Winemaker's Dinner at River Walk Cellar Kicks off San Antonio's New World Wine and Food Festival

It was our first New World Wine & Food Festival event - a winemaker's dinner hosted by Boudro's and served in an intriguing wine cellar. Each carefully selected course was paired with Brown Estate Vineyards wines.

Each of the five courses gave us enough to savor the creative cuisine and marvel at how well paired the course was with a Brown Vineyard wine. I have to say my favorite was the first course, a pan seared scallop with sweet potato gnocci, crispy sweetbread and brown butter. It was paired with a 2007 Brown Estate Chardonnay. Why my favorite? It surprised my palate and set high expectations for the evening.

There truly is something for everyone at San Antonio's New World Wine & Food Festival. Today we will travel out to the Hill Country to enjoy a winemaker lunch at Becker Vineyards.

Photo Credit: Elizabeth R. Rose - Coral Brown of Brown Estate Vineyards