Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Win 2 Tickets To A Wine Dinner at Matria!

You can win 2 Tickets to a special Stags’ Leap Winery wine dinner being held at Matria in the InterContinental Boston on August 21! 

On Thursday, August 21, at 7pm, Matria, at the InterContinental Boston, will be hosting a three-course wine dinner, showcasing the wines of Stags’ Leap WineryThe menu will include:
  • An Amuse-Bouche: A deconstructed Short Rib Arancini, featuring layered creamy risotto and a tender braised short rib center, finished with roasted red pepper sauce, shaved Parmesan cheese, and lemon zest, paired with Stags’ Leap Sauvignon Blanc
  • First-Course: Classic Caesar Salad served in a parmesan crisp bowl, topped with a whole white anchovy, garlic chickpeas, and lemon zest, paired with Stags’ Leap Chardonnay
  • Main CourseFilet Marsala, seared beef filet finished in a Marsala reduction with parsley-swirled pappardelle, trumpet mushrooms, and white and green asparagus segments, paired with Stags’ Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Dessert CourseTiramisu, made with whipped mascarpone cheese, lady fingers, cocoa powder, and espresso, paired with Stags’ Leap’s ‘Lead The Investor’ red wine. 
The dinner costs $120.00 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). However, I've been given 2 Tickets to this exclusive wine dinner to give away to my readers. So, I'm holding a Contest for these tickets, and all you have to do to enter is to leave a comment on this post and tell me which of the four food/wine pairings at this dinner sound the most appealing to you. 

On Friday, August 15, at 3pm, I will randomly select one of the entries to win those 2 tickets. Please note this contest is only open to people 21+ years old. Please also note that you are responsible for leaving a gratuity for your servers. 

So which pairing appeals to you most?

2 comments:

John said...

Filet Marsala sounds especially good.

Shannon said...

The arancini sounds wonderful!!