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D’Vine to host 2 Loire Valley wine dinners

Wines from France’s famed Loire Valley will be featured at a pair of five-course wine dinners at D’Vine this week. The first is 7 p.m. Wednesday at the east Mesa location; the second is 7 p.m. Thursday at the south Chandler location.

Loire Wine Dinner Menu:

  • Rillettes of canard  (pate spread) with grilled baguette, pickled vegetables, greens and mustard.
  • Roasted vegetable salad of butterleaf lettuce with root vegetables, artisan goat cheese and a shallot vinaigrette
  • White fish quenelles in nantua (langastino sauce) and sauteed leeks
  • Roasted venison with wild mushrooms served over a gratin of braised onion, potatoes and asparagus
  • Apple tarte tatin with brandy syrup and whipped creme

Cost is $65 per person. RSVP: 480-654-4171.