Tuesday, October 26 at 7:00 PM

 

Join us for Beacon Grille's next Wine Dinner featuring wines from Landmark Vineyards. The experience will be orchestrated by Beacon Grille's Beverage Manager and Wine Director, and Damaris Colhoun, Landmark's Northeast Sales Director and daughter of Landmark proprietors, Mary and Michael Colhoun. Wines from Ms. Colhoun's dynamic portfolio will be paired with a multi-course tasting menu prepared by Beacon Grille's executive chef.

The price for this event is $64 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Advance reservations are required and admission is limited to the first 100 guests.

Beacon Grille will, once again, collaborate with Giles Fine Wine of Woburn, Medford, and Arlington in executing this dinner. A representative from Giles - surely one of the finest wine stores in suburban Boston - will be on hand to assist guests who wish to order Landmark wines after the meal.

Please be sure to make your advance reservation for this special event by calling
781-933-3333 or by email.

Landmark Vineyards

 

Landmark Vineyards may have been founded in the Windsor area of Sonoma County in 1974, but its roots stretch all the way back to 1838 and America's heartland. It was that year in Grand Detour, Illinois that John Deere invented the steel plow - an event that revolutionized the business of agriculture. In 1989, John Deere's great great granddaughter, Damaris Deere Ford, following the family tradition in agriculture, relocated Landmark Vineyards from Windsor, a town that was slowly being smothered by urban sprawl to a spectacular piece of land at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Sonoma Valley. Damaris believed that Landmark could be a small jewel of a winery and built a Spanish mission style winery equipped with only the most state-of-the-art winemaking equipment.

Damaris convinced her son, Michael Deere Colhoun and his wife Mary to move from the East Coast and join her as partners in the winery. Once settled, the Colhouns set in motion a plan that would truly make the winery a landmark. In 1993, they hired world-renowned consulting enologist Helen Turley to work with winemaker, Eric Stern. This collaboration led to some excellent winemaking. Under Stern's direction, Landmark's wines have consistently garnered rave reviews from wine writers. For example, their signature wine, the Overlook Chardonnay, has appeared on The Wine Spectator Top 100 list 7 times since 1997.

Today Landmark's wines go from strength to strength, offering superb Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and Syrahs that speak to their vineyard terroir and the elegant approach of Stern's winemaking.

 

Beacon Grille Hosts an Evening for Beer Lovers

Beer aficionados, as well as a few novices, enjoyed an evening of ale and anecdotes at Beacon Grille's first beer dinner held Tuesday, September 21. Chef David Fitzgerald delighted diners with a series of small plates, including short ribs braised in a Samuel Adams Black Lager reduction and roasted quail with pumpkin seed risotto.

Tim Riley, certified sommelier and Beacon Grille's beverage manager, masterfully paired each of the five courses with a complementary Samuel Adams brew, including Irish Red, Oktoberfest, Black Lager, and Boston Lager.

A highlight of the evening was the final course of chocolate lava cake served with Stony Brook Red from the Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection. According to guest Suzanna Roussopoulos, "I didn't know you could pair chocolate cake and beer, but it was an exceptionally good combination."

Boston Beer Company, maker of Samuel Adams beer, was well represented by Head Brewer Jennifer Glanville. An engaging speaker, she regaled the audience with Samuel Adams' history and business philosophy, as well as an insider's perspective on the company and its test brewery at which Glanville has worked for 15 years.

According to Riley, the refined quality of Boston Beer Company's products made the brewer an ideal partner for Beacon Grille's selective beverage program.

"It's an iconic brewery that has played an important role in the development of American beer. This history adds something special to the experience."

Riley is already planning Beacon Grille's next event, a five-course dinner featuring the dynamic portfolio of Landmark Vineyards, taking place on Tuesday, October 26. For more information or to reserve a space, call 781-933-3333.