring Honig wines.

I say laser-targeted because I love Honig's wines and I love Blue Ginger.

Honig is a Napa producer of a freaking delicious Sauvignon Blanc, a Napa value benchmark Cabernet, and a spot-on higher end Cabernet bottling (Bartolucci). I enjoy the style of their wines year in and year out and they deliver value across everything they produce.

Blue Ginger is hands down our favorite restaurant in town. They always seem to deliver a good time whether you sit in the lounge, sit down for dinner, or attend a wine event.

Here's the lineup:

Honig Wine Dinner
Wednesday, February 29 at 6:30pm

Menu Degustation

Lemongrass-Fennel Oyster Stew, Fennel Crackers

Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc 2010

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Foie Gras Wrapped Scallop, Roasted Pineapple Syrup

Napa Valley Rutherford Vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2009

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Pork Shank-Caramelized Shallot Dumplings
Shiitake-Ginger Mushroom Broth

Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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Roasted Five Peppercorn Beef Tenderloin
with Twice Stuffed Yukons
 Cabernet Sauvignon Demi and Thai Basil Oil

Napa Valley, St Helena, Bartolucci Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

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Wasik's Cheese Course

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Blue Ginger Dessert

Rutherford Napa Valley, Late Harvest, Sauvignon Blanc 2008

$125.00 inclusive of tax & gratuity 

To make a reservation: 781-283-5790 ex. 18
For more information: http://ming.com/blueginger/upcoming-events/honig-wine-dinner.htm

Here are my tasting notes on prior vintages of Honig wines:

• 2009 Honig Sauvignon Blanc - USA, California, Napa Valley (8/15/2010)
  Oh my what a delicious wine. If you're looking for a wine to share with guests who don't usually drink wine I think you might find them guzzling this one with delight. And for guests that do drink wine, if they're not adverse to a little fruit-forward, slight sweetness to their wine I think they'd appreciate this one too.
  If we take Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc as the baseline for new world SB and subtract the edgy zingy pungent aromatics and replace it with new world tropical goodness- I think you have this wine.
  Depending on the mood you're it might suit you very well. (90 points)
• 2007 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley (6/21/2010)
  This wine so completely aligns with the flavor profile I'm looking for in a Napa Cab- I love it. Ripe blackberries that fade into deliciously savory dusty tannins. The finish is a bit short but it tasted so good I didn't care. (93 points)
• 2004 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Bartolucci - USA, California, Napa Valley (3/16/2010)
  This was pretty darn good for my palate. Hard to say it was worth the money (the baseline Honig Cab is pretty good). But it didn't disappoint and I enjoyed it very much. (93 points)

Posted from CellarTracker

Further Reading:

• A Review of Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger
• Event Report: Oregon Wine Dinner at Blue Ginger

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