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Events for Tuesday, October 14

The Tasting Room Lounge at Midtown -

• The Houston Cellar Classic's Grillin' and Chillin' Tasting Event, Featuring "Celebrity" Chef Joey Altman
• $40 per person, advance ticket purchase only
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at The Tasting Room Lounge at Midtown, 114 Gray St.
• To purchase tickets to this event, please click HERE

For Joey's biography, please click HERE

Menu:

Chicken Pìmenton

Wine: Provenance ‘Napa Valley' Sauvignon Blanc

Cocoa Chile Duck w/ Mango Salsa
Wine: Navarro Correas ‘Collecion Privada' Malbec

Grilled Eggplant with Coconut-Mint Chutney

Guava Glazed Pork Chops w/ Sweet Potato Puree

Wine: Chalone Vineyard Estate Chardonnay or
      Jade Mountain ‘La Provencale' Red

Mini Skirts w/ Nice Buns: Skirt Steak Sliders

Wine: Archetype Vineyard ‘Barossa Valley' Shiraz

The Tasting Room at River Oaks -

• The Tasting Room at River Oaks presents: A Spanish Affair - A night of exotic wine and food
• $30 per person, advance tickets as well as ticket purchases on the night of the event
• 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at The Tasting Room at River Oaks, 2409 West Alabama St.
• To purchase tickets to this event, please click HERE

Join wine and food lovers from around the city at our River Oaks location and sip delicious Spanish wines paired with authentic Spanish culinary delicacies. Live music will help transform your surroundings into a night of exotic wine and food inspired by the passionate country of Spain.  For a sampling of the food available at this event, please click HERE.

Here are some of the wines we'll be tasting:

J. Esteve Nadal ‘Avinyo’ Cava Brut - Peñedes
Val de Sil Montenovo Godello - Valdeorras
Bodegas Volver ‘Paso a Paso’ Verdejo – La Mancha
Adega Stella ‘Luna Miel’ Albariño – Rias Baixas
Gramona ‘Gessami’ Blanco -Peñedes
Scala Dei ‘Les Brugueres’ Blanco – Priorat
Castell del Remei ‘Gotim Bru’ – Costers del Segre
Las Rocas de San Alejandro ‘Viñas Viejas’ – Catalayud
Capcanes ‘Costers del Gravet’ – Monsant
Dominio de Atauta ‘Atalayas de Golban’ – Ribera del Duero
Loriñon Tinto - Rioja
Elias Mora Crianza – Toro
Finca Villacreces  - Ribera del Duero
Descendientes de J. Palacios ‘Pétalos’ - Bierzo
Valduero Crianza – Ribera del Duero
Mas Doix ‘Salanques’ – Priorat
1979 Bodegas Toro Albalá Pedro Ximénez ‘Don PX’ Gran Reserva, Montilla-Moriles
Emilio Lustau Amontillado 'Plaza Vieja', Jerez
Emilio Lustau Fino 'Jarana', Jerez