Okanagan Fall Wine Festival

Come and join us to celebrate the harvest! Quails’ Gate offers various dinner events during the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival. 

Thursday September 27
Interactive Winemaker’s Dinner with Grant Stanley

Time: Reception at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7:15 pm
Location:  Stewart Family Room
Cost: $155 all inclusive
Attendance: 36 people maximum

No stuffy old-fashioned formalities here! Enjoy an evening with Grant Stanley, our winemaker, and Roger Sleiman, our winery chef, as they take you through an interactive wine and food experience. Savour the Okanagan flavors and learn the secrets behind wine and food pairing that will delight your senses. There are prizes to be won if you remember everything they teach you.

September 28 – October 7 (exclusive of October 4th)
Quails’ Gate Old Vines Restaurant Harvest Dinner

Time:  5pm to 9pm – reservations recommended
Location:  Old Vines Restaurant
Cost: $79 plus tax & grat. 

Celebrate the season with a meal that highlights the ingredients of the Okanagan with Quails’ Gate wines. Winery Chef Roger Sleiman and the culinary team feature estate garden vegetables and other local and regional fare with our fall release wines in a delectable 4 course paired menu. Enjoy the sunsets as you savour the tastes and terrior of the valley.

Harvest Dinner Tasting Menu

1st
Suncatcher Sugar Pie Pumpkin Soup
apple & goat cheese beignet, arugula & pumpkin seed pest
2011 Riesling 

2nd
River Bend Venison Tartare
quail egg truffle aioli, pickles, fried shallot
2010 Pinot Noir
Or 
Fall Mushroom Fettuccini
rutabaga & garlic confit, parmesan cream
2010 Chardonnay 

3rd
Yarrow Meadows Duck Breast
barley risotto with roasted squash, leeks, sunflower seeds, thyme
2010 Old Vines Foch
Or
Wild Pacific Salmon
root vegetables, coconut curry puree, apple
2011 Gewürztraminer 
Or 
Sweet Potato & Ricotta Terrine
basil & pecan pesto, chanterelle mushrooms, cippolini onions
2011 Rose   

4th
Dessert Tasting
baked yogurt chocolate mousse cake, peach sorbet & walnut streusel
2011 Optima

Please note: Old Vines Restaurant will be open daily for a la carte service in addition to the prix fixe menus.

Thursday October 4
Game Inspired Dinner

Time: 6:30 pm
Location:  Old Vines Restaurant
Cost: $110 all inclusive 

Enjoy a harvest table of seasonally available local wild game paired with Quails’ Gate wines. Winery Chef Roger Sleiman and the culinary team feature local producers Theissen Farms, North Okanagan Game Meats, Suncatcher Farms in a harvest menu that will inspire your palate.   The 4 course paired menu includes River Bend Venison Tartar, Wild Boar, and Spiced Squash Cake paired thoughtfully with Quails’ Gate wines. Come join us for the Game Inspired menu, available for one night only, October 4th in Old Vines Restaurant.

Game Inspired Dinner Menu

1st
River Bend Venison Tartar
quail egg, truffle aioli, Pecorino, fried shallots
2011Rose

2nd
Thiessen Farm Quail & North Okanagan Wild Boar
smoked local wild boar hock & fava bean salad, lobster mushrooms, grainy mustard2010 QG Chardonnay

3rd
Alberta Bison & Elk
grilled bison, braised elk, fondant potato, hunter sauce
2009 Old Vines Foch

4th
Spiced Suncatcher Farm Squash Cake
goat cheese mousse, molasses ice cream, maple caramel
NV Tawny

Saturday October 6
Guest Chef Dinner (Blue Water Café and Raw Bar in Vanouver)

Time: 6:30 pm
Location:  Stewart Family Room
Cost: $165 all inclusive
Attendance: 36 people maximum

Join Winery Chef Roger Sleiman as he welcomes guest chef Frank Pabst from Blue Water Café and Raw Bar in Vancouver. This intimate dinner will offer a chance to see both chefs showcase their passion for local sustainable ingredients with a multi-course paired dinner offering Quails’ Gate’s finest wines.

Call us today at 1-800-420-9463 ext 252 to book your table!!

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