Congratulations to all our friends at Brooks Winery! It is an extremely rare honor to be chosen as one of four wines poured at a White House state dinner. Here is the menu, the Brooks 2006 Ara Riesling was poured with the second course:
Potato and Eggplant Salad
White House Arugula with Onion Seed Vinaigrette
2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa Valley, California
Red Lentil Soup with Fresh Cheese
2006 Riesling, Brooks "Ara", Willamette Valley, Oregon
Roasted Potato Dumplings with Tomato Chutney
Chick Peas and Okra
or Green Curry Prawns with caramelized salsify with smoked Collard Greens
and coconut aged basmati
2007 Grenache Beckman Vineyards, Santa Ynez, California
Pumpkin pie tart
Pear Tatin
Whipped Cream and Caramel sauce
Sparkling Chardonnay, Thibaut-Janisson Brut, Monticello, Virginia
Petits fours and Coffee
Cashew Brittle
Pecan Pralines
Passion fruit and vanilla Gelees
Chocolate dipped fruit
