New Year’s Eve is the sound of bottles of champagne popping open, confetti and balloons falling from above, and a celebration of the year past and the year to come. New Year’s Eve is also a million people in New York’s Times Square, almost a billion people watching celebrations on television, and a quarter of revelers falling asleep before midnight. Make your New Year’s Eve celebration memorable by celebrating with one of the joyous events in Napa or Sonoma Wine Country.
NAPA
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
Estate grown wines, organic produce, and grass-fed beef are the standard and highlights of their special New Year’s Eve menu created by Executive Chef Stephen Barber. The menu begins with caviar, followed by wood fired burrata cheese served with black truffles, and paired with Long Meadow Ranch “Farmstead” Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2014. Next, you’ll enjoy a seared Sonoma Foie Gras with Satsuma bourbon French toast, paired with Chateau Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes, France 2007. The entre is Long Meadow Ranch grass-fed, dry-aged ribeye paired with Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012. For dessert, TCHO chocolate and peanut butter s’mores torte paired with Long Meadow Ranch Grappa, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2013.
La Toque & BANK at Westin Verasa
Artisan Foie Gras at La Toque, A Sample of the Beautiful & Delicious Courses Created by this Michelin-Starred Restaurant
Begin the evening with a champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception at Chef Ken Frank’s Michelin-starred La Toque. Then enjoy a five-course dinner at La Toque featuring an optional wine pairing. Walk down the hall to La Toque’s sister restaurant, BANK, to continue the celebration with complimentary sweet bites, DJ Nor Cal Sound and dancing, no-host cocktails, party favors, and a midnight champagne toast.
The Great Hall at Castello di Amorosa
One of the many perks to joining the wine club at Castello di Amorosa is the annual New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball. After a wine reception in their vaulted Tasting Room, guests are invited to a five-course dinner paired with Castello di Amorosa wines in the Grand Barrel Room. The celebration continues with dancing in the Great Hall, and a midnight champagne toast with a festive balloon drop.
SONOMA
Dry Creek Kitchen at Hotel Healdsburg
A Sample of the Outstanding Cuisine at Dry Creek Kitchen
Choose between the New Year’s Eve Tasting and a la carte menus offered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., or, the Tasting menu only offered from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The six-course menu begins with caviar, sashimi, risotto, and Day Boat Scallop cooked in vanilla Champagne nage (stock/boullion). The menu continues with Imperial Ranch Wagyu Sirloin served with foie gras potatoes. The sweet, final course is Meyer Lemon Verbena Sorbet with Rose Champagne poached Bosc pear.
Sante at Sonoma Mission Inn
Sante Restaurant at Sonoma Mission Inn
Enjoy a special seven-course menu with an optional wine pairing at this AAA Four Diamond Award, top-rated restaurant. Each course is divine, with highlights including caviar, Maine Lobster, Masimi Ranch Wagyu beef ribeye, wild John Dory, and Valrhona Jivara chocolate.
The Bay View Restaurant at Inn at the Tides
Inside the Bay View Restaurant at Inn at the Tides
Celebrate on the beautiful Sonoma Coast with the New Year’s Eve Dinner Party at The Bay View Restaurant. After an hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar reception, guests will be seated for a four-course dinner including wine pairings, then followed by dancing, party favors, and a midnight toast. Dinner includes a chilled seafood antipasto paired with Domaine Chandon Etoile Rose, strawberry risotto paired with 2013 Petroni Vineyards Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Valley, surf and turf of Black Angus beef tenderloin and lobster tail paired with Beaulieu Vineyards Reserve Tapestry Napa Valley, and a Royal Strega Tower for dessert paired with Ruggeri Prosecco.
Celebrate to the fullest by contacting Pure Luxury for your private, chauffeured car.
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