{"id":1254,"date":"2016-05-08T15:39:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2017-07-03T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T22:08:23","slug":"wine-food-pairing-2016-school-fundraiser-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2016\/05\/wine-food-pairing-2016-school-fundraiser-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine and Food Pairing – The 2016 School Fundraiser Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every year Thing 1’s school has a major Spring fundraiser where they auction off various gifts and experiences. This year I was feeling particularly generous (they drive me bat shit crazy sometimes which causes me to be disgruntled) so decided to offer up a wine and food pairing experience at my home as an auction item. I called it my “Global Wine and Food Adventure.” I actually had fun putting together the menu and choosing the wines. At times I was a little stressed as I kept having to taste wines (yeah I know it’s a good problem to have) to get the right one. I wasn’t sure who would bid on it, but I wanted to offer up wines that were accessible and affordable. With the exception of the Ice Wine, all of the wines were under $25. I chose seven wines from seven different countries.<\/p>\n
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I wanted to do six but couldn’t seem to eliminate a wine. And I kept the food simple and even picked up various dishes from restaurants around town.<\/p>\n
I even set a nice table (I’m not really a formal person) and created menus with information on the wines and food as well as some interesting tidbits.<\/p>\n