Local Wine Events

Event ID #282786

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 Friday’s line-up.  (Subject to change.)

 

STARTERS

blistered shishito peppers | sea salt - 6

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

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

duck confit + foie gras rillettes | bacon jam | housemade pickles | whole grain mustard | crostini - 15

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

pommes frites | chipotle + roasted garlic/basil 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

housemade tagliarini | truffled pumpkin puree | 45-min poached egg | pepitas | five spice froth

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

beef tenderloin carpaccio | red spinach | baby fennel | pickled grapes | figs | whole grain mustard

citrus cured hamachi | edamame hummus | preserved lemon vinaigrette | wild arugula

 

main

pan roasted corvina | olive oil crushed flageolets | escarole | curry vinaigrette

steak au poivre | olive oil potato purée | roasted maitake mushrooms | broccoli rabe

red wine braised short ribs | caramelized onion chutney | grilled taleggio cheese mini sandwich | harissa mayo

seared duck breast | garnet yam purée | cranberries | candied kumquats | natural jus

potato gnocchi | celery root purée | salsify | cipollini onions | parmesan froth

 

sweet

two assorted artisan chocolate truffles

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

carrot cake bread pudding | maple caramel | cinnamon ice cream

chocolate pots de crème | hazelnut brittle | spiced 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

2007 Bastianich Friulano

2007 Sextant "Central Coast" Zinfandel

 

First Course

2008 Broman Sauvignon Blanc

2007 Mas Neuf Costieres de Nimes

2005 Clos Jean Loupiac

 

Second Course

2006 Martin Alfaro "Sleepy Hollow" Chardonnay

2008 Stolpman Sauvignon Blanc

2007 C. G. di Arie "Sierra Foothills" Barbera

2007 Hug "Cushman Vineyard" Zinfandel

2007 Testarossa "Sleepy Hollow" Pinot Noir

 

Third Course

2003 Krohn LBV Port

Cuarenta y Tres "Licor 43" Spanish Liqueur

Frangelico Italian Hazelnut Liqueur

Védrenne Murelle

 

 

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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!