The Wichita Chapter of The American Institute of Wine & Food
Welcomes Dave Mirassou to Wichita and Marbella Bistro for a Proprietors Wine Dinner.

Thursday, March 22, 2001 - 7 p.m.
Marbella Bistro
8606 W. 13th, Suite 150
In the Northwest Plaza, Tyler & 13th
Wichita Kansas

What a great evening!  42 Wine enthusiasts enjoyed a very special dinner with guest host Dave Mirassou.  Here are some photos of the event and below the photos - the menu.  Thanks to Joe White of White Beverage & Doug Parker of Dodge City Steaks for helping to make this event FUN! The raffle for some great Mirassou wines and Dodge City Steaks raised $280 for the chapter culinary scholarship fund, thanks to all who participated  :-) 

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Jeeves welcomes our guests The wines of Mirassou. Dave Mirassou speaks Dave tells some history The salad - shrimp, strawberry, spinich, and more Dinner. desert. It's hot in the Kitchen. Good food. Dr. Bob and Joy. Arun keeps smilin' Joe White and Dave. Chef Andre'. Jeeves.JPG (57280 bytes) Members at play.JPG (56596 bytes) The AB Sales guy's.JPG (55324 bytes) The Marbella Magic shop.JPG (59377 bytes) The rowdy table.JPG (58240 bytes) Very interesting.JPG (58118 bytes) What fun....JPG (61374 bytes) The wines.JPG (56667 bytes) A little Java.JPG (60859 bytes) P1010017.jpg (59403 bytes) 6 Generations of winemaking.JPG (57781 bytes) I am Guy's new dog Caesar!

Great Wines…Six Generations in the making!

Reception
1999 Mirassou Coastal Selection Monterey Riesling
1998 Mirassou Coastal Selection Monterey Pinot Blanc
Accompanied by Hummus
A delicious puree of garbanzo beans, sesame seeds, olive oil and lemon juice. Served with warm pita triangles

Florentine Shrimp Tropical
Seasoned grilled shrimp tossed with baby green spinach dressed with a light
Poppy seed vinaigrette, garnished with strawberry and almond sleeves
1998 Mirassou Coastal Selection Monterey Pinot Blanc

Mango Pistachio Halibut
From sunny tropics & hillside vineyards to the wind-blown prairie of Kansas...
we bring you a grilled Halibut fillet sweetened with a mango pistachio and champagne sauce.
1998 Mirassou San Vicente Single Vineyard Chardonnay

KC Duxelles Butterfly
Kansas choice beef grilled and ladled with a Duxelles red wine scallion mushroom sauce, a fine mix of chopped mushrooms, sliced shallots and essential herbs simmered in a brown butter sauce.
Served with Garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus zucchini mix.
1998 Mirassou Harvest Reserve Merlot
1998 Mirassou Harvest Reserve Pinot Noir

Strawberry Chantilly
Coffee or Tea