Melinda’s 50th Celebration

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 1:57pm

Wonderful weekend of friends, food & wine took place in celebration of my wife’s 50th. This culminated with a catered dinner by Trellis: Curated Wine Dinners and this was an artful, well-paced, truly excellent meal. The wines came from my cellar with their staff making a request for Oregon Pinot Gris to go with squash & ricotta fritters. The rest of the courses were created around wines we just wanted to serve on this occasion.

For me the apex of the event was the corn sformato with 02 Raveneau Montée de Tonnerre, others said it was the birth-year López de Heredia Gran Riserva bottles and duck gnocchi or the 2010 (son’s birth-year) Napa Cabs with the exquisite short rib preparation. The friends attending all made the event and celebration truly memorable.

Robert.A.Jr · October 1, 2018, 2:05pm

Doc is back! Miss your more frequent posting, buddy. Sounds like a wonderful night. Happy bday to your better half.

Nola_Palomar · October 1, 2018, 2:05pm

Good for you Happy Birthday Melinda!!!

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 2:07pm

Here’s a close-up of the menu man.

Jay_Winton · October 1, 2018, 2:08pm

Looks like a great celebration! Happy birthday to your wife.

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 2:18pm

Thank you Nola! Those 68 Spanish wines both showed so very well.

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 2:23pm

Thanks Jay!

Nola_Palomar · October 1, 2018, 2:29pm

Viva España!!!

ToddFrench · October 1, 2018, 2:39pm

Did my girl Mochi enjoy the wines?

B_Buzzini · October 1, 2018, 3:14pm

Nice job Doc! And happy bday Mel! Where’s the 3L?

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 3:41pm

She did! You’ll have to ask what was her favorite.

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 3:43pm

I’ll try to get a photo up soon Buzz. That 1993 Jadot Hospice was the backbone of this weekend’s wines!

mark_rudner · October 1, 2018, 4:06pm

how about a tn on the macdonald please?

Mike_S · October 1, 2018, 4:33pm

Happy and Healthy Birthday to your wife. May you do this with her again in ten and twenty and thirty years.

Rich_Brown · October 1, 2018, 5:33pm

Awesome buddy - sounds like an amazing day! Happy Bday to your wife and heres to many, many more!

Rich_Salsano · October 1, 2018, 5:43pm

Awesome!!! Menu sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing Glenn! And a very happy birthday to Melinda from Jill and I!

William_Segui · October 1, 2018, 5:47pm

awesome everything. Happy Birthday Melinda!

Neal.Mollen · October 1, 2018, 6:01pm

Mazel tov! Sounds like a great event

Glenn_L_e_v_i_n_e · October 1, 2018, 6:50pm

Obviously it was very fine indeed. We uncorked both Cabs ~ 24H early and poured off into the mid-shoulder.

I thought the wine was very balanced and elegant, especially in contrast with the Materium. Maybach took another day open to really mellow out, terrific by lunch Sunday.

MacDonald is truly old-school Napa done with élan.

mark_rudner · October 1, 2018, 7:56pm

thank u sir