Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Avid Vines Virtual Champagne Tasting, Food Pairing & Cave Tour
Thursday, December 31st at 5pm ET / 4pm CT
A Champagne Tasting on New Year’s Eve. Really? Yes, a bit bold, but we think there’s no better way to shake your fist at the pandemic or 2020 in general. Since big celebrations are not the rule this time, let’s take the evening for what it is meant to be: an experience with friends and loved ones shared over organic, sustainable champagne + great food + amazing music. (Bonus authenticity: At the precise hour of our event, we’ll ring in the New Year with Paris and Reims in Champagne!)
Together, we’ll raise our glasses to 2021 with André TIXIER & Fils Premier Cru Brut Rosé paired with Noshing Boards from premiere chefs in three different cities who create edible art!
We provide the experience at no cost via Zoom, and you order the champagne and food. Absolutely #NoRegrets.
THE ORDERING DETAILS
The Bubbles
André TIXIER & Fils Premier Cru Brut Rosé is available for purchase at a variety of locations in Dallas and Atlanta and can be ordered online for shipping through our national retail partner, Roots and Water.
The Food
We’ve made arrangements for guests to receive the food in Dallas, Atlanta, and Chicago thanks to a team of outstanding chefs.
Dallas: Chefs Jennie Kelley and Adrien Nieto met on Season 2 of MasterChef and are combining their artistic talents to provide a beautiful and bountiful Noshing Board full of homemade jams, meats, cheeses, vegetables, and more. Delivery available. Order here.
Atlanta: Two options! Alon’s Bakery & Market, an award-winning restaurant named for Executive Chef Alon Balshan, is the place to go for an overflowing antipasto platter. Order here.
Or check out Lucy’s Market in the heart of Buckhead where you can pick up a charcuterie platter filled with fresh meats, cheeses, and more. Order here.
Chicago: Jordan’s Food of Distinction, led by the passionate and inspired Chef Jordan Spitz, is creating a charcuterie board of fresh ingredients from the family farm. You’ll enjoy everything from seasonal vegetables, flowers, and herbs to meats, cheeses, and fruits. Delivery available. Order here.
Elsewhere: We wish we could arrange for Noshing Boards nationwide and are working on it for future events. Until then, if you are not in our delivery areas, we invite you to order André TIXIER & Fils Premier Cru Brut Rosé and create your own cuisine with all your favorites or pick up one from a local restaurant. We know they will appreciate your business!
The Experience
Once your orders are placed, we will automatically send you your own personal Zoom link so you can log on and engage in a fun, approachable experience with artists in wine, food and music or you can sign up yourself.
THE ARTISTS
Chefs Jennie Kelley and Adrien Nieto will join us to share their tasting notes on how the flavors of the Noshing Boards pair with the champagne.
Heather Queen, The Queen of Grapes, Dallas, TX, is, quite simply, as bubbly as the champagne she drinks every single day. Heather shares her expertise and tasting notes without pretense to help others get the most out of every sip. You’ll love her down to earth, straight-shooting approach. She is a Certified Sommelier/WSET Level 3 with 35 years of experience in the food and beverage industry in Dallas, Atlanta, and Newport Beach/Laguna Beach, California.
Singer/Songwriter Daniel Hunter Jones, a veteran of American Idol and The Voice, will perform live throughout our time together, treating us to his music inspired by the emotional experience of those high-profile competitions.
And I’ll be there to catch the corks flying and conduct the celebration!
We are all united in this crazy time together. I hope that you will pull up a chair, pop the bottle, and join in a collective wine tasting experience where YOU are the occasion.
Love to you, your friends, and your families.
Stay present, stay well,
David
P.S. All the Premier Cru champagnes from Andre TIXIER & Fils are available if you’d like to re-order or purchase for the first time from our retail partners for these events.
CHEF JENNIE KELLEY’S MEDJOOL DATES (DALLAS)
Dallas Noshing Board
Chefs Jennie Kelley & Adrien Nieto: Chef Jennie’s Medjool Dates | Tallegio Cheese | Prosciutto | Chef Adrien’s Fresh Baked Tostada | Charcuterie | Cheese | Dips: Better Half’s Hot-Smoked Salmon, Everything Cream Cheese | Cyndi’s Bagels | Pickled Onions | Cornichons
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Serves 4
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Delivery available
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Ordering Deadline: December 28th
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Price: $100
Atlanta Noshing Board
Alon’s Bakery & Market: Marinated artichoke hearts |Eggplant-goat cheese roulades | Grilled asparagus | Thinly sliced beef bresaola | Olive blend | Marinated Manchego cheese | Marcona almonds | Grilled zucchini & ricotta-stuffed grilled red peppers | Lavosh, grissini, fresh-baked breads
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Serves 8-12
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Delivery available
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Ordering Deadline: December 30th
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Price: $76.99
Lucy’s Market: Customizable charcuterie board basket available. Depending on your price, it includes a charcuterie board, cheese, meats, olives, honey and so much more!
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Delivery available
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Ordering Deadline: December 28th
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Price range: $75-$500
Chicago Noshing Board
Jordan’s Food of Distinction: Seasonal Selection of Handcrafted Cheese | Seasonal Farm Fruit | Wisconsin Honey | Small Batch Jam | Whole Grain Mustard |Olives | Cornichons | Dried Fruit | Assorted Nuts | Seasonal Flowers & Herbs
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Serves 2-3
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Delivery available
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Ordering deadline: December 26th
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Price: $90 | Including Meat $110
HEATHER QUEEN, QUEEN OF GRAPES, IS YOUR WINE CONCIERGE
