Al Fresco Dinner with Our Friends---Part 2

I blogged about Virtual Tasting with Michael Cruse---Part 1, which was part one of the treat from our friends. Part two was the dinner that they prepared to pair with the sparkling wine from Cruse Wine Company, made from the St-Laurent grape.

The label on the back of the bottle says it all. There were only 3800 bottles made in 2019! The grapes are from the Ricci Vineyards in Carneros.
Our friend made the entire dinner. We began the meal with fresh peach soup topped with cucumber, croutons, yellow pepper slices, micro-spinach, with goat cheese. This was followed by an arugula salad with sliced blood oranges and a delicious dressing. The entree was smoked salmon on a toasted English muffin with a spread of cream cheese and capers topped with chives. The dinner was delicious and it was so nice to see our friends! In addition, the sparkling St. Laurent was an interesting pairing.