Mystic’s Jealous Monk social hall and beer garden hosted a Valentine’s Day wine and beer pairing dinner, An Unlikely Romance, on February 14. During the four-course menu prepared by Executive Chef Mac Jarvis, guests enjoyed the opportunity to pair either a beer or wine with each course. The event was hosted by Cicerone-certified Anne Becerra, Beverage Director of New York City’s Treadwell Park, and Sommelier and Independent Wine Consultant Erin Swain, who introduced guests to beverage pairings for each course of the meal. Featured wines included Altaneve Prosecco NV Valdobbiadene, Whispering Angel Rosé 2017 Provence, Vietti Nebbiolo Perbacco 2016 and Banshee Mordecai Zin Blend. Paired beers included St. Bernardus Wit, Hitachino Anbai, Duchesse de Bourgogne and JW Lees Harvest 2001.
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- Guest Bill Middleton; Erin Swain, Sommelier and Independent Wine Consultant; Cicerone Anne Becerra, Beverage Director, Treadwell Park, New York City; and Guest Zak Kerrigan.
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- Erin Swain, Sommelier and Independent Wine Consultant and Cicerone-certified Anne Becerra, Beverage Director, Treadwell Park, New York City, who is the first female Cicerone in New York.
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- The first course, oysters two ways, raw with blood orange mignonette and a baked interpretation of Rockefeller paired with Altaneve Prosecco.
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- Guests enjoyed An Unlikely Romance, a beer and wine pairing dinner at the Jealous Monk in Mystic.
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- Duchesse de Bourgogne beer and Vietti Nebbiolo 2015.
