The Cellar

May 14 at 6:30 p.m. The Cellar's Famous Wine & More Dinner with Robert Pepi Jr of Bianchi and Eponymous wineries. Call (714) 525-5682 to make your reservation today.

 

 

First Course

Burgundy-brined Wild Boar chops over peppered Strawberries and Port wine sauce

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Eponymous MaCallister Red, Sonoma County, 2004

Second Course

New Zealand Ostrich filet steeped in a savory red wine and herb marinade and grilled with a Cassis sauce and crushed Peruvian Potatoes

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Enzo Bianchi Red Wine, San Rafael, Argentina, 2003

Third Course

Assortment of Cheeses and dried fruits

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Vertical Tasting of Eponymous Cabernet Sauvignon, 2000 to 2005

Fourth Course

Chilled Parfait of White Peaches with a light Griotte Anglaise, julienne of Orange-scented crêpes and Apricot conserve

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Bianchi Late Harvest Sémillon, San Rafael Argentina, 2002

BIO: Robert Pepi Jr

Robert L. Pepi knows what it's like not to own his own name. When his family sold the renowned Robert Pepi Winery in 1994, the label lived on. But, Bob Pepi himself cannot put it on a wine label.

Therefore, the first wine that Bob has made for himself since the sale of the family name has a label that reflects both his belief that "wine should be fun" and explains his predicament. Eponymous is "one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named". Bob Pepi has given it his own playful definition, "a play on words by one who is unable to use his family name on his own bottle of wine".