Cetrella Restaurant to Host Jordan Vineyard & Winery Wine Dinner on 10/30

Cetrella Restaurant located at 845 Main Street in Half Moon Bay will host a Jordan Vineyard & Winery Wine Dinner on Friday, October 30 with a tasting reception starting at 6:30 PM and dinner beginning at 7:00 PM. Jordan’s Kevin Olmstead will be present at the event. The cost of the four-course dinner is $100.00 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (650) 726-4090.

Cetrella’s Executive Chef Sylvain Montassier prepares award winning Mediterranean fare with progressive French technique and flair.

Cetrella serves dinner Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday until 10:00 p.m. and serves Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Located at 845 Main Street in Half Moon Bay, California, Cetrella has ample free off-street parking. Visit Cetrella on the Web at www.cetrella.com. Reservations can be made by calling (650) 726-4090 or at www.opentable.com.

FIRST COURSE
Japanese Kobe Beef Carpaccio
Roasted mitsutaike mushroom, smoked Medjool date purée & bliss vinegar
2000 JORDAN WINERY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Definitive Jordan, well-balanced & elegant, richly textured with layers of blackberry, cherry & cassis

SECOND COURSE
Iacopi Farms Bean Cassoulet
California white seabass & scallop “sausage”
2001 JORDAN WINERY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Rich, elegantly styled Cabernet, with generous ripe plum, black cherry, herb and fresh earth notes that are vibrant and complex. Excellent balance, finishing with a long, clean aftertaste.

THIRD COURSE
Lapsang Souchong Tea-Braised Grass Fed Beef Cheeks, Daylight Farms squash composition
2002 JORDAN WINERY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Very rich in texture with opulent flavors of ripe blackberry, cherry & cassis; a lingering finish of subtle earth, cigar tobacco, cedar, & a well integrated & restrained framework of oak.

FOURTH COURSE
Frog Hollow Farm Pear Tarte Tatin
light Ceylon cinnamon custard & gingerbread ice cream
1982 JORDAN WINERY RIVIÈRE RUSSE
Perfume of intense honey & apricot, yet in the palate the balance of sugar and natural acidity supports the fruit in the mouth and leaves a long lasting finish without being cloying.