Monthly Wine Dinners

Each five or six-course dinner party is usually held on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the month (and sometimes Fridays too for a Wine Dinner Weekend).

In planning the menu and wine selections, we feature a wine region or food region of the world, a specific vineyard, or a special topic.  Each month, we include a wine expert, or a winemaker, in addition to Chef Barnes who explains the food preparation and why he made his food choices in pairing the wines.

As always, the menu will also be local farm-to-table driven. Our Chef tries to accommodate your needs. Menu modifications for dietary restrictions may be made upon confirmation of your reservation.

The bar will serve cocktails prior to dinner (one round included in the dinner rate).
Doors open at 6:00 pm to socially distance co-mingle with other guests. We sit for dinner at 6:30 p.m. at private tables (prior to Covid-19, we did encourage communal seating at long tables).  

 Rooms will be discounted by 10% for Winner Dinner Weekend two-night stays.
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LEBANESE WINE PAIRING DINNER

Friday, December 1, 2023
6:00 pm. $100 (plus tax and gratuity)

Featuring Simon Hokayem of Rossi Imports


A Special night featuring select Château Kefraya Wines of Lebanon paired with Six-Courses of Lebanese & Mediterranean Cuisine.

 
WELCOME TOAST
  • Kefraya Blanc de Blanc


COURSE ONE
Stuffed Grape Leaves with preserved lemons and peppers

Wine Pairing: Adeenne Blanc


COURSE TWO
Petite Meza - Hummus, Mahammara, Za'atar Lebnah, marinated olives, house-made pita spiced with Dukkah

Wine Pairing: Bretèches Rouge

COURSE THREE
Cumin and Sumac-Spiced Chicken Kabob, tahini yogurt chili sauce, oil-cured garden tomato salad with cucumber and red onion, grilled flat bread

Wine Pairing: Amphora Rouge

COURSE FOUR
Sambousek with Toum (traditional spiced beef pie served with lemon garlic sauce)

Wine Pairing: Phoenician Gate Rouge

COURSE FIVE
Mansaf (traditional slow-braised lamb in yogurt served over saffron-almond rice)

Wine Pairing: Château Kefraya Rouge

DESSERT & WINE MARKET
Selection of traditional cookies

Beverages: Arak and Coffee










 
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BLUES & BLUEBERRIES WEEKEND
- Part 1 -
FRIDAY AFTERNOON (July 28)

4:00 pm. Complimentary appetizers poolside for overnight guests. Cash bar for cocktails by the pool. Music on speakers. Join us for dinner in The Grazing Room!

BLUES & BLUEBERRIES WEEKEND
- Part 2 -
SATURDAY MORNING (July 29)




We welcome both overnight inn guests and locals for breakfast! Expect blueberry breakfast treats to kick off this weekend. Then, join us at Grounding Stone Blueberry Farm  at 11:30 am for picking your own organic blueberries (2 free pints per room) and a picnic lunch at this spectacular property ($25 pp for lunch).

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BLUES & BLUEBERRIES WEEKEND
- Part 3 -
SATURDAY EVENING (July 29)



WINE DINNER in BARN

Live Blues by Brady Myrick & Eric Lindberg

$130 per person
($167.05 with sales tax and gratuity)



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BLUES & BLUEBERRIES WEEKEND
- Part 4 - SUNDAY - July 30


ANNUAL NEW ENGLANDER
LOBSTER BAKE

Seatings 4:00-5:00 pm in Barn

Live Blues by Chase Campbell Band

$100 per person ($128.50 with sales tax and gratuity) including a drink flight. Tenderloin available for anyone with seafood allergies (must order at RSVP).

BEVERAGE CHOICE (one included - more for purchase)
Moat Beer Flight: Miss Vick's Blueberry Ale, Helles 'Hell Yes!' Lager,
Czech Pilsner


Stolpman Love You Bunches Flight: Rose, Orange, Sangiovese
Sans Liege Groundwork Flight: Grenache Blanc, Picpoul Orange,
Grenache Rouge

Plus one Signature Cocktail:
Blueberry Mojito
Bluet Blueberry Wine Spritzer
Aperol Spritz
Italian Gentleman (Bourbon, Campari, lemon, pomegrante)
Lavender or Classic Margarita


STARTER COURSE


Selection of house made biscuits, rolls, corn bread and Anadama bread with Herbed Goat Butter, Maple Butter

Choice of:
Cape Cod Clam Chowder
Smokey Tomato Bisque
Or
Summer Garden Salad

ON THE BUFFET
Steamed Lobster (*with advance notice only - tenderloin available as a seafood-allergy substitute, or vegetable pot pies for vegetarians)
(One Ticket per Person)
Fried Chicken
Steamed Clams and Mussels
Chef Bruce's Sweet boiled Corn
Salt Potatoes
Green Bean and Charred Corn Salad
Classic Mac and Cheese
Roast summer beet salad
Quinoa with feta, olives, and charred tomatoes

BLUEBERRY DESSERT BUFFET
Chef's selection of summery blueberry-inspired desserts featuring organic blueberries from Contoocook's Grounding Stone Farm
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Sparkling Wine Dinner

CHEF'S NEW YEAR'S EVE
SPARKLING WINE DINNER

Favorite Champagnes and
Top-Pick Wine Pairings

6-Course Food & Wine Presentation
Join us to ring in 2024!

*the menu presented is from 12/31/2022. Updated version to be posted by 10/2023


Sunday, December 31.  7:00 - 10:30 pm $150 pp




We welcome you to remain with us until after midnight to ring in 2023. Additional pours of champagne and late-night snacks will be provided as well as board games and cards.

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