2012 Wine & Food Showcase

2012 Wine & Food Showcase

Since 1985, Des Moines Metro Opera's Wine & Food Showcase has been the best place for the area’s finest restaurants, wineries, breweries and distributors to present their most tempting dishes and smoothest glasses. This is truly the best unlimited tasting food court in Des Moines with bites and beverages to satisfy every palate. Spend all your time at your favorite location or sample it all for a 40-course meal.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the Grand Tasting. VIP ticket holders can come at 4:30 p.m. and get early access to the Grand Tasting and vendors exclusive to the VIP hour.

Tickets are $50 each for the Grand Tasting—or gather a group of six or more and it's only $35 each (note: Group tickets must be purchased in advance). VIP tickets are $100 each and also include admission to the Grand Tasting. For more information or to order, call the DMMO Box Office at 515-961-6221.

The proceeds of the event support DMMO’s education programs.

Thank you to the following sponsors:
Linda and Tom Koehn
Wendy and Lou Waugaman
Belin McCormick Attorneys at Law
The Graham Group
Homesteaders Life Insurance Company
Ingersoll Wine and Spirits
NCP
Rita and Ernie Perea
Beth Triebel, O.D.
Weinhardt & Logan
West Bank
McGowen Hurst Clark & Smith, P.C.

Eat:

BRAVO! Cucina Italiana - Chianti-braised beef short rib crostini, roasted portabella and red pepper bruschetta, gnocchi with pork bolognese
Café di Scala - Handmade cavatelli with marinara, peccorino romano and fresh basil, calabrese olive medley
Chocolaterie Stam - Wine gelato and select chocolates
Crème Cupcake + Desserts - Cake truffle and mini pies
Cyd's Catering - Honey ham with pretzel bed and Cyd's honey mustard, CJ's blue cheese strawberry mousse, Cyd's warm chevre
Dahl's - Assorted cubed cheeses, alfredo meatballs, stuffed peppadews with boursin cheese, baguettes with bruschetta
Des Moines Embassy Club - Assorted mini seafood cheesecakes
Des Moines Marriott/Rock River Grill - Southern bourbon barbecue shrimp and grits
El Chisme - Bruchetta, al pastor pizza, spicy guacaole and homemade chips
El Patio/Becky Smith Catering - Kalua pork on blue corn chips with raspberry chipotle sauce
Gino's West - Homemade toasted meat ravioli, marinara sauce
Kirkwood Lounge
Maytag Dairy Farms - Maytag blue cheese, 7-year aged cheddar, muenster, white cheddar
Occasions Made Right - Soup shooter, canapes
Palmer's Deli & Market - Cheese and fruit tray, crackers, bourbon balls, bacon-wrapped bread sticks
Sam & Louie's Pizzeria - Stromboli with alfredo with homemade pizza sauce in 3 varieties: carnivore, chicken spinach, five cheese
sbrocco - Pork and proscuitto meatballs, duck confit with tart cherry polenta
Simply Delicious - Dark chocolate mini cupcakes with champagne butter cream, double chocolate mini cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes with vanilla bean butter cream, red velvet mini cupcakes with vanilla butter cream, mini decorated sugar cookes, assorted cake balls
Splash Seafood - Fruits de mar cones, caprese pipettes, tuna carpacio, pineapple upside down cake shooters, firecracker shrimp, pork tacos
Suzie's Sweet Treats - Mini cheesecakes in multiple flavors, mini cupcakes ( both chocolate and vanilla) filled with various favors, various cookies and bars including orange and pumpkin, chocolate chip/caramel, oatmeal varieties
Tartine - Artichoke and boursin beignet, butternut squash bisque, mini fruit tarts, cannoli
Viva La Bamba - Margaritas, tequila, choripollo (grilled chicken breast with chorizo) and rice
Waterfront Seafood Market

Drink:

Bell's Brewery, Inc. - Amber Ale, Porter, Pale Ale, Kalamazoo Stout, Oarsman Ale, Best Brown Ale
The Beverage Spectrum - David Bruce Petite Sirah; David Bruce Sonoma Pinot Noir; Andeluna Tupungato Chardonnay; Argentina Andeluna Tupungato Malbec; Argentina Yali Sauvignon Blanc; Chile Quady Electra White
Woollaston Sauvignon Blanc; NZ Beronia Reserva, Rioja; Claiborne and Churchill Gewurztraminer; Claiborne and Churchill Pinot Noir; Milbrandt Estate Cabernet Sauvignon; Milbrandt Estate Merlot; Milbrandt Traditions Riesling; Gordon Bros. Cabernet Sauvignon; Gordon Bros. Chardonnay
Dimitri Wine & Spirits - Serafina Malvasia Bianca - California; Hopler Gruner Veltliner Burgenland Austria; Quail Ridge Pinot Noir - Napa Valley, California; Left Coast Cellars "The Orchards" Willamette Valley Pinot Gris; Pedroncelli Frank Johnson Vineyard Dry Creek Chardonnay; Left Coast Cellars "Cali's Cuvee" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir; Sant'Antonio Scaia Bianca Veneto; Brovida Cordara Moscato d'Asti - Piedmont, Italy; Masseria del Fauno - Primitivo - Puglia
Doll Distributing - Chock Top Ale, Stella Artois and Crispin Cider
Glazer's of Iowa - Select Wines
Global Wines Iowa - Zolo Sauvignon Blanc, Gen 5 Chardonnay, Zolo Malbec, Alma De Los Andes Malbec Reserva, Gen 5 Cabernet Sauvignon, Van Ruiten Cab-Shiraz
Goose Island Beer Co. - 312 Urban Wheat, Goose Island Mild Winter, Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jaques, Pepe Nero
Ingersoll Wine and Spirits - Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon California, Chateau St. Jean Sonoma Chardonnay, Zardetto Brut NV, Tormaresca Puglia, Finca el Origen Malbec, Fireside Seyval
Iowa Beverage Systems - New Belgium Dig, Peace Tree Red Rambler, Boulevard Irish Ale, Lucky Bucket IPA, Blue Moon Spring Blonde Ale, Guiness Black Lagar, Boulevard Sixth Glass, New Belgium La Folie
Iowa Wine and Beverage - Constellation Wine Division - Simply Naked Pinot Grigio, Franciscan Sauvignon Blanc, Clos Du Bois Chardonnay, Ruffino Prosecco, Wild Horse Pinot Noir, Dreaming Tree Crush, Simi Landslide Cab, Mondavi Napa Cab
Iowa Wine and Beverage - Trinchero Family Estates - Folie A Deux Sonoma Zinfandel, Folie A Deux Sonoma Cab, Menage A Trois Moscato, Menage A Trois Red, Sutter Home Pink Moscato, Sea Glass Riesling and Pinot Noir, Avissi Prosecco, Sutter Home Bubbly Moscato
Jasper Winery - Seyval Blanc, Norton, La Crescent, Edelweiss, Behind the Shed
Johnson Brothers of Iowa
Little Swan Lake Winery - Select Wines
Madhouse Brewing Co. - Honey Pilsner, Pastime Pale Ale, Hopburst IPA, Coffee Stout, Madhaus Dunkelweizen
Millstream Brewing Co. - Schild Brau Amber, Iowa Pale Ale, German Pilsner, Back Road Stout, John's White Ale, Old Fashioned Root Beer
MJ Distributing - Cannonball Sauvignon Blanc, Sivas-Sonoma Cabernet, Roth Pinot Noir, Simple Life Pinot Noir, Simple Life Chardonnay, Predator Zinfandel, Whitehall Lane Cabernet, Quady White Electra Moscato
Olde Main Brewing Co. - Dinkey Wheat, Long Face Amber Ale, Clone Pale Ale, Off KILTer Scottish Ale, Sodbuster Stout
Tassel Ridge Winery - Red, White & Blue; Oskyfizzante Pink; 2011 Iowa LaCrescent; 2008 Iowa Edelweiss; American Chardonnay; 2009 Iowa Brianna; 2009 Iowa Marquette; In the Dark; Chocolate Granfinale
Vine Street Imports - Dandelion Riesling, First Drop Mother's Ruin, Dandelion Shiraz-Riesling, Alpha Box and Dice Tarot, Poggio Anima Belial, First Drop Mother's Ruin, Small Gully Shiraz Viogner, Shinas Innocent Viogner, Boxhead Chardonnay
The Wine Merchant - Funf Moscato, J. Brut Rose, Coppola Director's Chardonnay, Migration Pinot Noir, Lyeth Meritage, Decoy Red, DeLoach RR Zinfandel, C. Krug Cabernet Sauvignon
Winestyles - Castellar Cava, Domaine de Ballade Sauvignon Blanc Colombard, Shoofly "Buzz Cut" White, Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Foxglove Chardonnay, Domaine Moulin-Pouzy Monbazillac, Patrick Bottex Bugey Cerdon Rose, Elicio Grenache Merlot, Three Saints Pinot Noir, Martino Malbec, Parcel 41 Merlot, Stickybeak Cabernet Sauvignon
WorldWide Cellars - Zabu Nero d'Avola, Sicily; Zabu Inzolia, Sicily; Cono 4 Monastrell, Spain; Vevi Rueda, Spain; Murphy's Law Riesling, Washington; Sweetspot Cabernet Sauvignon, California; Terriere Beaujolais Villages, France;
Domaine Romy Beaujolais Blanc, France

All vendors and menus subject to change.