LOUGH Erne Resort in Co Fermanagh will host a unique wine and dinner pairing event on June 9. Guests will be treated to a five-course tasting menu with Irish flavours especially created to complement five exquisite wines from premium wine producers Ridge Vineyards in Napa Valley, California, in the resort’s award-winning Catalina Restaurant. Katie Bleakley from Ridge Vineyards will talk through the vineyard’s preindustrial approach to winemaking and will introduce each wine paired with the menu designed exclusively by Lough Erne Resort’s Executive Head Chef Stephen Holland and his culinary team. The special one-off event costs £150 per person and includes a glass of sparkling wine on arrival. Passionate ambassadors for produce from the north, Stephen and team have created five courses with seasonal, locally sourced and traceable ingredients. The evening begins with a Ballylisk cheese pastry bun, followed by a Kilkeel crab and caviar salad, served with the Ridge Chardonnay 2021. The main course features a Mill Dam flax-fed beef with salt-baked celeriac and truffle mushroom and will be paired with the Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2020. A young buck blue cheese with dark chocolate ganache will be served with the Ridge Monte Bello 2010, one of the most acclaimed wines in the world. To finish, a decadent chocolate delice served with maple and walnut ice cream will be accompanied by the renowned Ridge Lytton Estate Petite Sirah 2019. Lough Erne Resort also offers accommodation packages for foodies and wine lovers. After a night in one of the luxury guestrooms, guests will wake up to a hearty lakeside breakfast. To make a reservation, visit www.lougherneresort.com or call 028 6632 3230.
UNIQUE: Wine and dine in style at Lough Erne Resort’s Catalina restaurant