The Blackbird Wine Dinner- Tuesday October 28th 6:30pm
Fall Harvest 5 Course Pairing Menu
Please join us at The Blackbird on Tuesday, October 28th for our Fall Harvest Dinner!
We will be celebrating the Changing of Seasons with a carefully curated 5 course pairing menu. The pairing menu features creative dishes designed to support local Appalachian farmers and producers by featuring seasonal offerings from the region. We will also have accompanying conversations from several of our local farmers and purveyors including the Mushroom Man, Rama Malinak and Sunburst Trout Farm. Each dish is paired with a wine from family owned, sustainably certified wineries from around the world.
Presented in partnership with Metro Wines and Juniper Cooper of Johnson Brothers-Mutual Distributing of North Carolina.
Welcome Pour: Cuvee Francoise Brut Cremant
Course 1: Autumn Bisque- paired with Terras Gauda Abadia De San Campio Albarino
Course 2: Beet and Pickled Apple Salad, blue cheese, candied pecans and garden herb pistou-
paired with Harvey + Harriet Paso Robles White
Course 3: Cured trout filet, smoked sweet potato puree, roasted root vegetables and charred leek vinaigrette-
paired with The Ned Marlborough Pinot Noir
Course 4: Cheshire Pork Chop, roasted carrots, collard style braised greens and mushroom gravy-
paired with Vall Llach Embruix Priorat
Course 5: Pumpkin Tiramisu-
paired with Neyers Vineyards Vista Norte Zinfandel
The Blackbird 5 Course Pairing Menu- $125 per person ( exclusive of tax and gratuity)
Seating at 6:30pm, Tuesday, October 28th , 2025
47 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
828.254.2502
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