Wine expert Bartholomew Broadbent of San Francisco-based Broadbent Selections will discuss the family firm's wines at the Bristol Bar & Grille in the Highlands Monday evening, Sept. 27.
Wines will be offered by the flight, glass or bottle with a special à la carte menu. The special menus will be available for drop-in dining from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, call the restaurant at (502) 456-1702.
Appetizers
Shredded Apple Blini with Shrimp ($7)
Machherndl 2009 Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Kollmütz (Wachau, Austria)
$21/Bottle $6.50/Glass
Rough Cut Mushroom Pâte on Toasted Kalamata Olive Crostini with Pickled Vegetables ($7)
Quinta do Crasto 2008 Flor de Crasto (Douro, Portugal)
$21/Bottle $6.50/Glass
Entrées
Sautéed Langoustine on a Bed of Creamy Grits with Caponata and Sweet Corn Mango Sauce ($22)
Spy Valley 2009 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough, New Zealand)
$27/Bottle $7.95/Glass
Bourbon Glazed Smoked Half Chicken with Wilted Spinach and Onion Roasted New Potatoes with Fresh Rosemary ($18)
Cavas de Weinert 2005 Malbec (Mendoza, Argentina)
$31/Bottle $9.25/Glass
Dessert
Tiramisu ($7)
Reserve Broadbent “5 Year Sweet” (Madeira, Portugal)
3½ ounce glass ($5.75)
Malmsey Broadbent “10 Year Sweet” (Madeira, Portugal)
3½ ounce glass ($10.75)
Mini Madeira Flight
1 ounce of each Madeira ($5)
Broadbent Flight
A 2-ounce portion of each of the above wines ($9)
Bartholomew Broadbent is an authority on Port and Madeira. Raised in the English wine trade in a formal apprenticeship to his father Michael Broadbent MW (Director of Christie’s and prolific wine author), Bartholomew has also worked in London for Harrods (Wine Department), Harvey’s Fine Wine Merchants in Pall Mall and Christie’s. Broadbent has sought out producers in less familiar wine regions, and most recently launched wines from China. For more information, visit www.broadbent.com.
The Bristol Bar and Grille
1321 Bardstown Road
456-1702
www.bristolbarandgrille.com