Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), hosted a California Wine Dinner at Flair Restaurant & Bar in Southington on Jan. 26. Guests enjoyed a five-course meal created by Flair Co-owners and father and son Hector and Jose Delgado paired with wines from California-based wineries J Vineyards & Winery and Louis M. Martini. The team presented the selections to guests, which included J Vineyards Pinot Gris, J Vineyards Winemaker’s Selection Chardonnay, J Vineyards Tri-Appellation Pinot Noir, J Vineyards California Cuvée and Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma. Nicole Hitchcock, Winemaker, J Vineyards & Winery, was named 2022 Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine. For more than 30 years, J Vineyards & Winery has been producing award-winning California sparkling and varietal wines in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. Since 1933, the Martini family has played an integral role in establishing Napa Valley and the Louis M. Martini Winery offers an internationally acclaimed portfolio of Cabernet Sauvignon.
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- J Vineyards Winemaker’s Selection Pinot Noir and Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon.
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- J Vineyards Pinot Gris.
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- Jason DiFronzo, Sales Representative and Stephanie Kristy, Graphics Project Manager, Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), were on hand to educate dinner guests at Flair Restaurant & Bar in Southington on Jan. 26 offering selections from J Vineyards & Winery and Louis M. Martini.
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- Flair Co-owners and father and son Hector and Jose Delgado.
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- Guests enjoyed a five-course meal paired with wines from J Vineyards & Winery and Louis M. Martini.
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- A pour of J Vineyards Pinot Gris.
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- Guests enjoyed a flatbread with mixed greens to start paired with J Vineyards Pinot Gris.
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- The third course: Italian sausage lasagna with house-made noodles and garlic bread.
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- The first course—Parmesan risotto, pan-seared sea scallops, white truffle oil and toasted almonds—was paired with J Vineyards Pinot Gris.
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- The second course: apple chicken sausage casserole, butternut squash, braised cabbage and dried cranberries with a maple glaze.
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- The fourth course: braised veal osso buco, natural gravy, crispy spinach and garlic mashed potatoes.
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- Stephanie Kristy, Graphics Project Manager, CDI; Jason DiFronzo, Sales Representative, CDI; Hector Delgado, Co-owner, Flair; Jose Delgado, Co-owner, Flair with the evening’s team of servers from Flair (bottom row).
