Bastille Day Celebration Wine Dinner
Featuring the French wines of
Dreyfus, Ashby & Company
Sunday, July 13, 2025 • 6 p.m.
Please join us Sunday July 13th, 2025 as we celebrate Bastille Day with a all French Wine Dinner featuring the wines of Dreyfus, Ashby & Company with expert commentary from our friend Mr. Mark Kalachnik.
The dinner will feature eleven wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux & The Rhône Valley and will be paired with a seven-course dinner prepared by Chef John D’Amico and his staff. For Reservations call 440-967-0630 or email matt@chezfrancois.com
Bastille Day
Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. It is referred to, both legally and commonly, as le 14 juille, though La Fête Nationale is also used in the press.
French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastilleon 14 July 1789,a major event of the French Revolution,[4] as well as the Fête de la Fédération that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790. Celebrations are held throughout France. One that has been reported as “the oldest and largest military parade in Europe” is held on 14 July on the Champs-Élysées in Paris in front of the President of France, along with other French officials and foreign guests.
Gazpacho Amuse
Rosé “‘La Solitude”, Famillie Lançon La Solitude, Côtes-Du-Rhône, France, 2024
Provençal Root Vegetable Soup with Pistou
White bean and fennel soup with root vegetables finished with pesto and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
Viognier “1753”, Château de Campuget, Costières de Nîmes- Rhône Valley, France, 2023
Tradition “Blanc”, Château de Campuget, Costières de Nîmes-Rhône Valley, France, 2023
Maine Lobster Quiche, Truffle Hollandaise
A flaky pie crust, filled with savory custard with Maine lobster, eggs, cream, shallots and Gruyère cheese with a truffle hollandaise sauce and julienne summer truffles.
Chablis “Vaudon”, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France, 2022
Saint-Véran, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France, 2023
Pekin Duck Cassoulet, Duck Consommé & Pancetta Crackling
Roast Pekin duck Breast served over a Napa cabbage timbale filled with duck confit and cannellini beans, with a jardinière glace de viande, Pancetta crackling, with a splash of duck consommé
Bourgogne Rouge, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France, 2022
Pinot Noir “Zéphirine”, Rose Rock by Drouhin, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon, 2022
Roast Tenderloin of Provimi Veal, Roasted Bone Marrow
Tenderloin of milk fed veal, chanterelle mushroom and celery root mousseline brunoise, roasted bone marrow, finished with a glace viande wine sauce.
Château Chantalouette, Pomerol-Bordeaux, France, 2016
Le Petit Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan-Bordeaux, France, 2016
Australian Lamb Chop, Lentils du Puy Jardinière, Lamb Glace de Viande
Roasted Austrian lamb chop with a tomato tapenade and fine herb crust, served over stewed green lentils with a jardinière of root vegetables finished with a rich lamb glace de viande.
Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Rouge, Domaine de la Solitude, Sothern Rhône Valley, France, 2022
*Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Rouge “Barberini”, Domaine de la Solitude, Sothern Rhône Valley, France, 2020*
Supplemental Cellar Selection $18/2oz. Pour
Napoléon Pastry Crème de Framboise
A French flaky pastry consisting of layers of puff pastry with Chantilly cream and fresh raspberries, finished with a raspberry sorbet, and a berry coulis.
Kir Royale, Crémant d’Alsace & Crème De Framboise, G.E. Massenez , Alsace, France, NV
$165/Per Guest
Tax & Gratuity not included.
All pricing reflects a cash payment. A 2.95% convenience fee is added for all credit card transactions.
Dreyfus, Ashby & Company
The Company represents primarily quality-oriented family wine producers as exemplified by its owner, Maison Joseph Drouhin Now headquartered on the 15th Floor of 630 Third Ave. in New York City, Dreyfus, Ashby was founded in London, England, more than 70 years ago. The company’s founder, Swiss born Michel Dreyfus, followed an uncle into the wine business and became an almost legendary figure in the trade.
From the outset, Dreyfus, Ashby devoted itself to dealing in superior wines from renowned vineyards and estates. Slowly, but with unerring taste, the new wine merchant began to acquire the right to represent one famed property after another. For a decade and a half the company prospered, until gathering war-clouds burst over Europe, effectively choking the wine trade to a trickle. Invited to bring his expertise to the United States, Michel Dreyfus transferred his operation to New York. Following the end of World War II and with the resurgence of the wine trade on the continent, Dreyfus, Ashby once again became a prime factor in the wine-importing business.
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