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Wine Circle 2025
Thursday, November 6 at 6pm

Le Cercle de l'Union French Club, 414 Mason Street, Suite 801, San Francisco.

The Wine Circle is a high-end gastronomy and wine event intended for guests to enjoy a unique epicurean experience as they contribute to the Lycée. All proceeds will benefit the Lycée MIND Scholarship dedicated to high school students who have demonstrated exceptional academic merit and are subject to economic constraints. It is Merit, Inclusivity, and Need Driven.

The fifth edition of this special event, co-chaired by Trustees Simon Baker and Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, will be held again in one of the most prestigious clubs of San Francisco: the French Club-Cercle de L'Union, which amateurs of wine and gastronomy in the know highly appreciate. Guests will enjoy a French 5-course gastronomic dinner prepared by renowned chef Lionel Balbastre. Each course will be paired with an exceptional wine.

Professional auctioneer and vintner, Suzanne Tate, will auction off a carefully curated selection of a few wine lots and experiences. Guests will raise their glasses in toasts and raise their paddles for the Lycée Mind Scholarship.

Auction prizes and poured wines to be announced.

Reception
Assortment of passed Canapé
Champagne Guilleminot Pinot Noir, NV



1st Course:
Herb Crusted Halibut

Caramelized Leeks & Beurre Blanc
2024 Jessup Cellars Semillon, Napa Valley
2019 Hyde de Villaine Chardonnay


2nd Course:
Duck Leg Confit

Wild Mushrooms & Natural Jus
2021 Fayard Wines Covert Syrah
2022 Tajj Family Estate, Napa Valley
2018 J.O Sullivan Founder’s Reserve Merlot



3rd Course:
New York Au Poivre

Cognac Peppercorn Sauce with Pomme Fondant & Petits Légumes
2022 Handwritten Wines Oakville Cabernet
2021 VGS Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder

 

4th Course:
Chef's Selection 
Mystery Wine from Pierre-Yves & Midori Lesaicherre
 

5th Course:
Paris Brest

Salted Caramel Sauce


Maison Fayard  Covert Estate Brandy Batch #2 

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