Flanagan Wines

Flanagan Wine Dinner at Lockwood Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois

Angie — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:08:44 +0000

We are delighted to announce a Flanagan Wine Dinner at Lockwood Restaurant at the Palmer House in downtown Chicago on Thursday, April 26th at 6:30 pm. We will be showing our new vintages of Cabernet and Chardonnay in Chicago for the first time since release. Each of these delightful wines was produced in very small quantities. Click here for tasting notes. We will be pouring four of our wines paired with a four course menu from Lockwood’s star Executive Chef Greg Elliott. With a focus on sourcing the freshest local ingredients, Lockwood brings a vibrant, creative touch to “farm to table” cuisine. Their focus on artisanal products, made with integrity, is a perfect fit with Flanagan!

The 4 course menu paired with Flanagan wines is $90 per person plus tax and gratuity. Please call Lockwood at 312-917-3404 to reserve for the Flanagan Wines Dinner.

Flanagan Wine Dinner at Marea Restaurant, New York City, New York

Angie — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:31:40 +0000

Eric Flanagan invites you to join him for dinner at Marea on Wednesday, April 25th at 6:30pm in their private dining room. Marea is one of the most beautiful dining rooms in New York and serves “impeccable Adriatic cuisine”. The food here is truly special. We will be showcasing our 2 new 2010 Chardonnay’s, our just released 2008 Cabernet, and a special one barrel lot of 2009 Merlot. These wines all sold out on release and the 2009 Merlot is only available for friends and family. Sommelier Francesco Grosso will be working with us and the chef to create a memorable four course pairing menu. We will start with a signature “crudo” course, followed by a selection of unique pasta preparations. We will return to the sea for the main course and finish with a cheese service.

For reservations please go to our Wine Store page to purchase your tickets. If you have any questions, feel free to call Angie at 707-526-4307.

St. Patricks Day Celebration, Napa, California

Eric — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:18:48 +0000

Please join us for a St. Patrick’s celebration at Vintners Collective in downtown Napa for a fun filled afternoon! Flanagan Vineyards and Lamborn Vineyards will be the two featured wineries. Come taste the new spring releases from these two handcrafted, boutique family vineyards. There will be wine country hors d’ oeuvres to nibble on and great live music to dance too! Price $25 per person; complimentary if you are a Vintners Collective wine club member. The event is from 2p – 5p. We hope you come spend the Irish day with the Flanagan’s! Contact Vintner’s Collective today at 707-255-7150 to reserve your tickets.

Flanagan Wine Dinner at Estiatorio Milos, New York

Angie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:06:23 +0000

Milos Restaurant sources the best of the best products the world has to offer. Freshness is the main ingredient for their Mediterranean cuisine. Dedicated to respecting the environment, a lot of the produce is grown on organic farms all over the U.S. and the seafood is right off the boats! Join Eric Flanagan and his amazing selection of Sonoma County wines paired perfectly to an extraordinary menu. The featured wines will be very limited in production and you will be given a sneak peek at the new releases! The wine dinner will be on Tuesday, February 28th at 6pm. Tickets to this exclusive private dinner are $345, which breaks down as follows: $135 for food, $130 for wine and $80 for taxes and tip. For reservations please go to our Wine Store page to purchase your tickets.

Flanagan Wine Dinner at Cyrus Restaurant, Healdsburg, California

Angie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:16:19 +0000

Please join us for a private dinner with Eric and Kit Flanagan at Cyrus Restaurant tucked inside the famous Les Mars Hotel in Healdsburg, California. The dinner is Saturday, May 12th at 6:30pm. Owners Nick Peyton & Douglas Keane have created an extravagant food and wine experience. Cyrus is a two star Michelin restaurant that will indulge your senses in every aspect. High vaulted, Venician ceilings brings high class European dining to the heart of wine country. Visit www.cyrusrestaurant.com for more information on Cyrus.

Our Flanagan Wine dinner will be a five course menu pairing Cyrus’s extraordinary dishes with the sensational wines from Flanagan. Seating is limited to 8 people so please reserve seating well ahead of time!

For reservations please go to our Wine Store page to purchase your tickets. If you have any questions, feel free to call Angie at 707-526-4307.

Rising Stars Wine Dinner at Meritage, Boston

Eric — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:30:04 +0000

The Boston Wine Festival, takes place from January through March, 2012 featuring many fabulous events. The Rising Stars wine dinner features Eric Flanagan of Flanagan Vineyards & George Levkoff of George Wine Company, both representing a spectacular selection of wines that Sonoma County has to offer. Together these stars will shine for an unforgettable wine experience! Join us at Meritage, the Restaurant at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Friday February 17th, at 7pm. Meritage is the culmination of Chef Daniel Bruce’s 21 years as chef for the Boston Wine Festival. Fresh, seasonal cuisine will be impeccably matched to the primary characteristics of a special selection of Flanagan wines. Make reservations by calling 617-439-3995 and mention the Rising Stars Wine Dinner.

Three Perfect Days in Wine Country

Eric — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:10:37 +0000

If you have ever flown on United Airlines and forgotten to bring a book….you have probably read their “3 Perfect Days” (in wherever) article. I always figure, if it’s in there, it’s for tourists, but what do I know?

Our 3 perfect days centered on our wedding 10/7/11. On Wednesday (10/5th) Kit’s family began to arrive like a beneficial, metaphorical plague of locusts. Aunts and Mom were cleaning and fussing and cooing over the girls (and, to my modest embarrassment, occasionally me). Dad and Uncle Steve did a yeomanly job helping us move through some of that pesky wine we always have lying around everywhere.

Day 1:

The real kick off was Thursday night with the rehearsal dinner. True to form we did very, very little rehearsing. Kit was very cool about that, as was her (and now my) extended family. Debra Silverman, our officiant, seemed slightly concerned, and once we gave her some Flanagan Chardonnay she seemed much more confident. I have always believed that over-rehearsing (or maybe rehearsing at all) destroys spontaneity and limits the potential for extemporaneous expression (which for sure is the most exciting and sincere type!). Minimal rehearsing also leaves more time for eating, talking, and drinking, which, based on the detritus from that night, was well received by both extended family and out of town guests. Kit’s folks Bang and Sue (don’t you wish your nickname was “BANG”?), treated for the rehearsal dinner and our great friends Lisbeth and Shari from Baci catered it. It was a truly great beginning to the wedding weekend!

This is Kit's family "rehearsing"

Day 2:

Our wedding day dawned bright and clear and the vineyards surrounding the house were still laden with grapes. It was like a collective benison from Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, and Aphrodite (4 of my favorites as it turns out with all due respect to the other 9 Olympians). In a strange way, time seemed suspended and, mundane things like lunch and telling people how to find the house filled up the day. Kit left a little after noon to go get ready and the girls (Riley, Lola and Ruby) all joined her around 3pm. I ran a few last minute errands, and then, while the caterers finished setting up, hit the pool for a bit. I reckon a groom’s biggest duty is to show up looking tan, relaxed, and excited to be married. Showing up pasty-faced and anxious does not send the right message to one’s future wife or to her family….and you know they are watching for any signs of weakness or uncertainty!!

So, perfectly focused on my duties, I hit the shower around 5pm (cleanliness is next to Godliness) and was dressed, ready, and waiting on the lawn by 5:30. In a further demonstration of my devotion I had purchased a beautiful new jacket and, possibly, the most stunning blue shirt in history. None of this would detract from the superior spectacle of the most beautiful Kit and it did show the requisite level of commitment.

At 5:30 the nuptial rolled into low gear….literally. Riley and Lola rode in on horseback while Kit rode in the front of my 1951 Ford F-3 with her Dad (BANG!) at the wheel. Ruby and her little cousin Sanza stood in the bed of the pick-up, doing the princess wave, in their matching brown dresses and floral crowns. Trust me when I tell you this was priceless. Then Riley and Lola dismounted and the bride and the flower girls disembarked. Ruby and Sanza did a long procession strewing rose petals while Riley and Lola led in the “Best Dog” and the “Dog of Honor”. We stood in a circle of ancient oaks, before friends, waiting for Kit to make her entrance. I swear I am not making any of this up.

One of the world’s greatest tenors (I am not exaggerating), Jesus Daniel Hernadez, accompanied by a string trio, began to sing. Then Kit entered…..and she was as stunning as a bride has ever been. She was so happy and beautiful and her dress was perfect. Aphrodite cast her glamour upon Kit, who shone with a Goddess-like radiance.

We basked together in love, gratitude, and champagne.

I did my very best to keep from grinning like a village idiot at my absurd good fortune. The girls and the dogs were on perfect behavior, the horses were whisked away, and Debra began what was a relatively brief and completely real ceremony. We integrated our wine and a large piece of obsidian that I found in our vineyards surrounding our new home into the wedding, along with a butterfly release from the flower girls. Kit surprised me with a song “Never Saw Blue” (like that before) with her Uncle Steve playing guitar. Apollo, God of Music and Light, covered Kit with an aura of divine golden light as the rays of the setting sun blessed her song. The word magical seems like a pale watercolor next to the vibrant sunset palate that was the wedding.

After the ceremony we and the guests moved straight into ’90 Grand Dame Champagne out of Magnum and pass hors d’oeuvres. Dinner was catered by Starks and exceeded our very elevated expectations! Caviar and a raw bar were paired with more of the ’90 Grand Dame and then savory plates were paired with a special one barrel production Flanagan Wedding Cuvee Cabernet. We had the pool and pool house lit beautifully and we dined and drank poolside with our family and our closest friends. It just makes me want to get married over and over (to Kit of course).

Day 3:

God didn’t get to rest until Day 7 (which was either a Saturday or a Sunday depending on who you listen to) and in keeping with tradition there was no rest for us either. At noon we began our wedding reception, which, filled the slot normally occupied by our annual Harvest Party. Stark’s once again did the catering and Mark Stark’s wine country cookout menu was a huge hit. Wine flowed freely as 200 friends shuttled in to the winery grounds.

Operatic love serenade by Jesus Daniel Hernadez

We wandered through the crowd of friends all day connecting with people and sharing stories. Before we cut the cake Kit gave a brief “thank you” speech. When the crowd clamored for me to speak I cried, “Help me Jesus”, and help me he did as he climbed up on the rock retaining wall and sang an Italian operatic love solo. His voice filled the room…which, was all of the great outdoors, bounded only by rock and oak trees and friends. When he sang the hair went up on the back of my neck. It was surreal and sublime.

After the cake and the wedding serenade from Jesus, Wayne the Helicopter Man swooped in and whisked us all away. It was a good thing we left when, and how, we did because people stayed up at the winery until 2 am talking, and drinking by the bonfire.

So those are our 3 Perfect Days in Wine Country.

Love,

Eric and Kit ( and Riley and Lola and Ruby)

Flanagan Wine Dinner at the Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, NJ

Eric — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:40:43 +0000

Please join us for a Flanagan Wine Dinner in the Trump Grand Ballroom, at the beautiful Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ. The dinner is Friday, November 18th. Cocktails and Hors D’Oeuvres will be served at 6:30pm, with Dinner & Paired Wines to be served at 7:15pm.

Seating is limited so please call 908-212-0214 to make a reservation, and mention the Flanagan Wines dinner. The meal is $125 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity.

Flanagan Wine Dinner at Michel’s, Honolulu

Eric — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:03:00 +0000

Please join us for a private dinner with Eric and Kit Flanagan at Michel’s at the Colony Surf, Honolulu. The dinner is Friday, December 16th at 7pm.

Michel’s offers an innovative French haut cuisine with island flair. With a commitment to sourcing great ingredients, and focused, precise cooking, Michel’s is building on their reputation Oahu’s best dining experience. The oceanfront setting is beyond compare. Visit www.michelshawaii.com for more on Michel’s.

Our Flanagan Wines dinner will be a four course menu pairing Michel’s great dishes with the sensational wines from Flanagan. Seating is limited to 40 people so please reserve seating well ahead of time. The meal is $85 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity.

For reservations please call Michel’s at 808-923-6552 and request seating for the “Flanagan Wines dinner.”

Flanagan Wine Dinner at NAHA, Chicago

Eric — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:14:52 +0000

Flanagan wines and NAHA restaurant invite you to join us for a private dinner with Eric and Kit Flanagan featuring the wines from the Flanagan Estate in Sonoma, California. The dinner is Wednesday 10/12th at 6pm.
Starting from scratch in 1999, we have produced wines that reflect the soils, climate and aspect of our very distinctive site. We produce 500 cases of Cabernet and 100 cases of Syrah from our Estate vineyards high up on Bennett Ridge in Sonoma County. In addition to our Syrah and Cabernet we will also be also be pouring our highly regarded Chardonnay.

NAHA, recipient of both a Michelin Star and a James Beard Award, is well known for their fresh, seasonal, California-influenced menu.

Our Flanagan Wines dinner will be a three course menu, featuring the cuisine of chef Carrie Nahabedian paired with four fantastic wines from Flanagan. The meal is $145 per person and that price includes all tax and gratuity. Reservations must be made on our website.

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