WILD GAME – PINOT NOIR & RHÔNE VARIETAL Dinner March 4, 2008

WILD GAME – PINOT NOIR & RHÔNE VARIETAL Dinner

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH & 5TH 2008

BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLES

FIVE COURSE PRIX FIX MENU - $52.95

Bring your own bottle of Pinot Noir or Rhone Varietals such Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Cynsault, Mourvèdre, Counoise from any wine regions in the world, and have the corkage fee waived, or have

Castro Point’s Sommelier Christine Tran choose the wine pairing for you for an additional $28.95



First Course

Duck Confit *

Served with wild berry salad

* Duck Confit (French: Confit de Canard) is a French dish made with the leg of the duck.

It is prepared in a century-old process of preservation consists of salt-curing a piece of meat,

(game duck in this case) and then poach it in its own fat

SECOND COURSE

Quails

marinated with herb and garlic, served with soft cranberry polenta

* Polenta is made from coarsely ground cornmeal and is a staple of Northern Italy

It makes a wonderful serving base for the quails in this dish.

THIRD COURSE

Roasted Rabbit Leg

marinated with honey and lemongrass

served with juniberry sauce and herbed roasted baby carrots

FOURTH COURSE

Venison Stew

deer stew with pearl onions, baby carrots, fingerlings potatoes,

whole-peeled harems tomatoes, and red wine reduction

FIFTH COURSE

Chilled Berry Mousse

served with crusted kiwi, mango, and wild berry