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Washington State Wines Featured at July Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar Wine Dinners

Carmel Café & Wine Bar’s July wine dinner will feature acclaimed wines from Washington State, America’s second largest wine-producing region. Well known for world-class winemaking talent and state-of-the-art equipment, Chateau Ste. Michelle and its subsidiaries, Northstar and Spring Valley vineyards, have been awarded some of the highest accolades in the industry.

The wine dinner will be 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Carmel Café & Wine Bar location in Carrollwood/Tampa. Cost is $59.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Space is limited and reservations are required.

Chateau Ste. Michelle is Washington State’s oldest and most acclaimed winery. Northstar combines New World fruit with an Old World winemaking style to create what are considered among the world’s best Merlots. Spring Valley Vineyards is one of the state’s few true estate wineries, with wines produced on-site from fruit grown on land owned by the same family for generations.  

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Carmel Café Executive Chef Steve Cook will complement the featured wines with a five-course pairing menu of modern Mediterranean (Mod Med) cuisine.

First Course:

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Chateau Ste. Michelle, Dr. Loosen Eroica Riesling 2010 (92 pts. Wine Enthusiast)

Nan’s Gourgeres

Second Course:

Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay

Seared Sea Scallop with Pork Belly and Parsnip Puree

Third Course:

Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Merlot 2008

Chilled Carrot Bisque

Fourth Course:

Northstar Stella Maris Red Blend 2007

Beef Braciole

Fifth Course:

Spring Valley Uriah Red 2008  (93pts. Wine Spectator)

Milk Chocolate Truffles

For reservations, please contact the Carrollwood Carmel Café at 813-265-1415.

Mod Med is Carmel Café’s signature cuisine. It represents a modern interpretation of foods and flavors traditionally associated with Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Spain, France, Greece and Morocco.

In addition to enjoying the Mod Med cuisine served exclusively at Carmel Café & Wine Bar, diners may choose from a global selection of wines designed to easily mix and match with the menu. Wines can also be customized according to serving size, with many available in three-, six- and nine-ounce pours or by the bottle.

Customized MenuPads placed at diners’ fingertips offer an inviting, interactive way to view images and descriptions of each dish, learn about wines from around the world, create pairings based on personal preferences or control the pacing of their food and wine orders.

The Clearwater and Carrollwood Carmel Café & Wine Bar restaurants are open for lunch 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. Both locations also offer brunch from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

All locations – including the newly opened Sarasota Carmel Cafe – serve dinner 5 - 10 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 – 9 p.m. on Sundays. 

Carmel Café & Wine Bars are located at: 2548 McMullen Booth Road (Northwood Plaza) in Clearwater, 14306 North Dale Mabry Highway (Landmark Plaza) in Tampa and 8433 Cooper Creek Blvd. (Shoppes at University Center) in Sarasota.

For more information, go to: http://www.carmelcafe.com, http://www.ste-michelle.com/, http://www.northstarwinery.com/wines/ or http://www.springvalleyvineyard.com/.

 

 

 

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