A dream dinner with ROBERT MONDAVI’S best

New players in the wine industry are giving the traditional European makers a serious challenge in market dominance. One of these internationally recognized leaders in the wine industry is the Robert Mondavi Winery. 

A rare opportunity  presents itself when Future Trade International and Casino Español de Cebu jointly host a wine pairing dinner with Rick Boyer, Robert Mondavi Private Selection Wine maker on Monday, July 30 at the  club's Grand Ballroom. 

The event  promises to be an unforgettable experience for wine connoisseurs and lovers of  the good life. The gastronomic feast will have for starters salmon tartar with creamy yogurt paired with Robert Mondavi Private Selection Fume Blanc; prawns and scallop salad with tangy mango martini salsa will be served as appetizers followed by double-boiled chicken consommé, with crispy bacon and herb  croutons, paired with Robert Mondavi Private Selection Pinot Noir. Prior to the main course a green mango sherbet, with vodka essence will be served. The highlight of what surely will be a most unforgettable experience will be the Roast U.S.Angus Rib Eye of Beef with red wine sauce, tower of buttered vegetables and parsley mashed potatoes paired with Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon. The piece de resistance will be the cream of orange caramel with cinnamon sticks paired with Robert Mondavi Napa Range Moscato D Oro.

The Robert Mondavi Winery has always been at the forefront of wine industry technology. Their innovations such as gently winemaking techniques to increase wine quality and natural farming to protect people and the environment, have led to fundamental changes in the industry's approach to wine growing.

Rick Boyer graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Plant Science. After graduation, he worked for E.J Winery producing the base white wines and acting as the Central Valley Grower Relations Representative.

In 1985, he founded his own company, Richard Boyer Wines specializing in small lot, super-premium Monterey County wines. He joined the team at Jekel Vineyards in 1994 where he led the charge to inject a sense of place of Monterey County into the Jekel portfolio. Never one to sit still, he attended the Standford Graduate School of Business where he earned an Executive Degree in 1997.

In 2005, Boyer moved to Constellation Wines US, as the Director of Winemaking for the Monterey County facility located in Gonzales. His over twenty years  of winemaking experience mostly in the Salinas Valley/Monterey  County growing region made him the ideal candidate to take the winemaking reigns at Robert Mondavi Private Selection in 2007.

As promised on the invitation, experience fantastic wines with a gastronomic feast. And lets not forget the company of lovely people who will surely not miss such a grand event.