Disney4me Posted Sunday at 03:38 PM Report Posted Sunday at 03:38 PM Wine Bar George is one of our favorite places to go in Disney World for a great glass of wine and delicious eats, and things get even better when they have one of their special events. Time for Sliders & Somms! The restaurant has numerous Food & Wine special events happening between now and November 14th, and it’s a fantastic way to really feel the passion behind the restaurant and the menu they serve. We were invited to attend their Sliders & Somms event that took place on September 12th, and it really reminded us why we come back to this spot time and time again. This entire series is called Uncorked at Wine Bar George, and it’s made up of nine different events between September 5th and November 14th. Each one is a different price point, with the final event on November 14th being the most expensive, and each one focuses on a different topic. We were invited to attend their second event of the series, Sliders & Somms, on September 12th, and yes, we’ve been thinking about it ever since. Wine Bar George We got to try three different sets of sliders and their matching somms, and we learned a LOT from this incredible experience. Our reporter considers themselves to not be the most knowledgeable about wines, and learned firsthand how important a good pairing is. We started with the Po Boy & Cava, and the Po Boy was delicious. The remoulade was creamy as well as slightly spicy, while the shaved lettuce was salted and crunchy and helped to cool down the palate from the spicy pickled Fresno peppers, though we loved the snappy crunch they had. The oysters were well seasoned, but our only minor complaint was that we felt they had a little too much breading. Po Boy As for the Gelida Gran Reserva Cava, this was a sparkling white wine with a bitter, yet slightly sweet taste. It wasn’t very smooth and burnt a little going down, but it had a great taste. Gelida Gran Reserva Cava Next was the Pork Belly Slider & Bomer. The pork belly was so smooth and tender; it might have been some of the best pork belly our reporter has ever had. The flavor was out of this world — it was slightly sweet while being very salty and savory. The cabbage was slightly charred and had a nice crunch to balance the smoothness of the pork belly. The aioli complemented the pork belly really well, adding to the umami flavors. Pork Belly Slider The Selbach-Oster Riesling was another white wine, but this one was sweeter and not as bitter. It was a very smooth wine that paired incredibly well with the pork belly slider. Personally, this was our favorite pairing! Selbach-Oster Riesling Finally, we had the Smash Burger Slider & Bourgogne. This was an excellent little burger. It was two crispy smash patties stacked on top of each other with American cheese, pickles, and a sweet aioli. The aioli was similar to a Big Mac Thousand Island-type sauce, and we loved that the pickles had a slight acidity that balanced well with the sweetness of the aioli. Smash Burger Slider The Arenas Baillot Bourgogne was very smooth and had a slightly sweeter taste. This pairing was inspired by a book called Big Macs & Burgundy, which talks about pairing nice wines with crummy fast food and how well it actually works in some cases. We couldn’t agree more, since this pairing was also incredible, though we’d consider the burger to be far from crummy. Arenas Baillot Bourgogne Overall, this event was a blast! Keep in mind that, depending on your party size, you could be paired with another group. Each of these pairings was picked out by a chef and a sommelier from Wine Bar George, who each introduced themselves, the wine, the history of the family who makes that bottle, their winery, etc. We loved how detailed it was, and how it was obvious the amount of passion that went into each choice. George himself also came out and talked a lot about the event and its significance, which was very special and made us want to come back for more. Our reporter had such a great time that they plan to keep an eye out for more events like this in the future to attend on their own. Wine Bar George If you want to attend one of the future parts of the series, this is the lineup for the remaining seven events: Saturday, September 19th at 3:00PM: Craft Cocktails SOLD OUT Thursday, October 1st at 6:30PM: Borgogno Wine Dinner Saturday, October 3rd at 3:00PM: Five Decades of Dunn, Howell Mountain Cabernets Saturday, October 10th at 3:00PM: Craft Cocktails Saturday, October 17th at 3:00PM: Truffles, Pasta & the Perfect Pour SOLD OUT Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30PM: Once & Future Winemakers Dinner Saturday, November 14th at 3:00PM: The Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Experience SOLD OUT More Recent Disney Springs News! 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On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Wine Bar George to attend their Sliders & Somms event. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ View the full article Quote
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