We are incredibly excited to be teaming up with Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery, Farmshed CNY, and Fink Farms for the first of our seasonal wine dinner series in 2011, Spring Into New Beginnings.

The Spring dinner event includes casual yet informative discussion with Tom and Susie Challen, Cayuga Ridge Estate’s owners – in the cellar and in the vineyard.

Also, throughout each course, Tom and Susie will be joined by their daughter Mary Jane and Michelle Fink from Fink Farms, and Neil Miller from Farmshed CNY, for commentary on the chosen food pairings.

Additional wine series dates – for summer and fall – will be announced shortly.

To make your reservation, please call Mary Jane at 607-220-8794 or email her at mj@slowfoodonthego.com.

In order to maintain an intimate environment, seating is intentionally limited. Dinner starts at 6:30 PM on June 10, 2011.

Please visit us on our last weekend of the 2010 season for our End of Harvest Party sponsored by Farmshed and Slow Food CNY.

What’s On The Menu?!

Meaty Pie – We start this wood fired pizza with a base of homemade tomato sauce (yep, the tomatoes are straight from the garden), then layer it with slices of pepperoni from Autumn’s Harvest Farm in Romulus New York. Then we add diced peppers (also locally sourced) and top it off with a three cheese blend of NY cheddar, mozzarella and provolone. [$11.00]

Suggested Wine Pairing: Cayuga Ridge Estate Cabernet Franc

Fall Harvest – We start this wood fired pizza with a base of locally sourced caramelized onions and chevre from Lively Run. Then we add to that dollups of an apple cider seasoned butternut and acorn squash puree (seriously,it’s good). And when we’re done firing it, we finish this pizza with sweet drizzles of homemade cider reduction (from Kingtown Orchards cider in Trumansburg, NY). [$10.50]

Suggested Wine Pairing: Cayuga Ridge Estate Cayuga White

Get Wine By The Glass

Have a glass of your favorite Red or White wine from Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery for $5.00. If you haven’t tried it yet, Check out the Cayuga Ridge Estate Riesling – the Winner of Best Riesling of the New World from Rhineland Pfalz’ Best in Riesling 2010 competition.

PS – As always, ask for a tasty wood fired s’more for dessert – they’re free for kids (mom’s permission required).

The Copper Oven and Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery are happy to annouce that we have teamed up with our friends at Farmshed CNY and Slow Food CNY for an End of Harvest Party on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

The private, behind-the-scenes wine tour/tasting will be led by Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery owners Susie and Tom Challen, and will be followed by a gourmet, locavore pizza lunch prepared by, yours truly, The Copper Oven.

The End of Harvest Party will coincide with the winery’s Wine, Warmth & Comfort Weekend, which will feature exhibitions and demonstrations by local farmers, craftspeople, and weavers.

The price for the event including the wine tour/tasting and pizza lunch is $15.00 per person, payable at the winery. Seating is limited to 20 attendees, so please RSVP as soon as possible at info@farmshedcny.com.

The wine tasting/tour will begin at 11:00 AM, with the pizza luncheon to follow at 12:00 noon.

For more information about the event please CLICK HERE. We look forward to seeing you there!