9/25 – A Very Exclusive Award-Winning Cakebread Cellars Multi-Course Wine Dinner Experience Featuring John Barth, Virginia Imports

La Grande Tente Garden Terrace

Please join us on Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 6:00pm as we welcome Cakebread Cellars to L’Auberge Chez Franҫois for an evening of fine food with one of California’s benchmark wineries. Special guest John Barth of Virginia Imports will guide us through the evening’s wines from this iconic winery!

Cakebread Cellars, family-owned in Rutherford, California, is one of the most highly esteemed and successful wineries in California’s famed Napa Valley. Since its founding in 1973 by the Cakebread family, the winery has earned a reputation for exceptional wines and gracious hospitality. Its success has been built on quality, consistency and continuity – characteristics the family believes apply equally to the grapes, the wines and the people who create Cakebread’s world-class wines.

Each of the Cakebreads has contributed his or her individual talents to produce a harmonious, synergistic blend. Chef Jacques and his team has created a very special menu from his award-winning kitchen to perfectly pair with these wines.

Please join us for an evening of fabulous wine and cuisine offered on our covered garden terrace 40ft x 55ft Grande Tente, complete with cooling fans, café bistro lighting, and pastoral views of our six acres, two on-site gardens, koi pond, and blooming flowers. Bon appétit and cheers!

Note: Early reservations encouraged.

CAKEBREAD CELLARS WINE DINNER MENU

Chef Jacques’ Seasonal Canapés
Cakebread Cellars, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 2023

Corbeille de Pain (Bread Basket)
Multi Grain & Sourdough Breads, Local Butter

Chef Jacques’ Garden Haricot Verts and Mesclun Salad

Seared Medallion of Ahi Tuna, Cakebread Cellars Pinot Noir Reduction Wilted Greens from Our Garden
Cakebread Cellars, Pinot Noir “Two Creeks Vineyards,” Anderson Valley 2023

Creekstone Farms Natural Peppered New York Strip, Roasted Asparagus, Shitake Mushrooms, Roasted Potatoes Cakebread Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon Reduction
Mullan Road, Cab Sauvignon, Columbia Valley 2022
Cakebread, Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley 2022

L’Auberge Chez Francois’ Warm Raspberry Soufflé
Julius Meinl Coffee & Selection of Harney & Sons Fine Teas

Event Price: $190.00 (Excludes Tax and Gratuity); For a Total of $243.00 Per Person.

We are happy to adjust the menu to accommodate guests’ dietary restrictions, please email chezlauberge@aol.com with special requests.  Patrons will have an opportunity to purchase these top-rated wines at a special price for your home celebrations and also make for culinary memories and gifts. Tickets are non-refundable.