Roll out the red carpet. Erni Loosen is coming to dinner.
THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2009
DRINKS 7PM DINNER 7.45
THE RED ROOM, CICADA, 132 – 136 St. JOHN STREET, LONDON, EC1V 4JT
German wine has for some time, totally undeservedly, struggled somewhat in the public perception. This is in spite of its often stunning quality and many passionate advocates within the wine trade, including the brilliant Jancis Robinson. We came relatively late to the cause with our offers of 2006 and 2007 Rieslings, but are now absolute converts.
Erni is as close as the wine trade comes to a celebrity. While the vines had been in the family for around 200 years, it was only after Erni joined the business in 1988 that the Dr Loosen estate really started hitting the high notes and the headlines.
An energetic and charismatic ambassador for German wine in general and Riesling in particular, he has won too many accolades to list them all here. They include Decanter Man of the Year, Wine International White Winemaker of the Year and Wine and Spirit Best German Wine Producer of the Past 25 Years – all well deserved given the spectacular quality of his wines.
We are absolutely delighted to be hosting a dinner with Erni at the end of February. Tickets are £85 per person and places are limited to 35 so this is likely to sell out very quickly. If you are interested in attending e-mail Philippa Wright on pw@goedhuis.com or call us on 020 7793 7900.
The dinner is to be held in the Red Room at Cicada restaurant in Clerkenwell. Part of Will Ricker’s award-winning group of restaurants, the food here is a brilliant match for Erni’s Rieslings. One of my local restaurants and favourite haunts until the combination of moving to Highbury and motherhood changed my dining habits – the chilli salt squid and black cod with sweet miso are to die for.
The wines and menu are as follows:
Villa Wolf Riesling Dry 2007, Pfalz
Edamame
Soft shell crab futo maki
Ma po tofu
Dr Loosen, Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett 2007
Dr Loosen, Erdener Treppchen (the little step vineyard in Erden) Riesling Kabinett 2007
Avocado & rocket futo maki
Chilli salt squid
Black cod & prawn siu mai
Baby pork spare ribs
Dr Loosen, Wehlener Sonnenuhr (the sun-dial vineyard in Wehlen) Riesling Spätlese 2007
Dr Loosen, Wehlener Sonnenhur (the sun-dial vineyard in Wehlen) Riesling Spätlese 1991
Black cod, sweet miso
Prawn phad thai
Duck, watermelon & cashew salad
Crispy skin chicken, coconut and shitake
Steamed rice
Asian greens, shaoxing & ginger
A mature Auslese from Erni’s cellars in Germany
Dr Loosen, Erdener Treppchen (the little step vineyard in Erden) Riesling Beerenauslese 2003
Coconut & mango panna cotta, banana sorbet, sticky date & toffee pudding
Compared to the often traditional menus at wine dinners this is a pretty exciting bill of fare. Roll on 26th February.