Rush Wines cordially invites Birmingham wine consumers to attend a wine dinner set to take place at the hottest new dining venue in town…

 

Wine Dinner

featuring the wines of…

Vision Cellars

Bellini’s Ristorante & Bar

 Monday, May 19

6:30 P.M.

 

During a return trip to his native South later this month, winemaker Mac McDonald of Vision Cellars will host a wine dinner at the recently opened Bellini’s Ristorante & Bar on Cahaba Valley Road. Executive Chef Bernard Tamburello has planned an elegant, five-course Italian menu to be paired with Mac’s sumptuous, vineyard-designate pinot noirs from California. While enjoying the stellar combination of Italian haute cuisine and critically acclaimed wines from Marin County and Santa Lucia Highlands, guests are encouraged to check out this chic restaurant’s extensive wine program. Bellini’s is the only restaurant in Alabama where over 100 limited-production selections from Rush Wines are available, and its wine prices are among the lowest in the state! The dinner menu will feature…

 

first course

Chilled Roasted Pepper Gazpacho

chive crème fraîche, agrumato

Vision Cellars "Chileno Valley Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Marin County '06 

 

second course

Heirloom Tomato Salad

poached lobster, fried tomato, arugula

Vision Cellars "Blanc Gris" White Wine, California '06

 

third course

Monkfish Picatta

roasted brussel sprouts, tarragon gnocchi, caper meunière

Vision Cellars "Las Alturas Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands '06

 

fourth course

Porcini Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

baby carrots, truffled demi, risotto cake

Vision Cellars "Rosella's Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands '06

 

dessert

Pomegranate Panna Cotta

saffron sorbet, lemon thyme berry compote, citrus tuile

Vision Cellars Riesling, California '06

 

The cost of this dinner is $90 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Seating is limited – please call 205-981-5380 to make reservations. Bellini’s Ristorante & Bar is located at 6801 Cahaba Valley Road in the new Cadence Place commercial center, just off Highway 280.

 

Located in Windsor, California, Vision Cellars was founded in 1995 by Mac and Lil McDonald. A native Texan, winemaker Mac McDonald was born the son of a moonshiner considered by many to be the finest moonshine maker in Texas. Mac’s mother Elbessie, along with her brothers and sister, made wine from various fruits that they grew. Even though Mac grew up around distilled spirits and fruit wines, he did not develop a taste for either until much later, when he tasted his first Burgundy wine in 1955. It was at that moment that he fell in love with fine wine and vowed to become a maker of fine pinot noir. Years later, after tasting pinot noir from around the world and making several trips to Burgundy, he and his wife Lil purchased the best fruit available and bottled their first pinot noir in 1997. Mac’s personal vision to become a winemaker had finally been realized. Since then, Mac’s wines have garnered the attention and accolades of magazines such as Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, among many others. For more information about Vision Cellars, visit www.visioncellars.com.