Waterleaf Wine Dinner on October 24 features Perrin Family Rhone Wines

Waterleaf Restaurant, 425 Fawell Boulevard in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (telephone 630-942-6881) will host a special wine dinner featuring Perrin Family (Famille Perrin) Rhone wines, including their Beaucastel, Famille Perrin and Tablas Creek wines, at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 24. The four-course dinner will include dishes from the new fall menu prepared by Executive Chef Nadia Tilkian. The price is $85 per person, plus tax and gratuities.   The Wine Dinner begins with a Champagne reception, followed by a first course of Warm Brie Flan with upland cress, poached pear, hazelnuts and Champagne vinaigrette paired with a 2012 Famille Perrin Reserve Blanc, Cotes du Rhone Valley. The second course features Petite Bouillabaisse with lobster, mussels, halibut, fennel saffron broth, crouton and rouille, paired with a 2010 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Esprit de Beaucastel, Paso Robles. The third course is Braised Beef Short Rib with crisp-potato galette, asparagus roulade and porcini jus, paired with a 2010 Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Cotes du Rhone Valley and 2010 Château de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The finale is a Chocolate-Espresso Cake, with chocolate ganache and shaved almond brickle. About Perrin Family WinesThe Perrin Family is the leading organic wine grower of the Southern Rhone Valley. With numerous vineyards in the Rhône region's finest wine growing lands including Cairanne, Jonquieres, Valreas, Vaison la Romaine, Gard, Gigondas, Clos du Chateau, Beaucastel, and Sarrians, Famille Perrin produces a wide-ranging collection of blends made from Grenache, Syrah, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulene, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Muscat, Rolle, Carignan and Clairette grapes. The result is a well-deserved worldwide reputation for excellence.

Waterleaf Restaurant Perrin Family Wine Dinner October 24, 2013 Menu Champagne Reception First Course Warm Brie Flan, upland cress, poached pear, hazelnuts, champagne vinaigrette Wine pairing: 2012 Famille Perrin Reserve Blanc, Cotes du Rhone Valley Second Course Petite Bouillabaisse Lobster, mussels, halibut, fennel saffron broth, crouton, rouille Wine pairing: 2010 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Esprit de Beaucastel, Paso Robles Third Course Braised Beef Short Rib Crisp-potato galette, asparagus roulade, porcini jus Wine pairings : 2010 Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Cotes du Rhone Valley and 2010 Château de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Fourth Course Chocolate-Espresso Cake Chocolate ganache and shaved almond brickle $85 per guest plus tax and gratuity