| Upcoming Events
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| Certified Prime
Angus Beef |
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Forbes Mill is one of only four USA restaurants to serve CAB Prime steaks exclusively
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Plan your next special event or corporate function with Forbes Mill. A variety of menus and room designs are available. Call Dave Reid for details at
408-395-6434
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| Chef Brian Weselby |
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Previously he was the corporate chef for Tavistock Restaurants, LLC, overseeing the menus and chefs for six restaurant concepts, including: California Café, Napa Valley Grille, and Blackhawk Grille.
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| AN EVENING WITH
DAVE POWELL
OWNER/WINEMAKER
TORBRECK WINES
TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2009
6 PM $125.00 per person
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Forbes Mill is excited to announce that our first wine event of 2009 is an evening with Dave Powell from Torbreck Wines.
Lauded by famed wine critic, Robert Parker, as "one of the worlds great wine estates" Torbreck produces some of the most thrilling and individualistic wines on the planet.
We will be pairing the Torbreck wines with the finest culinary products from Australia, including Black Wagyu Beef and Western Australian Lobster. The full menu will be released in two weeks.
Join us on this night for a rare opportunity to share a meal and raise a glass with a true icon of wine.
Our Wine Dinners are held in our private banquet room with no more than 30 guests, to insure a special evening for all.
Please make your reservations early, as dinners sell out quickly. A waiting list will be available when the event is fully booked.
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Torbreck Menu
Salmon Wrapped Diver Scallop
celeriac puree, blood orange beurre rouge
2007 Woodcutter's Semillon
Australian Cold Water Lobster Medallion
applewood smoked bacon
popcorn sweetbreads, lobster bisque
2008 Viognier-Roussanne-Marsanne
Australian Lamb Chop
savoy cabbage & ratatouille crepinette, orange-pommary mustard glaze
shiraz-mint essence
2006 Juveniles
2006 The Steading
Tajima Black Wagyu Tournedo Rossini
seared foie gras, truffle madeira jus, brioche crouton
2006 The Descendant
2005 Run Rig
Tasmanian Devils Chocolate Cake
orange mousse, kumquat marmalade
2008 The Bothie
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Dave Powell- Owner/Winemaker
Torbreck
"I have long believed in the viticultural resources in the Barossa Valley; certainly home to some of the world's greatest vines and, due to the absence of Phylloxera, some of the most valuable clonal material too. We've come a long way since the first release of 140 cases in 1995 and in many ways RunRig is my tribute to the natural resources of the Barossa. Like all truly great wines it is authentic and a wine of origin that could not be made elsewhere."
Dave Powell 11-26-08
Torbreck Vintners was founded by David Powell in 1994. The roots go back to 1992 when Dave, who was then working at Rockford, began to discover and clean up a few sections of dry-grown old vines.
Near lifeless, he nurtured them back to health and was rewarded with small parcels of fruit that he made into wine. Dave was able to secure a contract for the supply of grapes from a run-down but ancient Shiraz vineyard.
He managed to raise enough money to share-farm the vineyard, a practice which involves paying the owner a percentage of the market rate for his grapes in return for totally managing the vineyard.
This share-farming principle has enabled Torbreck to use fruit from the very best vineyards in the Barossa Valley, which is home to some of the most precious old vines in the world.
In 1995 Dave crushed three tonnes of grapes and fermented them into wine in a shed on his 12-hectare Marananga property. He named his wine 'Torbreck' after a forest in Scotland where he worked as a lumberjack.
The Torbreck endeavour is based around the classic Barossa Valley varietals of Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro, and a love for the wines of France's Rhone Valley.
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Thank you for taking the the time to read our newsletter. We want to bring the best dining experiences to our valued guests, and any feedback is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Patrick Mullane/Sommelier
Forbes Mill Steakhouse, Los Gatos |
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