Siduri/Novy Wine Dinner
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Event Description
Siduri/Novy
Wine Dinner
Hosted by Winery Owner Adam Lee
& Parkside Projects Beverage Director Paul Ozbirn
antipasti
white bean puree,
chili oil, bottarga, whipped lardo, marinated cauliflower, focaccia
Novy Four Mile Creek White 2012
1st course
calamari
tagliatelle, castelvetrano olives, meyer lemon, foraged mushrooms
Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2013
2nd course
veal
polpetti, turnip, sweet onion brodo
Pinot Noir Chehalem Mnts.,
Willamette Valley 2012
3rd course
orecchietti,
tomato, house ricotta, mint
Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2012
4th course
lamb
duo, beet jus, rosemary panelle, baby carrot
Pinot Noir Cargassachi vineyard,
Sta. Rita Hills 2012
dolce
boccone dolce,
honey crema, fig conserva, balsamic jus
Novy Syrah Napa Valley 2012
About Adam Lee and the
wineries
I was born in Austin,
Texas, in September 1964 and was raised rather strictly Southern Baptist (in
other words, I didn't drink). I moved to San Antonio and attended college at
Trinity University where I drank a lot (but rarely fine wine). After graduating
with a degree in French history, specializing in the comparative history of the
French and American prison systems, I was largely unemployable—except,
apparently, for the wine business, in which I got a job as an assistant manager
at Austin Wine & Spirits.
At Austin Wine &
Spirits, I learned about the wines of the world, thanks to a great group of
wine distributors and courtesy of the portfolios of importers such as Bobby
Kacher, Terry Theise and Marco de Grazia. I also had the opportunity to taste a
great deal of Bordeaux and even had the opportunity to travel to California and
meet with winemakers such as Tom Rochioli, Burt Williams and Ed Selyem and Reg
Oliver of El Molino. This is where my love of Pinot Noir started.
Eventually, I became
the president of the three stores that made up Austin Wine & Sprits and
then I moved to Dallas where I became one of the wine buyers at Neiman Marcus.
There, I met a young lady named Dianna Novy, and we started dating, fell in
love, got married, and eventually moved to Northern California to pursue a
career in wine.
In 1994, we pulled together our $24,000 and started Siduri Wines, making Pinot Noir from a vineyard in Anderson Valley. This wine (and subsequent releases) garnered some fine praise from wine critics, and our own brand was off and running. In 1998, we started Novy Family Winery, focusing more on Syrah, with Dianna's family as investors. We now make more than 20 different single-vineyard Pinots, from Oregon's Willamette Valley down to California's Santa Rita Hills, and also numerous single-vineyard Syrahs, as well as playing with Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Viognier and who knows what else.
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