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Terrace Room, The Plaza

Date
1958-10-15
Restaurant
Terrace Room, The Plaza
Physical description
24x16.5cm folded; 24x32.5cm open

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Dishes

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Wente Bros. Livermore Semillon (Haut Sauterne) - Made from the true Semillon grape grown in the celebrated Livermore Valley. This is one of California's finest wines.
Wente Bros. Livermore Pinot Chardonnay, 1955 Vintage - An altogether extraordinary wine - delicate, fragrant, and quite in a class with a fine white Burgundy of France.
Louis M. Martini Mountain Folle Blanche, 1954 Vintage - The American equivalent of a fine Chablis. Clean, well-made, very dry, and an excellent bouquet.
Louis M. Martini Johannisberg Riesling, 1953 Vintage - Grown high up on the cool Sonoma (California) hillsides, here is one of America's most distinguished Rhine wines.
Sea Tangel - Made in America by General Sea Food Corporation to go with our California wines, we are serving a combination of fresh and frozen shrimp, lobster and crabmeat combined with a deliciously flavored mayonnaise that may be served as an hors d'oeu
Melba Rounds

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Beaulieu Vineyard Chablis - This is a light wine of White Burgundy type, crushed from pedigree French grape varieties. This wine is straw gold in color, fresh and lively and delicately fragrant. Serve chilled.
Beaulieu Vineyard Dry Sauternes - Semillon, principally used in the production of this wine, and Sauvignon Blanc are the two celebrated grape varieties for quality and finesse. Soft, pleasantly dry. Served chilled.
Beaulieu Vineyard Beauclair - Produced exclusively from Johannisberg Riesling grapes grown in the Beaulieu Vineyard. This grape is the aristocrat of the finest Rhines and Moselles of Germany. Pale greenish gold with distinctive fruitiness and flavor.
Beaulieu Vinyard Beauclair (continued) - An outstanding Johannisberg Riesling. Serve chilled. These wines are produced exclusively from grapes grown in the Beaulieu Vineyard, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California.

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Cruse & Fils Freres, Bordeaux France: Cruse Chateau La Dame Blanche - 1953. This Chateau with its parks, terraces, statues, monuments, and furniture is a handsome example of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Cruse & Fils Freres, Bordeaux France: Cruse Chablis - 1955. This wine is very dry and light in color. It leaves just a suggestion of a metallic flavor.
Cruse & Fils Freres, Bordeaux France: Cruse Graves - 1955. The Graves district produces more red wine than white, but it is for the latter that it is famous. It is one of the most popular of dinner wines because it is never really bone dry nor is it reall
Prince Blanc - Shipped by Barton & Guestier, Bordeaux. Good clean taste and bouquet; dry.
Macon Blanc - Shipped by Barton & Guestier, Beaune. Delightful white Burgundy, Clean and fresh.

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Nathaniel Johnston & Fils Graves 1953
Chateau Laville Haut Brion 1955 - Outstanding among the viticulturist's achievement is this white, Chateau wine of singular elegance. Occurring less often than the red, Chateau Laville Haut Brion is saluted in all catalogues of the (continued)
Imperial Grandjo 1953 - The surging popularity of this Portuguese white comes from much more than its inviting price. No other wine so charmingly combines qualities of Graves and Sauterne while still having its own unique bouquet and flavor.
Pate Dore - From France for our French wines we are serving this delicious "oven baked pate" packed by Raynal & Roquelaure, of Aveyron, France.
Biscuits - by Dupont D'isigny.

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Calvert French Wine: Graves Select 1952 - A medium Bordeaux white dry wine of fine character.
Calvert French Wine: Lion D'Or 1952 - A Bordeaux white, fairly dry, pleasantly fruity wine.
Calvert French Wine: Chablis 1955 - A Burgundy white, cleanly crisp, dry wine with full flavor, yet lightness of body. Perfect with seafood and fish.
Alsatian Wine: Dopff Riesling - Produced from the Riesling grapes, which are the typical wines of the Rhine both in France and Germany, this wine is well known for its fine flavor and bouquet.
Alsatian Wine: Dopff Traminer - A wine with a delicate bouquet and excellently fruity taste. A pleasant complement to all food.
Alsatian Wine: Dopff Charmant - Like its name, this wine is a mellow, gracious wine enjoyed by connoisseurs.
Alsatian Wine: Dopff Rose - A bright, gay wine and dry, which makes it perfect to drink throughout the meal either for lunch or dinner.

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Bordeaux Wine: Eschenauer Chateau Olivier, Graves 1953
Burgundy Wine: Chanson Pouilly Fuisse, St. Vincent 1955
Alsatian Wine: Willm Riesling 1952
Burgundy Wines

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German Wine: Wiltinger Braunfels, Natur 1955
German Wine: Hockheimer Berg, 1957 Weingut Hassemer
German Wine: Rauenthaler ehr Riesling Spaetlese, Naturrein 1955
German Wine: Binger Liebfrauenck Riesling Naturrein 1955
German Wine: Scharlachberg Riesling Spaetlese, Hassemer 1957
German Wine: Esuhererndorfer A Spitzenwein Eulengrubbe Sylvaner Spaetless 1955 B.W.V.

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Piersporter Riesling 1955 Julius Kayser & Co.
Liebfraumilch Glockenspiel 1955 Julius Kayser & Co.
German Westphalian Ham
Flat Bread from Norway served with the fine smoked ham
Anheuser Johannisberger - 1955
Anheuser Schloss Bockelheimer Konigsberg - 1955
Anheuser Bernkasteler - 1955

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Deinhard Bernkasteler "Hanns Christof Wein" 1957
Deinhard Liebfraumilch "Hans Christof Wein" 1957

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Folonari Soave
Ruffino White Chianti
Ruffino Orvieto

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Verona Soave 1956
Parmesan Cheese
Taleggio Cheese
Biscottini Di Novara
Bertolli Brio

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Antinori Orvieto, 1955

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Medaglia D'Oro Espresso - Served at this tasting with just a twist of lemon peel and sugar, if desired.

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