Silver Legacy pairs live jazz with great wines at event

sterlingsSterling’s Seafood Steakhouse at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino presents a Ferrari-Carano Jazz Dinner featuring music from CeCe Gable on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m.

Chef Neil Campbell will pair the five-course meal with selections from Ferrari-Carano vineyards. The inclusive meal is $99 per person.

The first course is a Lollipop Colorado Lamb Chop surrounded in blueberry, a balsamic butter sauce (PreVail, West Face, ’04.) The second course is a Chilled Leek, Chive and Potato with English Clotted Cream (Fume Blanc, ’06,) followed by a Butter Lettuce and Double Cream Roquefort Cheese Salad (Alexander Valley, Chardonnay ’06.)

For the main course, guests will enjoy a Filet of Fresh Chilean Sea Bass with Lobster Crust, Butternut Squash Risotto and Caviar Sauce (Tre Terre, Chardonnay. ’06.)

Dessert is an Apricot Chocolate Ganache, Almond Pecan Nougatin and Chocolate Mascarpone Cream in a Hazelnut Sweet Dough Shell (Eldorado Noir, ’06.)

For reservations, guests can call Silver Legacy at (775) 329-4777.

Come enjoy the 2009 Winter Wine & Ski Expo

wineandski09This year the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa proudly hosts the 9th Annual Reno/Tahoe Winter Wine & Ski Expo.  On Thursday, January 29, Atlantis’ Grand Ballroom will be bustling with more than 50 wineries, microbreweries and local restaurants. Area ski resorts will be represented as well, and you can make a bid in the silent auction with more than 150 items from ski and snowboard gear, exceptional wine, fabulous dinners to luxury room stays!  The Winter Wine & Ski Expo kicks off at 6pm, you must be at least 21 years old. Tickets are $55 in advance or $65 at the door.  Get your tickets today at the Atlantis Gift Shop, Bobo’s Mogul Mouse, Whispering Vine or by calling (775) 824-4467 or toll free at (888) 551-7007 or online at www.heuga.org

All proceeds from the Reno/Tahoe Winter Wine & Ski Expo will help fund The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis. The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis, a nonprofit organization, leads the way with comprehensive programs that empower people and families living with MS to transform and improve their quality of life.

Participating Wineries Include:

  • Ayama – South Africa
  • Azamor – Portugal
  • Basket Case Wine – Washington
  • Bin 36 – Central Coast, CA
  • Black Kite Cellars – Anderson Valley
  • Bodegas Luis Alegre – Spain
  • Calistoga Cellars – Napa Valley
  • Carol Shelton Wines – Sonoma
  • Corison Winery – Napa Valley
  • Destino – Napa & Sonoma
  • Eagle Eye – Napa Valley
  • Elyse – Napa Valley
  • Eric Guerra – Sonoma
  • Field Vineyards – Sonoma
  • The Four Graces – Oregon
  • Four – Heraldsburg
  • Four Vines – Paso Robles
  • Godwin Family Vineyards – Alexander Valley
  • Gregory Graham – Lake County
  • Kathy Lynskey Wines – New Zealand
  • Kukkula – Paso Robles
  • Laird Family Estate – Napa Valley
  • LaZarre Wines – Santa Marin Valley
  • Londer – Anderson Valley
  • Magnanimus Wine Group – Mendocino County
  • Martin Estate – Napa Valley
  • Mendelson Vineyards – Napa Valley
  • Mettler Family Vineyard – Lodi
  • Miner Family – Napa Valley
  • Miro Cellars – Sonoma County
  • Mount Aukum Winery – El Dorado County
  • Mueller – Sonoma
  • OLE Imports
  • Opolo Vineyards – Paso Robles
  • Petroni Vineyards – Napa Valley
  • Quilici – Italy
  • Ric Forman Wines – Napa Valley
  • Rocca Family Vineyards – Napa Valley
  • Round Pond – Napa Valley
  • Sandholdt – Central Coast
  • Sawyer Cellars – Napa Valley
  • Schulz Cellars – Napa Valley
  • Six Masters – Australia
  • Slack Jaw – Lodi
  • Suhr Luchtel – Napa Valley
  • Talisman Cellars – Sonoma
  • The Varietal – Global Distributor
  • Tobia Vineyards – Napa Valley
  • Twisted Oak – Calaveras County
  • Villa Martina – Italy
  • Vineyard 7&8 – St. Helena
  • Windsor – Central Coast
  • Watershed – Australia