AWS Christmas 2024 Dinner - National Yacht Club

Join us to celebrate this festive season at the National Yacht Club at the foot of Bathurst Street, where we will enjoy dining surrounded by the captivating cityview vistas of Toronto at night.

The evening will begin with a selection of reception wines - Bleasdale Sparkling Shiraz (making its debut), Zonte's Footsteps Scarlet Ladybird Rose, Voyager Estates Semillon Sauvignon 2016 and Willow Ridge, accompanied by a tantalizing array of hors d'oevres - Smoked Salmon Blini, Mushroom Arancini, Crab Cake, lime aioli.

Highlighting the evening's festiviies will be sampling from the following specials from our cellar: Grenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2001, Clarendon Blewitt Springs Grenache 2004, Grant Burge Old Vine Shiraz 2005 & Mitolo GAM 2005.

For the three course dinner, choose from the following options paired with fine Australian wines from the AWS cellars carefully selected by our Cellar Master Joe Gentile.

Appetizers (choose 1 of 3)

• Roasted Squash and Apple Soup - served with Cranberry orange scone
• Shrimp Cocktail - Poached shrimp with spiced cocktail sauce
• Baked Brie - Garlic croutes, homemade cranberry maple jam

Wine selection: Evans & Tate Breathing Space Sauvignon Blanc 2016 and Tomich Woodside Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Main course (choose 1 of 3)

• Traditional Roast Turkey - Savory dressing and gravy, herb mash, roasted heirloom carrots and parsnips, green beans and homemade cranberry orange preserve
• Duo of Beef Tenderloin and Garlic Shrimp - potato gratin, roasted heirloom carrots, green beans, tarragon butter
• Butternut Squash Ravioli - sage cream, wilted greens, charred heirloom tomatoes

Wine selection: Tomich Woodside Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021, Curtis Fifth Realm Shiraz 2015 & Robert Oakley Western Chardonnay 2021

Dessert (choose 1 of 2)

• Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake - bourbon cream, maple pecans
• Chocolate Truffle Cake - fresh cream and berries

Served with coffee or tea

Host or Publisher The Australian Wine Society of Toronto