The local wine community continues to mobilize to raise funds for wildfire relief and recovery in Northern California. The team at Nectar in Berwyn is doing its part by organizing a 3-course wine dinner on Wednesday, November 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The evening will feature two of the Napa Valley’s premier wineries, Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars, which were both founded by the late Raymond Duncan, and are now run by his sons, David and Tim. A portion of the proceeds from this lovely dinner will benefit the Napa Valley Community Foundation Fire Relief Fund.
“This fundraiser includes a fantastic collaboration of local farmers and artisan purveyors, along with some incredible wines from some of the best Napa Valley winemakers, and we’re all really excited to focus our time and energy benefiting the victims of the historic fire,” said Nectar’s chef/owner, Patrick Feury. “The wines pair beautifully with each dish, and we’re looking forward to gathering some of the region’s oenophiles to help the folks in ‘Wine Country’ who lost so much. The recent wildfires in California have caused so much devastation. Many winemakers have been displaced, and many homes and vineyards were destroyed.”
Take a look at this incredible menu, complete with pitch-perfect wine pairings:
Hors d’Oeuvres
Artisan cheeses from The Farm at Doe Run, Seven Sisters gougères, cured fois gras and BBQ eel, spicy yellowfin tuna over vegetable maki, tempura oysters and more
Wine pairing: Twomey Sauvignon Blanc
First Course
Pineland Farms natural beef carpaccio with chilled lobster, Vietnamese salad, peanuts, fresh black truffle and grilled truffle brioche
Wine pairing: Twomey Pinot Noir
Second Course
Crispy duck with foie gras crepinette and plum sauce
Wine pairing: Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Third Course
Rye waffle topped with Seven Sisters ice cream with roasted figs and candied walnuts
Wine pairing: Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
This fundraiser dinner costs $225 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required, and can be made now by calling Nectar at (610) 725-9000. If you can’t make it to the dinner, not to worry! All through November, Nectar will donate proceeds from all of its California wine sales to the Napa Valley Community Foundation Fire Relief Fund.
Find Nectar at 1091 Lancaster Ave. in Berwyn; phone: (610) 725-9000.
