Champagne and Your Favorite Hors d'Oeuvres

                                          The Wines

Apéritif: Varichon & Clerc Blanc de Blancs

 

Nicolas Feuillatte Blanc de Blanc Premier Cru de Chardonnay Brut

Diebolt - Vallois Prestige Brut

Philipponnat Royale Réserve

 Laurent-Perrier Brut L-P

Jean Laurent Blanc de Noirs Brut

Drappier Rosé Brut

Awards for best Plugged or Unplugged "Favorite" hors d’ oeuvres. Portion should serve 20 people.  Bring your recipe for the annual cookbook.  Black tie optional…  

No smoking or strong fragrances-please.  Attendees recognize they will consume alcohol & assume responsibility of having done so. Reservations deadline is November 30, 2005.

Members Only $25.00

On a snowy evening, our members gathered at the home of Ken and Margaret Grezlik for a festive holiday tasting of food and champagnes. 

The hors d’oeuvres were excellent, and a fine demonstration of our member’s culinary skills.  The wines, selected by Frank and Jackie Carson, were excellent as well, representing various styles of the Champagne region.

Prizes, selected and presented by Marion Yuhn, were awarded for the favorite hors d’oeuvres.

The winners were:

1st Place                Georgette Willoughby    Stilton Cheese Torta  (Recipe)

2nd Place              Karen Jinnett                Creamy Beet Spread on Endive Leaves   (Recipe)

3rd Place                Lorri Lafferty              Crab Appetizers    (Recipe)

Honorable Mention  Pat Jackson                 Sausage Cheese Balls   (Recipe)

Honorable Mention  Joan Reed                   Boboli Delight   (Recipe)