Made in Arizona: Wine Dinner at Café Allegro | Visit Mesa

Made in Arizona: Wine Dinner at Café Allegro

$150 per person
(including taxes and gratuity)

Reservations required

Join Café Allegro for a five-course dinner and wine pairing. Wines from Chateau Tumbleweed in Arizona’s Verde Valley pair perfectly with a special locally sourced menu designed by MIM executive chef Paul Steele and pastry chef Vanessa Bejar. Dinner will be accompanied by live Indigenous music and served in MIM’s main courtyard.

Passed Hors d ’Oeuvres
Deviled Eggs (GF)
Hickman Farms eggs, truffle, crispy prosciutto
Boquerones 
Crostini, anchovy fillets, chervil, lemon aioli, Italian parsley
Miniature Beef Wellington
Horseradish cream
Wine pairing: 2022 Chateau Tumbleweed Rosé, Cochise County, Arizona

First Course: Amuse-Bouche and Soup
Amuse-Bouche (GF)
Salsify, crab, Arizona microgreens, herbs
Soup (VEG)
Wild mushroom, truffle cream
Wine pairing: 2023 Chateau Tumbleweed “Miss Sandy Jones” Chardonnay, Cochise County, Arizona

Second Course
Beet Salad (VEG, GF)
Duncan Farms beets, honey-whipped Crow’s Dairy goat cheese, smoked almonds, baby lettuces, citrus vinaigrette
Wine pairing: 2022 Chateau Tumbleweed “Le Blend” Red Blend Cochise County, Arizona

Third Course
Braised Vera Early Ranch Short Rib (GF)
Polenta, garlic rapini, demi-glace, and parsley gremoulata
Wine pairing: 2021 Chateau Tumbleweed “Cousin Idd” (Bordeaux Style) Red Blend Cochise County, Arizona

Fourth Course
Cerreta Chocolate Tart (VEG)
Toasted hazelnuts, white chocolate sauce
Wine pairing: Three-year-old rich, sweet Madeira, NV, Portugal
* To request a full vegetarian or vegan meal, call 480.245.6982 or email [email protected].

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  • Location: Café Allegro inside of the Musical Instrument Museum
  • 4725 E Mayo Blvd
  • Phoenix, Arizona 85050
  • Time:
    5:15 PM to 6:30 PM
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