OK. This is it. THIS is the last post prior to my France posts – of which the first is 90% done. I just couldn’t let an RCC pass without a write up. Hopefully I will get all the France posts done before the next RCC. I’ll keep it brief though – as I really do want to get this stuff out, and my work schedule these days is packed, not to mention my personal life, as my daughter Yocheved got engaged last night! So very little time – but I’ll do my best.

So here it goes. This month we were hosted for the first time at the home of the Pfeffers in Katamon at their beautiful home. They were truly wonderful and gracious hosts, and I do hope we are able to hold additional RCC’s there in the future. Amram Pitterman was on chef duty  – and a big thanks to him – he was abroad the week before in Europe and was out of bidud (quarantine) with just enough time to get everything but a couple of sauces prepared. Of the dishes, my favorite was the Pulled Beef Cinnamon Bun – really inventive and delicious!

On to the wines. This month we were able to put together a few interesting parings. First, we had a number of wines from the 2011 vintage in Israel. Second, we were able to taste a number of wines from various regions across the globe from the 2014 vintage. Lastly, we had a mini-vertical of Castel Grand Vin – vintages 2010, ’11, ’12 & ’13 – all of which were in good shape and performed really well.

Here are my notes: