To celebrate the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, we had a few friends over. Matt & Kaylea co-hosted, and we opened a little wine and served a little food. Here’s the menu:

OYSTERS

• Malpeque
• Lucky Lime
• Glacier Bay

Paired with

• Stratus White 2010 (ON)
• Bachelder Chardonnay 2012 (Bourgogne)
• Fielding Rock Pile Pinot Gris 2013 (ON)
• Benjamin Bridge Brut Reserve 2005 (NS)
• Steam Whistle Pilsner (ON)
• Muskoka Detour Session Ale (ON)

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EAST COAST

• Grilled lobster rolls
• Garlic cheese twists w/ donair sauce
• Fried pepperoni

Paired with

• Lightfoot & Wolfville Chardonnay 2013 (NS)
• Pearl Morissette Chardonnay 2009 (ON)
• Le Vieux Pin ‘Ava’ Viognier/Marsanne 2013 (BC)
• Boxing Rock Cascadian Dark Ale (NS)
• Uncle Leo’s IPA (NS)

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SUSHI

• Ahi Tuna
• Organic Scottish salmon

Paired with

• Thirty Bench ‘Wild Cask’ Riesling 2013 (ON)
• Hugel & Fils ‘Jubilee’ Pinot Gris 2009 (Alsace)
• Weihenstephaner (Germany)
• Blanche de Chambly (QC)

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MEAT

• Lamb lollipops
• Flank steak
• Venison rolls

Paired with

• Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (USA)
• Yacochuya Malbec 2005 (Argentina)
• Pierre Amadieu Gigondas 2012 (Rhone)
• Domain Queylus Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2010 (ON)
• Boshkung Milk Stout (ON)
• Innocente Charcoal Porter (ON)

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MIDNIGHT

• Perrier Jouët Grand Brut (Champagne)
• Bruno Paillard Premier Cuvée (Champagne)
• Duval LeRoy Brut Reserve (Champagne)
• Roederer Estate Brut Rosé (California)
• Peller Ice Cuvée Rosé (ON)
• Mikkeller Black Imperial Stout (Denmark)

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There was sabering of champagne bottles, a grill fire, and cheers-ing at midnight.

Kaylea and Matt spent the next day here. We lazed about, watched the entire first season of Game Of Thrones, played Cards Against Humanity, ate the charcuterie and pulled pork we didn’t get to the night before, posed action-figure Daryl Dixon in odd ways, and drank a bunch of other sparkling.

Two days later there was some cleaning up:

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Cover photo by Martin.Cos, used under Creative Commons license