Masters Dinner with Veuve Clicquot

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“Let Life Surprise You” as you step onto the Oakville Terrace at The Meritage Resort for a special dinner with one of the post prestigious and oldest Champagne House in the France, Veuve Clicquot. Throughout the evening you’re learn about the history of his celebrated Champagne House and learn what makes its bubbles sparkle just a little more than the rest from Francois Hurtel, a Champagne specialist from Veuve Clicquot and Moet Hennessy.

 

The evening begins with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label as you enjoy passed appetizers and the chance to mingle with other guests and Francois Hurtel. We’ll then sit down for dinner to enjoy Veuve Clicquot’s Rose and La Grande Dame, paired with creations from the Siena and Meritage Resort culinary team. The bubbles don’t stop with dinner, as we end the evening with VCP Demi Sec paired with a Cinnamon Brûlée.

 

Reception

Veuve Clicquot Rich Champagne

Black Sesame Panna Cotta

Chicarons | Avocado | Dungeness Crab

Oyster | Watermelon

 

Dinner

First Course

Veuve Clicquot Rosé Champagne

Tuna Poke | Lotus Root | Caviar

 

Main Course

2006 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame

Diver Scallop | Fromage Blanc Anginetti | Brown Butter | Pancetta

 

Dessert

Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec Champagne

Cinnamon Brûlée | Mango | Raspberry

 

About Veuve Clicquot

Founded in 1772, Veuve Clicquot is among the most prestigious Champagne Houses. Its extensive holdings, many originally purchased by Madame Clicquot, stretch throughout the top-rated areas of the Champagne region and are exceptional in size and quality. As in madame Clicquot's day, bottles age in the House's vast, vaulted cellars in Reims, portions of which were constructed some 2,000 years ago by the Romans. The remarkable Madame Clicquot (1777-1866) is considered one of the first business-women of the modern era. Widowed in 1805 at the age of 27, Madame Veuve Clicquot (born Ponsardin) defied every convention of the day to take the helm of her late husband's small Champagne House. She personally supervised cellar activities and introduced innovative production techniques still used today. Champagne Veuve Clicquot is known internationally for its classically styled and full-bodied Champagne. For over 230 years, the House has stayed true to its motto: “Only one quality, the finest.”

 

About Francois Hurtel

Francois Hurtel is the On Premise Manager for Moet Hennessy in Northern California. Francois is originally from Brittany, France, one of the only regions in France where wine is not made. After his French business degree, he had a chance to join a Champagne company in New York and represented Champagne only in 25 states of the Eastern Seaboard between 2003 and 2012. He then joined Moet Hennessy in Northern California, first as a Champagne Specialist and now oversees On Premise sales in Northern California.