Men in Wine Celebration Dinner

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 | OSTERIA LA SPIGA

Join us for Men in Wine Celebration on April 19th at Osteria La Spiga! Guests will enjoy a pre-dinner reception with the opportunity to taste wines and enjoy small bites. Ticket also includes the 6-course dinner. Chef Rome will craft dishes specific to each of the featured winemakers wines. Throughout the evening, featured winemakers and chefs will share why they chose the wines and dishes.
Details & Tickets

THE WINEMAKERS

Ken Dillon - Footprint Wine Tap, WA

Derek Baljeu - Knights Bridge Winery, CA

Dexter Meadows - Meadows Estate Vineyard, OR

Sean Perryman - Moxie Mule Vermouth, WA

Sidney Rice - Dossier Wine Collective, WA

Channing Frye - Chosen Family Wines, OR

THE MENU 

Amuse Bouche

Cajun avocado and crab bites paired with Black Eden’s 1912 Peach Bourbon Lemonade 

Appetizer

Southern fried soul rolls with sweet heat dipping sauce paired with 2024 Wild and Free Viognier by Meadows Estate Vineyard & Winery 

2nd Course 

Saffron infused smoked gouda grits, dusted with 24K gold shrimp and crumbled pancetta paired with 2023 Sauvignon Blanc by Knights Bridge Winery 

3rd Course 

Asian butter poached chilean sea bass topped with fried capers and heirloom cherry tomatoes and atop a bed of sweet peas and porcini mushrooms paired with 2023 Reserve Chardonnay by Chosen Family Wines 

4th Course 

Savory duck confit over black eden bourbon mashed sweet potatoes paired with 2022 Syrah Wine by Footprint Wine Tap 

5th Course 

Moroccan crusted lamb chops finished with West African jollof rice paired with 2022 Flagship Cabernet Sauvignon by Dossier Wine Collective 

6th Course 

Medley of Sorbet featuring strawberry rhubarb, lemon & basil, blood orange & cherry paired with Vermouth Bianco, Strawberry Rhubarb, Vermouth Rosso by Moxie Mule featuring Lola, Stanley, and Shelby

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ABOUT THE URBAN CONNOISSEURS

Marcia Jones is the founder of Urban Connoisseurs. Their mission is to affect sustainable growth in the wine community by increasing the number of American winemakers of African descent in the US, create opportunities for the next generation to pursue various careers in the wine industry, and maintain brand and legacy for the Generation After Next.

Urban Connoisseurs' primary focus is vineyard and/or winery ownership. As slaves, Black Americans didn’t own land. They weren’t allowed to say what was planted, when it was planted, and when it was harvested. After emancipation, the quest for land ownership was wrought with violence, death, and stolen land. In some states, Black Americans were prohibited from land ownership. Urban Connoisseurs honors some of these strong-willed Black  winemakers who succeeded despite the history, obstacles, and challenges, and designed a path forward that will encourage other Black people to follow. They now reap the benefits of the land they till!