Thompson Cellar Dinner | September 17, 2021
Thanks to Donald and Brenda Thompson for hosting an unforgettable cellar dinner experience - a remarkable Charlotte Wine + Food auction lot sold at our 2021 Chairman’s Cellar Dinner! Guests enjoyed an 8-course dinner curated by Chef Sam Hart from Counter-. The Thompson’s generously picked 10 of their favorite selections from their cellar that truly created an unforgettable evening of fundraising and fellowship for all who attended.
Special thanks to Palmer & Maria Steel for donating a bottle of 1996 Petrus.
Proceeds benefited GenOne, Mitchell’s Fund, The Relatives, and The Learning Collaborative.
The dinner menu included the following:
UPON ARRIVAL
2012 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne
FIRST COURSE
Caviar
sesame, avocado, violet
2013 Lail Georgia Sauvignon Blanc
SECOND COURSE
Mussels
hominy, café de Paris
2018 Morlet Family Vineyards Coup de Coeur Chardonnay
THIRD COURSE
Salmon
carraway, rye, radish, cabbage
2018 Morlet Family Vineyards Joli Coeur Pinot Noir
FOURTH COURSE
Southern Paneer
collard greens, apple cider, paneer, trotters
2016 Sea Smoke Cellars Ten Pinot Noir
FIFTH COURSE
Pave
potato, parmesan, truffle
2014 Bevan Cellars Sugarloaf Mountain Proprietary Red
1996 Petrus
SIXTH COURSE
A5+
wagyu, au poivre, asparagus
1999 Screaming Eagle
2013 Vineyard 29 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Dominus
SEVENTH COURSE
Cheese
banana, black walnut, caramel
2013 Lokoya Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon
DESSERT
beignet, muscadine
2016 Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Presle Champagne
2016 Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Les Ursules Champagne
Photo Credits: Poprock Photography