Winemaker Dinners
Spring Garden Party
Saturday May 3rd, 2025 4pm – 7pm
The wines are chilled and the menu is set.
Please join us to celebrate the season – garden party style!
Great wine, small bites and a beautiful evening in the garden!
Chef Noelle will have some tasty bites beautifully paired with a selection of wines at this cocktail style event.
MENU
Chilled Golden beet soup shot, garlic confit crouton
paired with: Moschofilero, Seméli, Mantinia, Greece, '19
Warm cambazola, green apple, lemon curd vinaigrette, micro arugula
paired with: Tablas Creek, Esprit Blanc de Tablas, ...
Wines of the Sonoma Coast
Join us for an intimate evening at our home in Venice for an incredible dinner under the stars.
Chef Noelle has created another culinary adventure perfectly paired with a diverse selection of iconic wines from California's Sonoma Coast. Our Certified Sommelier John Fanaris will guide you through the dinner as you learn about the Sonoma Coast and what makes it such a special place where some varietals thrive while most don't...
April 26, 2025 6:30pm
FOUR COURSE WINE PAIRING MENU
Arrival
Sojourn Brut Méthode Champenoise
1st Course
Scallop ...
Stars of Paso Robles Wine Dinner
Saturday, April 12, 2025 6:30 pm
Join us for an intimate evening at our home in Venice for an incredible experience blending Chefs Noelle's culinary artistry with some of our favorite Paso Robles wineries.
Curated by our Certified Sommelier, John Fanaris, this is a rare opportunity to taste these iconic wines in their prime and ready for optimal drinking. All bottles have been professionally stored in temperature controlled cellars since acquisition directly from the winery, so their provenance is unmatched.
FOUR COURSE WINE PAIRING MENU
Champagne ...
Thacher Winemaker Dinner December 5, 2024
Rustic Kitchen Presents.. A Evening with Thacher Winery
With Special Guest: Sherman Thacher, Owner/Winemaker
Thursday, December 5, 2024
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
Arrival - 6:30pm
Amuse-Bouche
Prosciutto Wrapped Date
kumquat goat cheese, lavender cream
Valdiguie Nouveau ’23
Shell Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles
Dinner - 7:00pm
1st Course
Crispy Oyster Mushrooms, Carrot Soup Shot
grilled radicchio, blue cheese, pomegranate seeds
Working Holiday, GSM ’23
Geneseo District, Paso Robles
2nd Course
Herbed Quail Breast, Crispy Drumstick
tart cherry stuffing, ...
Dragonette Winemaker Dinner November 14, 2024
Rustic Kitchen Presents.. A Night with Dragonette Cellars
With Special Guest: Brandon Sparks-Gillis, Winemaker
Thursday, November 14, 2024
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
amuse-bouche
Golden Beet Soup Shot
citrus glazed shrimp, chive aioli
2023 Rosé Santa, Ynez Valley
DINNER - 7:00 pm
1st course
Warm Brie en Croûte
Persimmon sauce, toasted almonds, lemon thyme, micro arugula
2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Happy Canyon
2nd course
Duck Leg Confit
apple pear relish, parsnip puree, brown butter rosemary, bacon lardon
2022 Pinot Noir, ...
Italian Winemaker Dinner October 10 2024
Rustic Kitchen Presents.. a night with Musso Winery
With Special Guest: Emanuele Musso, Owner
The Musso Family connection to the historical fabric of Barbaresco dates back over 300 years.
It is in fact Giacomo Filippo Musso, the original Mayor of Barbaresco in 1698 who lays claim to playing the main role in establishing the town.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
amuse-bouche
Scallop Crudo
shaved apple pear, lemon curd vinaigrette, crushed pistachio, Calabria chili
2021 Roero Arneis
DINNER - 7:00 ...
Emilio Moro Winemaker Dinner August 22 2024
Rustic Kitchen is proud to announce our next winemaker dinner, featuring
BODEGAS EMILIO MORO
With Special Guest:
Mario Sanchez Moro
4th Generation Family & Director of US Sales
Thursday, August 22, 2024
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
amuse-bouche
Ibérico wrapped Spanish olive
manchego, orange infused olive oil, fresh thyme
2022 Godello Polverette El Bierzo
DINNER - 7:00 pm
1st course
Steamed Mussels
chorizo, garlic confit, white wine broth, citrus gremolata, grilled bread
2021 Goello La Revelia El Bierzo
2nd ...
Clos Solene Winemaker Dinner August 9, 2024
Rustic Kitchen is proud to announce our next winemaker dinner, featuring
With Special Guest:
Guillaume Fabre, Owner/Winemaker
Friday August 9, 2024
After 56 winemaker dinners over the last 8 years, this will be our first repeat dinner and we couldn't be more excited to get Guillaume back down here to share his newest slate of amazing wines.
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
2023 La Rose
amuse-bouche
Crispy Calamari
nectarine, tarragon vinaigrette
2021 Cuvee Juliette Brut Rose
DINNER - 7:00 pm
1st course
Chilean Sea ...
Donkey & Goat Winemaker Dinner July 25, 2024
Rustic Kitchen is proud to announce our next winemaker dinner, featuring
With Special Guest:
Connor Bockman, Director of Winemaking
Thursday July 25, 2024
Donkey & Goat is celebrated for being amongst a handful of pioneers in the Natural Wine community because in 2004 they were unique for their ecological principles driving decisions in both the vineyard and the cellar and ten years later for promoting transparency, being one of the first to list ingredients on their label.
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
amuse-bouche
Tuna Crudo
wat...
Tercero Winemaker Dinner May 23 2024
Rustic Kitchen is proud to announce our next winemaker dinner, featuring
With Special Guest – Larry Schaffer, Winemaker
Thursday May 23, 2024
FOUR COURSE PAIRING MENU
ARRIVAL - 6:30 pm
amuse-bouche
Blue Cheese, Plum Reduction, Brioche Toast, Candied Bacon
2022 Nouveau Mourvedre, Santa Barbara County
DINNER - 7:00 pm
1st course
Smoked Salmon Cheesecake, Apricot Jam, Aged Balsamic
2016 Grenache Blanc, Santa Barbara County
Plum Glazed Pork Belly, Gruyere Polenta, Crispy Shallots
2020 Grenache, Spear Vineyard
2nd course
Crab Cake, Veal Shank Confit, ...