Local Wine Events

Event ID #280580

Event Details

Please join us (21 and up only, please!) every Friday anytime from 6:00 on for our $20 prix fixe 3-course menu and wine flights.  The menu changes weekly based on whatever's fresh and in season.  A half dozen or so starters are also available. The bar will be open until at least 11:00 and the kitchen will be open until at least 9:00. Please RSVP to 619.295.3939.  Here’s this week's line-up:

 

STARTERS

blistered shishito peppers | sea salt - 6

cheese sampler platter w/ four artisan cheeses + accompaniments - 15

duck confit + foie gras rillette | bacon jam | housemade pickles | crostini - 15

oysters on the ½ shell (1/3 doz.) | cocktail sauce | horseradish granite | pepper mignonette - 8

bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with point reyes blue cheese + almonds - 6

pommes frites | rosemary + chipotle aioli dipping sauces - 6

 

PRIX FIXE 3-COURSE DINNER - 20

pick one from each category below

 

soups / salads / apps

shaved fuyu persimmons | blue cheese | endive | watercress | honey vinaigrette

local spiny lobster salad | avocado mousse | harissa aioli | blood orange | micro greens - $3 supplement

seared hudson valley foie gras | gingerbread pudding | apples | spiced cider | candied ginger - $5 supplement

bartlett pear salad | smoked burrata | wild arugula | spiced walnuts | meyer lemon vinaigrette

pumpkin bisque | curried mascarpone | brioche | caramelized shallots

 

main

pacific swordfish | olive oil crushed white beans | escarole | curry vinaigrette

red wine braised beef cheeks | cauliflower purée | romanesco cauliflower | black truffle

grilled ny strip loin | olive oil potato purée | maitake muschrooms | braised greens | demi glace

shelton farms chicken | artichoke barigoule | thumbalina carrots | artichoke emulsion

potato gnocchi | roasted root vegetables | arugula coulis | chanterelle froth

 

sweet

two assorted artisan chocolate truffles

tres leche cake | caramelized bananas | horchata

chocolate pots de crème | hazelnut brittle | spiced maple cream

34-year-old px sherry sundae | butterscotch ice cream

 

THIS FRIDAY'S PAIRED WINE FLIGHT ~ $16

The flight ticket includes your choice of four wines: an aperitif wine before dinner plus a wine to pair with all three courses.  Each flight is the equivalent of about two-and-a half glasses of wine per person, or the equivalent of approximately a half-bottle of wine.

 

Aperitif

2007 Michel Olivier Brut Blanc de Blancs

2008 Four Vines "Naked" Chardonnay

2006 Trevor Jones "Boots" Shiraz

 

First Course

2008 Crios Torrontes

2007 Foxen "Old Vine" Chenin Blanc

2005 Clos Jean Loupiac

2007 Mas Neuf Costieres de Nimes

 

Second Course

2007 Miner Family "Napa" Chardonnay

2005 Atrea "Old Soul" Red Blend

2006 R Wines "Amazed" Mourvèdre

2006 Lost Canyon "Las Brisas" Pinot Noir

 

Third Course

2007 Justin "Obtuse" Cabernet Port

Cuarenta y Tres "Licor 43" Spanish Liqueur

 

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LOCATION & PHONE

Wine Vault & Bistro is located in the heart of San Diego between Little Italy and Old Town at 3731-A India Street on the upstairs terrace.  Follow the black handrail up the stairs from the sidewalk to our front door.  Our phone number is (619) 295-3939.

 

PARKING ~ FREE & PAID

On-street parking is usually available within a 3-block radius.  Remember that it’s OK to park in yellow commercial zones after 6:00 and that meters are also free after 6:00.  You can also park in the lot behind Shakespeare Pub two doors down, but do not park in El Indio's lot unless you want your car towed!  If you can’t find parking next to the restaurant, there’s always LOTS OF PARKING on San Diego Avenue and the adjacent side streets just past the Chevron station across Washington Street.  There's also a huge pay parking lot ($1 per hour) at the Mission Brewery Building two blocks south at the corner of Washington & Hancock.  (You'll have to take San Diego Avenue to Noell to Hancock to get there due to the one-way streets.)  So please don't drive yourself crazy endlessly going around in circles waiting to pounce on that perfect spot when there's TONS OF PARKING less than three blocks away!