barf barf barf. - 1 for 3 different nights of gastronomic greatness. while matt's mom was in town we went to rovers, cafe juanita and herb farm.
at rovers i had diver scallop, rabbit, alaskan halibut and quail.
at cafe juanita i had the new risotto - squash blossom and a coddled egg included within, foie gras, and guinea fowl.
but the height of barfdom came from hte herb farm...
'coming ashore'
geoduck crudo (sliced geoduck) with sancho leaf, lime basil and paddlefish caviar
sweet pea & buttermilk panna cotta - great texture, but not my fav
papalo-scented dungeoness crab fritter
chilled tomato & roasted pepper soup with pickling cuks and mitsuba
wine: mountain dome sparkling wine, cuvee forte, wa
'the sole oyster'
this was my least fav course
savoy-cabbage-wrapped sole and oyster
with greek myrtle froth and caraway thyme brioche crisp
wine: 2007 ross andrews winery, 'meadow', wa/or
'seattle underground'
new potato & beet ragout with morels, mace and poached egg
wine: 2006 eyrie vineyards estate pinot gris, willamette valley, or
'king of the yukon'
yukon river salmon w/nasturtium-and-holly-basil-stuffed squash blossom and buffalo ricotta
just-warmed sweet 100 tomatoes
wine: 2006 ponzi arneis, aurora estate vineyard, chehalem mts, or AND
wine: 2005 laura volkman pinot noir 'rachel', chehalem mtns, or
'got beef'
wagyu beef tenderloin
wagyu liver gently seared
wagyu oxtail braised
with carmelized cippolini ontions, red and white cauliflower and zataar condiment
wine: 2004 delille cellars maeritage, 'd2', columbia valley, wa
'from the atelier'
bacon-wrapped romaine, chevre-basil toasts and pickeled radish
wine: 1795 maderia *** (more on that soon)
wine: flight of ice wines ***(more on that soon)
'twilight, lake wenatchee'
brown butter & anise hyssop apricot with pineapple sage sorbet
'fruits of summer present'
angelica and tart cherry genoise
peach adn orange balsam thyme crumble
cinnamon basil ice cream
coffee/tea
small treats
wine: vintage 1912 barbeito bual, madeira
ice wines:
2002 anselmann chardonnay eiswein, edesheimer rosengarten, pfalz germany
2004 kiona chenin blanc ice wine, wa state
2002 inniskillin riesling ice wine, ontario canada
1795 madeira:
this was a real special treat. ron (owner) only had 1 bottle and it's $8,000+ and you have tobuy the entire thing! but somehow he got his hands on a couple more bottles so he opened 1 of them! YAY!!!
it's the "oldest wine sold by the glass in the world" we got several pieces of documentation which i'll write from a few of them.
it's a madeira made when george washington was president of hte united states
history of the wine: born on the island of madeira, lived in a castle for 100 years, discovered by a brit.
beethoven was 25 and has just started losing his hearing
davy crockett is 9 years old
the reign of terror is still droppign the guillotine in paris
george washington is president fo hte newly formed united states
there are maybe 20 bottles left in the world
we also received certificates:
herbfarm certificate of experience: 1795 madeira
certified drinker of the last of
the oldest wine in the world
-be in known that [name] did partake, savor, and toast from a glass of the oldest wine in the world, a 1795 barbeito terrantez madeira from the cellar of the herbfarm restaurant, woodinville, washington. be it also recorded that on the date set forth below, this was the oldest known wine being offered by the glass anywhere in the world, being a certified 1795 vintage of america's colonia trade era.
-in testimony whereof, the keeper of said cellar does herby affix his seal and certify that the abaove named experienced a tas of one of hte last bottles of an exceedingly rare wine created when general george washington was still the first president of hte united states
dated this 19th day of july 2008
at the herbfarm
so that was a real big deal.
how could we pass that up? it was SO good - i think it was the best wine i've ever tasted (maybe even better than the 1964 mouton-rothchilde we have???)
we purchased an ounce and split it among the 3 of us. that should give you a hint on how much they're charging for it! :-)
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