Cafe Rouge French Evenings

We are very excited to announce that we have teamed up with Cafe Rouge to bring you an exclusive evening of French food and wine. There is a choice of two options:

OPTION A - FRENCH WINE TASTING with 'PETITS PLATS' - six wines paired with seven dishes (7.00pm to 8.30pm) £27.50

Your evening starts at 7.00pm with a tutored tasting of six delicious French wines, each one carefully selected by us to illustrate the amazing range of tastes and flavours that good French wines can offer. We will show you how good these wines can taste when matched with the right food. You will taste a range of six excellent French wines (Picpoul, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Bordeaux and Cotes du Rhone) with a selection of 'petit plats' (little dishes of - olives, feta cheese with red peppers, artichoke tapenade, houmous/flatbread, duck and smoked chicken paté, saucisson, cured pork loin and spicy Merguez sausage). You will discover the different grape varieties and wine regions of France, and learn how to taste wine like a professional! You will also be presented with a 'Pocket Guide to French Wines' to take away with you.

OPTION B - FRENCH WINE TASTING with 'PETITS PLATS' (7.00pm to 8.30pm) followed by your choice of ANY main course – all for only £39.00

This superb evening comprises a full tutored tasting of six wines with seven 'petit plats' (as above), followed by your choice of any main course on the Cafe Rouge menu - a great opportunity to test out your new food and wine matching knowledge. For only an additional £11.50 you then take your choice of classic French dishes including:

• Steak Rouge 250g (normally £16.75)
• Pavé 225g (normally £15.75)
• Boeuf Bourguignon (normally £13.95)
• Confit de Canard (normally £13.95)
• Coq au Vin (normally £12.50)
• Pavé d’Agneau (normally £14.25)
• Moules Marinières (normally £12.95)
• Bouillabaisse (normally £13.95)
• Sole Limande (normally £14.25)
• Gratin d'Aubergine (and other vegetarian options)

See below for more details including venues and dates. Cafe Rouge French evenings also make great gift ideas for any occasion, with gift vouchers available for both tastings at £27.50 and £39.    

"We thoroughly enjoyed our wine school evening at Cafe Rouge. We were introduced to some new wines that I will definitely look out and enjoyed some intriguing food/wine combinations with the 'petits plats'. A fun evening at a great venue (and we couldn't resist staying for dinner afterwards!)" (March 2012). 

Other Cafe Rouge Wine School evenings are held at selected venues nationwide  
 

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