Here is the wine dinner menu for the Catena Argentinian Wines scheduled for Friday, March 17, 2006. An appropriate wine from the featured region or vineyard is matched with each course. In some cases, the wines are used in the preparation of the items served for the dinner.

HORS D'OEUVRES ...

Goat Cheese and Pistou Stuffed Mushrooms
Hoisin Marinated Beef and Scallion Bundles
Mini Crab Cakes and Preserved Lemon Aioli
Shrimp and Avocado Salad on a Tortilla Crisp
Fruit and Cheese Plate

Wine - Viognier, Mendoza, 2005

COURSE ONE ...

Crispy Skin Stripe Bass, Leek and Goat Cheese Fondue, Black Mission Fig Compote

Wine - Chardonnay, Mendoza, 2004

COURSE TWO ...

Braised Beef Short Ribs, Red Cabbage Coleslaw, Olive Oil Potato Purée, Chimichurri

Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon, Zapata, Mendoza, 2002

COURSE THREE ...

Smoked Venison Loin, Pickled Red Onions, Roasted Portobello Mushrooms, Fried Artichokes, Blackberry Reduction

Wine - Malbec, Alta, Mendoza

DESSERT ...

Dulce de Leche Flan Sautéed Star Fruit, Toasted Marconas

Wine - Bissersheimer Steig Huxelrebe, B.A., 2003