Upcoming Classes | First Colony Winery

winery is located just off route 20 - ten miles south of Charlottesville 434-979-7105

www.firstcolonywinery.com

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - Please call the winery 434-979-7105 or Terre 434-974-7444

Winter 2012 Schedule Coming Soon

November 13, 2011  Sunday  11am-2pm  $65   Light Participation

LATE FALL FINEST

Roasted Beet, Parsnip & Butternut Salad

Poached Oysters with Leeks & Bacon

Chicken Cordon Bleu Bread Bowls

Lemon Drenched Gingerbread Cake

 

The salad features roasted fall vegetables with a garlic thyme vinaigrette.  Oysters that are only just cooked in a creamy leek sauce are served over toast points topped with bacon.  The chicken is served in individual bread bowls with melted swiss cheese oozing down the sides  and a shallot mustard sauce for dipping.  We’ll make a delightful gingerbread cake and combine it with three forms of lemon.

December 4, 2011  Sunday  11am-2pm  $65   Light Participation

HOLIDAY VITTLES

Coquilles St Jacques

Rosemary Roast Pork with Autumn Fruit Compote

Gatto Napoletano - Potato Cake

Cranberry Parfaits

Seared Scallops in a wine, mushroom sauce are a great beginning.  The salty savory pork roast contrasts beautifully with the sweet tart compote, and the potato cake is so fabulous and has such great presentation your family will beg you to make it again.  The easy on the cook parfaits are a nice sweet light ending to this wonderful holiday menu.

Please call 434-979-7105 to join us

Upcoming Classes | Sweely Estate Winery

winery is located just off route 29 - twenty miles north of Charlottesville 540-948-9005

www.sweelyestatewinery.com

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - Please call the winery 540-948-9005 or Terre 434-974-7444

January 2012

Sweely Estate Winery is temporarily closed while it undergoes transformation to new ownership.

Below are some sample classes from 2011.

A schedule will post when the winery re-opens in Spring 2012.

July 9, 2011   Saturday  11-2   $55

MAIN COURSE SALADS

Lemon-Cumin Chicken, Feta & Chickpea Salad in a Bread Bowl

Red Curry Shrimp Spring Roll Salad

Salmon Salad Nicoise

Summer Fruit Tart

These huge delicious refreshing salads are the perfect entrees for warm summer evenings.  The chicken salad is tangy and bright, and the toasty vessel is fantastic when eaten.  The shrimp salad is basically a deconstructed spring roll, all the flavor, very low fat, and cool!  We’ll mix it up replacing the tuna in a classic nicoise with palate friendly salmon.  The sensational tart combines a press in crust with a lemony pastry cream and fresh berries.

July 30, 2011   Saturday  11-2   $55

GRILLED HENS

Cucumber Mango Salad

Bricked Grilled Cornish Hens

Creamy Garden Succotash

Cappucino Mousse

We’re always open to new ways to enjoy summer cukes, combining them with mango and some Mexican type seasoning is a real winner.  The hens will be spice rubbed then weighted on the grill (we’ll be cooking these outside) resulting in evenly cooked juicy meat.  This succotash is a bit different featuring what’s fresh in the garden now, seasoned with fresh herbs and some cream to carry all the flavors.  It’s always pleasant to end a meal with cappucino, we’ll make a cool creamy version with the flavors of the hot drink.

August 27, 2011   Saturday  11-2   $55

ROULADES

Minted Fresh Pea Soup

Chicken Parmesan Roulade / Fresh Tomato Sauce

Pork Fontina & Arugula Roulades / Lemon Basil Pan Sauce

Frozen Honeydew Ritas

In addition to melding together the flavors of the filling and the meat roulades make a beautiful presentation when sliced.  We’ll learn how to properly prepare the meat “wrappers” for  a juicy tender outcome.  The pea soup has bright fresh flavors and is served warm, not hot.  Melons are at their best during the month of August so honeydew will star in this frozen dessert beverage.

Please call 540-948-9005 to join us for these fun informative classes.

New Class Schedule Coming Soon