Finger Lakes Wine Dinner with Nancy Irelan of Red Tail Ridge

Nancy Irelan's prestigious career path includes a decade at E&J Gallo as VP of Viticulture & Enology R&D, a PhD in grape genetics in the UC-Davis Viticulture and Enology Department, along with numerous consulting gigs.

After years of large volume production and mass appeal, Red Tail Ridge is a personal journey of introspection for Nancy, as she focuses on how to best represent the unique personality and terroir of her vineyard. The Finger Lakes is the perfect region for her to achieve her goals of progress and innovation with sustainable wine production. With a climate similar to the cool climate regions in Europe, the Fingers Lakes is the perfect place to experiment. It was important to Nancy and her partner Michael to set up for the long-term, which is why they became a LEED-gold certified green winery—currently the only one in New York State.

Her wines are regarded as some of the most clean and terroir-driven of this cool climate growing area, and we are extremely honored for the opportunity to have her here at Vermilion to showcase them!

We will be pairing four of Red Tail Ridge's world-class wines with dishes by our chef Anthony Chittum highlighting the fresh ingredients of responsible Mid-Atlantic purveyors. Nancy will be dining with us and offering more information on her winery and sharing a bit of her vast knowledge on Finger Lakes wine production.

This four-course meal will be one to remember! We are keeping things intimate, with our small tavern dining room, so tickets will be limited!

The Menu

first course. blackberry farm oyster crudo, rhubarb granita, cracked black pepper

paired with the Red Tail Ridge, Sekt Extra Brut 2019

second course. maryland blue crab capellini, baby fennel, pickled chili, squid ink

paired with the Red Tail Ridge, Dry Riesling 2023

third course. cheshire pork tenderloin, smoked bacon, cherries, spring peas, garden herbs

paired with the Red Tail Ridge, Blaufrankisch 2021

fourth course. dueling ash rind goat cheese, doe run vs. goot essa, quince butter, honeycomb,

toast

paired with the Red Tail Ridge, Chardonnay Sans Oak 2023

Due to the nature of these pairings, we cannot substitute dishes to accommodate allergies or dietary restrictions. Small modifications can be made to be approved by on a case by case basis. For questions, please email Erin Dudley at edudley@neighborhoodrestaurantgroup.com

20% of ticket sales will be allocated directly to gratuity for our service team.