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2011 ADVENTURE - PERU, SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS - PART 5
This is the last episode that documents our adventure trip to Peru this past April. Our last stop was the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Cusco, Peru. Click on the link below to watch what we did on our last day. Hope you enjoy it:
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And, by the way, we are already planning our 2012 adventure. It will be to Spain and in September, just in time for the harvest. There is a lot of time to start planning this time so let us know if you are interested. |
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SO...YOU LIKE PORTS?
For some of us there is nothing like a good port at the end of a great dinner.
Well...this week we decided to come up with something that is very difficult to pass: a Flight of Aged Tawny Ports. But not just any port - we are talking of some fabulous ones:
Graham's 10 Years of Age: deep amber color, complex orange peel and marzipan aromas. Flavorful rich fruitcake spiciness with hints of walnuts, beautifully mellowed with an elegant, long finish.
Graham's 20 Years of Age: pale amber color, great complexity on the nose with hints of mandarin oranges, walnuts and roast almonds. Superb palate of rich, honeyed fruit and soft burnt toffee, smooth-textured with an enticing long, lingering finish.
Graham's 30 Years of Age: light, orange-tinted golden brown color, magnificent perfumed nose with great class showing an array of dried fruits. Outstanding, mature concentrated palate with full honeyed fruit, gorgeously mellowed. Simply delicious with an aftertaste that lasts and lasts.
Graham's 40 Years of Age: golden amber with a pale green tinge at the rim, which denotes great quality and class. Very complex on the nose with a powerful fragrance and opulence that belies its age. The palate is a gamut of flavors, ranging from delicate apricot fruit and raisins to creamy toffee and praline. The full, persistent aftertaste is sheer pleasure. A very rare wine available in restricted quantity.
The flight consists of 1.5 ounces of each of the four aged ports for $32. This is a rare pleasure and I hope you have the chance to enjoy it. |
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WE WERE ON THE FRONT COVER
Of Ourblok.com magazine. Here is the link to the magazine - Mezzanotte is featured on page 12:
Mezzanotte in Ourblok Magazine
MEZZANOTTE FEATURED IN COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
We are excited to have been featured in the latest issue of Community Impact Newspaper (Northwest Houston Edition). Here is the link in case you didn't see it:
Mezzanotte Ristorante |
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PASTA ABBONDANZA ON THURSDAY!
OK. We have one more week to try this. So far the feedback has been fantastic. We may keep it as a regular feature after next week!
In our quest for new and fun things to do at Mezzanotte we have come up with the idea of doing kind of a pasta feast on Thursday night.
The Italian word ABBONDANZA means "abundance" in English and we thought a very appropriate word to describe what we will be doing.
On Thursday night (5:00 to 9:00 PM) you can arrive by yourself or with your entire family and/or friends and we will feed you pasta specials until you say "enough". And the pasta specials will not be just any plain pasta dishes; they will be prepared with the same care and with the same quality ingredients that we use for all of our dishes. The only requirement is that your entire party orders the Pasta Abbondanza. Upon arrival please let your server know if there is anything you would not want to be served (shellfish, walnuts, calamari, cheeses, hot peppers, etc) and we will take it from there.
Our introductory price is $19/person. Please come and try it and let us know what you think. |
FEATURED WINES THIS WEEKEND
This weekend we are featuring three fantastic wines at different price levels:
MALBEC MALMA NQN '08 - Bottle $32
Patagonia, Argentina
Bright medium ruby. Black raspberry, mocha, brown spices and smoky oak on the somewhat reduced, musky nose. Superipe and creamy-sweet, with a strong sandalwood spice character to its sexy flavors of raspberry, mocha, and earth. This lush, seamless wine offers terrific breadth and finishes with chewy but suave tannins.
MERLOT GALANTE '07 - Bottle $54
Carmel Valley, California
Swirl a glass and take in aromas of black cherry, strawberries, and plums, accented by notes of vanilla, floral suggestions, leather, and herbaceous notes. The palate unfolds with flavors of cherry and plums moving into hints of earth, oak, leather, and floral notes. With its abundant tannins, this wine needs bottle age or plenty of air. Enjoy this atypical, robust Merlot with a juicy piece of beef.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON ELYSE '06 - Bottle $68
Napa Valley, California
Robert Parker 90 points: "The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli Vineyard, which comes from a hallowed vineyard in Rutherford, has a slightly more saturated ruby/purple color as well as a classic bouquet of crème de cassis, black cherries, dusty, loamy soil, herbs and spice. More structured and layered as well as fuller-bodied." |
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NEXT WINE DINNER AT MEZZANOTTE
Tuesday June 14 is scheduled for our next 5 course wine dinner. We are going to do something very interesting. I am already tasting some great South African wines for this event. I can assure you that the wines will be fantastic and the food will be superb. Please make your reservations in advance. Hope to see you then!
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