Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 07:00 PM

The first time that I heard of the wines of Stagecoach Vineyards was from a customer of Cafe Maxx, someone was holding out on me as after acquiring the wines for that customer, I tasted the wines and they have been on my “best of” list every year. I met Jan Krupp just as serendipitously at the bar of Gary Danko restaurant while I had stopped in last minute while in town for a long weekend and just happened to overhear his conversation with another patron about owning a vineyard in Napa Valley and my curiosity got the best of me and I had to ask what the name of the Vineyard was and when he mentioned Stagecoach, my eyes lit up and exclaimed I am Andrew Lampasone from the Wine Watch and Jan said- you are our biggest fan in Florida. So you can imagine I am very excited about having Jan in town for an event that will be hosted by the folks that turned me on to this outstanding producer. Chef Oliver Saucy has prepared a special five course tasting menu to accompany the new releases. The fee for this dinner is $125 per person + tax,

for reservations call 954-523-9463

 

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Friday, March 12th - Old Vintage Big Bottle Dinner at Café Maxx  7pm

Each of these unique tasting experiences are sure to raise the bar even further for our "once in a lifetime" series of wine dinners from the Wine Watch.  Not only are these epic vintages of classic producers wines, but everything we will experience at these Old Vintage Big Bottle events will be out of magnum and 3 liter format.  Why does this make these events so special?  Magnum (1.5 Liter) & 3 liter format is considered by those in the know to be the best format for bottling wine when considering the longevity and freshness for wines that are to be cellared for a very long time.  My experience has been that wines served from out of magnum and 3 liter format are always fresher and better preserved than wines served from 750ml format.  This also adds value to these wines as collectibles, since there are far less magnums and 3 liter bottles produced than 750mls, so over time they become exponentially more valuable.    The line-up of BIG BOTTLES this evening includes: 1959 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou St. Julien 1959 Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc, 1962 Chateau Latour Pauillac,1959 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan, 1959 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac, 1962 Chateau Latour Pauillac, 1964 La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan, , 1970 Chateau Trotanoy Pomerol.  Chef Oliver Saucy will be sending out a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines and we will be ordering off the menu for dinner.  This event is limited to 16 people and the fee for this dinner is $895 per person all-inclusive, for reservations call 954-523-9463

 

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Wednesday, April 28, 7PM

Cafe Maxx will be its Celebrating 26th Anniversary, with its annual

"Jed Steele Wine Makers Dinner"

This will be the 17th dinner with Jed, and he is going to pull some of the older and best vintages for this event. Chefs Oliver Saucy and Kenny Velsor will be pulling out all of the stops to make this menu one of the greatest ever.

Stay tuned for more information on this event.

 

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Thursday, April 29th Cooking Class, 5:00 PM

Get ready for your Cinco de Mayo Party Oliver Saucy is the Sombrero Chef

teaching us his best Mexican dishes.

Relax and enjoy learning time-tested recipes. Oliver shares his expertise on Central American influences. With years of personal experience, no one does it better. Thursday, January 14. Classes are $65.00 per student + + , the classes include recipes, and dinner with wine. Andrew, from the Wine Watch will explain how to pair wines with these fun outdoor events. Chef Oliver Saucy will be reviewing the many private recipes for this class. Classes start at 5 PM. Call 954-782-0606 for reservation .