“Women in Wine” Salute to Extraordinary Female Wine Makers Tasting & Six-Course Wine Dinner Featuring Mollie Battenhouse, Master of Wine

Grande Tente Garden Terrace – Very Limited Exclusive Seating

L’Auberge Chez Francois team is tres excited and honored to put the much-deserved spotlight on some incredible female winemakers, winery owners, and professionals working in the industry today. Our “Women in Wine” Tasting and Dinner Experience will focus on the wines from awar-winning female winemakers hailing from the established vineyards of Arrowood, Stonestreet, Matanzas Creek, Freemark Abbey, and Anakota.

Joining us this celebratory evening is Mollie Battenhouse, Master of Wine. She is one of only 417 MWs IN THE WORLD! A Master of Wine is the equivalent to a Master Sommelier but with a focus on Education. Mollie attended the Culinary Institute of America and graduated at the top of her class. She worked at acclaimed restaurants like Payard Patisserie and Bistro and Pondicherry in New York City. She also was head sommelier at Tribeca Grill, where she was responsible for maintaining a Wine Spectator Grand award-winning wine list. Mollie went to work for Jackson Family Wines in 2016, where she is currently the National Director of Wine Education.

Our culinary wine experience held in our beautiful 40 x 55ft outdoor tent, the perfect setting to share our expression of gratitude to the women shaping the wine industry. Bravo!

Meet and Greet:
Chef’s Seasonal Hors d’Oeuvres
Matanzas Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2019

A Salute to Extraordinary Female Wine Makers Cabernet Tasting Flight:
Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, 2018
Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma, 2018
Anakota Helena Montana Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley, 2018

Women in Wine Degustation Menu
Corbeille de Pain (Bread Basket)
Multi Grain & Sourdough Breads, Local Butter

Appetizer:
Local Rockfish & Asparagus Gratin
Stonestreet Estate Chardonnay, Alexander, 2017

L’Auberge Chez François Seasonal Salad, Maison Vinaigrette

Seasonal Sorbet

Main Course:
Black Olive Tapenade-Crusted Creekstone Farms Filet Mignon, Bouquetière de Légumes, Pinot Noir and Shallot Reduction
Maggie Hawk Unforgetable Pinot Noir, Anderson, 2018

Dessert:
Our Famous Grand Marnier Hot Soufflé
Julius Meinl Roasted Coffee, Selection of Harney & Sons Fine Teas

Event Price: $180.00 (excluding tax and gratuity), for a total of $230.00 per person.

Please remember to sign up early, as seating is very limited. Please call for more information or if event is sold out, please call to be added to our wait list. Tickets non-refundable. We are happy to accommodate guests’ dietary concerns so all may join the festivities. Please email chezlauberge@aol.com or call 703-759-3800 with special requests, and or to join our wait list in the event of sold out status.
Wines served this evening are available for purchase for a very special pricing.