First, a little snippet from wiki about Napa Valley:
In 1965, Napa Valley icon Robert Mondavi broke away from his family’s Charles Krug estate to found his own. This was the first new large scale winery to be established in the valley since before prohibition. Following the establishment of the Mondavi estate, the number of wineries in the valley continued to grow, as did the region’s reputation.
Travis Brown, Regional Director for Asia for Robert Mondavi wines
In addition, Robert Mondavi Winery also perfected the dry oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc and labeled it as “Fumé Blanc” in 1966. This was an unpopular variety in California at the time, but the wine proved to be a success.
In time, Robert Mondavi successfully developed a number of premium wines that earned the respect of connoisseurs and vintners alike.
tomato, cheese, bread, calamari, simple yet utterly delicious
A few weeks ago, we were invited to the winemaker’s dinner at Favola, Le Meridien KL.
Classy Italian food prepared by one of my favorite chefs – Chef Antoine, and pairing them with some fine wines from Robert Mondavi, what is there not to like?
Fumé Blanc, Robert Mondavi’s version of Sauvignon Blanc
We sampled Chardonnay sourced from the cool growing regions of the southern Napa Valley with its rich and complex taste; Pinot Noir, a bright and vivacious wine; the full body Merlot; the soft and silky Cabernet Sauvignon; and of course, the Fumé Blanc.
David Stephen and the good chefs at Le Meridien KL
As for food, there were the usual arrays of excellent pasta, tomato, cheese, pizza, bread, risotto, and of course, the best freshly made Belgium waffle ever.
Though my knowledge in wine is still amateur at best, I did learn a few things after this event, and would at least know which wine to choose from without being disappointed. 😀
Address:
Favola
2 Jalan Stesen Sentral,
Kuala Lumpur 50470
GPS: 3.135631,101.686476
Tel: 03-2263 7888
the cheese balls look like poached eggs for a second!
Michelle: damn awesome cheese balls actually, and from non other than Langkawi! 😀
Waffles eh? Sounds good. What were they paired with?
Huai Bin: the waffles are best paired with butter & maple syrup 😛
vivacious, i love that word! it sounds like the perfect description for a bold & refreshing wine! now i’m hankering for some vivacious pinot noir too 😀
Sean: hahaha, I did not come up with that word tho. :S
Oh my… You two are food oriented bloggers. Very interesting. Do you sometimes eat out together?
Rad Sujanto: surely. 😀
nice pictures!!
Tey Cindy: tenkius 😀
oh! u just made me remember that night! coolest food and wine evah!
ciki: ya, never a disappointment at Le Meridien 😀
Food and wine? Brilliant pairing indeed.
After this session, can I buzz you for wine advise?
missyblurkit: hahaha you can try buzzing me for wine advice, but that’s only as good as buzzing me up for diapers advice, I only know a few brands :X
WIne…. 😉
Nikel: fooooooddd
Oh! Love the drawing! :p
Rad Sujanto: thanks thanks 😉
wah if they serve you the bottle of Opus One which is a collaboration of Robert Mondavi and Baron Phillipe Rothschild then it would be a blast!
eiling: oOOo, the datin has spoken!