Sommelier Guild of Atlanta: Fraiche Wine Group Event

This Sommelier Guild of Atlanta event featured Fraiche Wine Group wines at Antica Posta in Buckhead (Atlanta, GA). Charles Miller, Brand Manager of Fraiche Wine Group regaled us with stories and poured profound wines from their lineup. For comparison fun, I also brought four Fraiche Wine Group wines - all from the 2019 vintage - from my cellar.

WOTN for me was the '19 La Colline and the pairing of the night was the La Caccia flight w/ wild boar

Our event was in the private room (behind the kitchen!) and the food and wine pairing went like this:

Course 1
Antica’s Grilled Octopus: "The Best Octopus recipe in the World"
2021 SOM Wines Chardonnay Larry Stone Vineyard (Eola-Amity Hills of Oregon)

Course 2
Caprese Salad—Italian buffalo milk mozzarella, flown from Italy, vine ripe tomatoes, arugula, evoo dressing
2022 Component Wine 100% Semillon (138-year-old vines from Monte Rosso Vineyard)

Course 3
Pappardelle with Tuscan style Wild Boar ragù
2020 La Caccia di San Giovanni Toscana Rosso (from the estate in Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany)

Course 4
Chef Sandro’s Oven Roasted Tuscan Chicken - Free range chicken marinated with evoo and Tuscan herbs.
2020 Component Des Romains 100% Cabernet Franc (from a site sandwiched between Chateau Pavie and Troplong-Mondot in St.-Emilion)
2020 Component La Colline St-Emilion 100% Merlot (from a site adjacent to two main landmarks: the iconic Château Troplong-Mondot and an ancient limestone terraced quarry)

Course 5
Tuscan Oven Rack of Lamb Chop seasoned with Sage & Rosemary
2021 Gagnon-Kennedy Napa Valley Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon (a blend of To Kalon, Missouri Hopper, Georges III, Samuel Brannan, and Monte Rosso fruit)
2021 Gagnon-Kennedy Old Federal Block of To Kalon–the original research block of To Kalon now part of UC Davis' Oakville Station