Kosta Browne Wine Dinner at Baxter's Bistro & Lounge

Kosta Browne Wine Dinner at Baxter's Bistro & Lounge in the Village at Northstar

Location: Baxter's Bistro & Lounge

Date: Friday, July 10, 2009

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Kosta Browne Winery began as a dream shared by Dan Kosta and Michael Browne. In the summer of 1997, while working at John Ash & Co. restaurant in Santa Rosa, California, Dan and Michael decided to venture into winemaking. They saved tip money for two months and eventually had enough to buy a half ton of Pinot Noir, a used barrel and an old hand-crank stemmer-crusher, a purchase that marks the beginning of Kosta Browne.

Since that vintage, they have nurtured relationships with the best growers and honed their winemaking skills, making sure to focus on the vision and values with which they began. Just over 10 years old Kosta Browne is making some of he best Pinot Noir in the world.

Reservations

Please join us on Friday, July 10, 2009 to meet owner Dan Kosta of Kosta Browne Winery in Sonoma. Come taste the dream.

Cost is $100 per person, tax and gratuity not included. For more information and to book your table call Baxter's Bistro & Lounge at 530.562.3200. Don't forget to ask about the 7-dinner package pricing.

The Menu

Chef de Cuisine: Michael Plapp

Passed Hors d'Ouevres
Heidi's Tomato Bruschetta
Summer Melon & Organic Quercia Prosciutto Dungeness Crab Roll

Amuse
House Cured Columbia River Salmon, Roasted Beets & Gary's Greens
2006 Kosta Browne, Pinot Noir, Keefer Ranch, Russian River

1st Course
Duck Consomme with Wild Mushrooms & Foie Gras
2007 Kosta Browne, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

2nd Course
Slow Roasted Wild Striped Bass, Ramps, Porcini Potato Puree Pinot Noir Nage
2007 Kosta Browne, Pinot Noir, Koplen, Russian River

3rd Course
Liberty Farm Duck Breast, Cranberry Beans, Collard Greens Verjus Rouge Gastrique
2005 Kosta Browne, Pinot Noir, Kanzler, Sonoma Coast

4th Course
Sharffenberger Chocolate & Bitter Almond Torte, Spiced Black Cherry Compote
2005 Kosta Browne, Syrah, Amber Ridge, Russian River

Live Music

For your entertainment, New West Guitar Quartet will perfom live in the Lounge. These award-winning guitarists from the University of Southern California, Flora L. Thorton School of Music bring their unique blend of four-part guitar harmonies to jazz standards, introducing a new sound to fans of jazz guitar - the improvisational elements of jazz with the performance standards of a chamber group.