Wine Dinner with Fran Kysela
October 21 @ The Bay Wolf

We're proud to announce our first wine dinner of the Fall, featuring one of the wine world's great personalities and palates - Fran Kysela, the mind behind  Kysela Père et Fils,  a world class wine importer (and the importer of about 15% of the wines at our shops), to be held at The Bay Wolf restaurant 7:00 p.m. Tuesday October 21.

The six course dinner is priced at $100 per person, including tax and gratuity ($95 per person for Farmstead Wine Club members in good standing).  The Baywolf is located at 3853 Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. 

Prepaid reservations are a necessity and can be made by calling Farmstead Cheeses and Wines at 510 864 9463.

Well be tasting some great, handcrafted wines from Argentina, France, and Spain, like

• Roland Champion NV Grand Cru Chouilly Champagne
• 2007 Palacio de Fefinanes  Albariño
• 2006 Tardy Crozes Hermitage
• 2006 Castlemaure Grand Cuvée
• 2005 Bressia Monteagrelo Malbec

Chef Michael Wild has crafted a six course meal to pair with Fran's wines:

• Gougères
• Fennel and Beet Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
• Involtino of Swordfish w/Root Vegetable Gratin
• Duck Cacciatore with Wild Mushrooms
• Cheese course from Farmstead Cheeses and Wines
• Dessert
• (Vegetarian and "non-duck" options are available, just ask in advance)

About BayWolf  A Bay Area tradition for over thirty years, and a perennial Chronicle Top 100 restaurant, The Bay Wolf offers an elegant and relaxed setting in which to enjoy fine cuisine, inspired by the regions of the Mediterranean. Founding chef and owner Michael Wild opened Bay Wolf in 1975 with the goal of serving simple food bright with flavor in an inviting, comfortable environment. Since then, he has cultivated a place where fine food and wine, conversation, and celebration happen naturally.

Long influenced by the food of Tuscany, Provence, and the Basque country, over the years Wild has developed and refined Bay Wolf's robust, down-to-earth blend of California and Mediterranean cuisine. His devotion is to straight-forward cooking prepared with the freshest seasonal ingredients.

About Fran Kysela  Fran Kysela began his career as the national sales manager for the import arm of Kermit Lynch. Subsequently, he worked briefly for Weygandt-Metzler, another high quality importer.   Kysela founded his own firm in 1994 dedicated to discovering high quality top estates in France, Italy, and Portugal. Since then, he has expanded his selections to include wines from Argentina, Australia, Germany, Spain and New Zealand.  Fran's offerings all tend to be extremely pure, ripe, fruity wines...in short, faithful reflections of their appellations. He is not an aggressive interventionalist importer, but neither does he permit his producers to take a laissez-faire approach to their work. His wines consistently score well with the pundits and are fairly priced. 

Kysela has emerged as one of the finest palates and selectors of top wine, whether it be an inexpensive Muscadet or a top of the line Burgundy. The words Kysela Père et Fils on the back of a bottle is an assurance of a quality, value wine. 

He's a certified Master Sommelier*, and I'm proud to call him a friend. 


This event is limited to 40 people and will sell out quickly. Please call us at 510 864 9463 in order to reserve your place.

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