Almost Asian

Late Night with Castillo Perelada

Friday, July 23^rd

9:30 pm

Jujube Restaurant

So, we’re continuing our late night dinner series with the delicious wines of Castillo Perelada of Northern Spain.  Hey, what better wines to drink late night than wines made in the country that doesn’t even think about dinner until 10pm?  This is actually one of two Spanish-intensive late night dinners that we’re having over the next few weeks, but we haven’t tasted the wines or written the menu for the next one.

First, a few things about these dinners.  When possible, we love to have them on the patio but we’ll have to wait and see.  We had perfect weather for our first one (the Tequila dinner) but last Friday’s Odisea event was chased indoors because it was just too damned hot.  Let’s keep our fingers crossed for this one.  I actually photo-blogged the last dinner if you want to check out what’s going on, but they’re really, really fun.

Now, onto Perelada.  Diana and I had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful estate back in ’07 and came away thoroughly impressed with the history, the attention to detail in both the vineyards and winery, and, most of all, with the wines themselves.  My favorites were a trio of barely sparkling and utterly charming wines that will be the centerpiece of this meal.  Talk about a perfect summer wine.  Complete refreshment and beauty.  Our dear friend, the affable and informative Rich Haynes will be by to talk you through these lovlies and we promise to hold up our end in terms of the food…

Salad of green mango and duck cracklings with crispy prawns

-Perelada NV Brut

Grilled calamari with cucumbers, yogurt, and mint

-Perelada Blanc Pescador

Roasted quail with curried watermelon rind and white onion, watermelon chutney

-Perelada Cresta Rosa

Star-anise braised pork belly with roasted peaches

-Perelada Cresta Azul

Herb Grilled lamb with roasted tomatoes, ripe olives, and a new potato gratin

-Casa Sirvana GR-174 Priorat

$42.50 per person