Northern Hemiphere Wine Tasting Dinner

October 21st, 2011 6:00 – 9:00 Pm

Grand Isle Lake House & Donald MacDonald of Farell Distributing

Rainer Wess Gruner Veltliner – Austria

Red Curry & Basil Catfish Fritters with Chile~Coconut Drizzle

Dom. Vercherre Macon Village - France

Ogier Cotes Du Rhone – France

Apple & Cheddar Soup with Sage Creme

Heitlinger Riesling – Germany

Lange Vineyards Pinot Gris – Oregon

Lamb Sausage with Poached Pears & Boucher Farm’s Blue Cheese Polenta

Quinta do Tedo Douro – Portugal

Mercer Dead Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon – Washington

Port~Maple Beef Tips with Poblano Mashed Potatoes

Judith Beck Blaufrankish – Austria

Island Homemade’s Black Cherry & Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Reservations Required, Please Call 372.5024

~$70 Per Guest~

We now have Saturday, July 16th, 2011 available for a wedding or summer party. If you are an adventurous couple who just can’t wait until next year to be married, let us help you pull together a fantastic wedding! E-mail Sue at sbumbeck@grandislelakehouse.com and get one step closer to a fabulous wedding on Lake Champlain!

Grand Isle, Vermont – January 25, 2011 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce the Grand Isle Lake House has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for wedding venues!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

The Grand Isle Lake House stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Grand Isle Lake House for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Grand Isle Lake House is among the very best wedding venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

I had a lovely surprise visit from our famous couple, Tonra and Sean, on Saturday. They were married at the Grand Isle Lake House last fall and are one of the featured weddings in Vermont Vows fall/winter edition. They were stopping by to see the maple tree they planted and included in their ceremony, and, to show off their beautiful baby boy Shea. Life has been busy for these newlyweds, going from wedding mode to becoming new parents, but judging from the looks on their faces, they wouldn’t have it any other way!

Tonra and Sean’s October wedding was truly gorgeous. They thought of every detail. Occasions Linens provided exquisite, custom-made, runners and overlays for all the dinner tables in beautiful fall colors (the tables looked like they were wearing ballgowns, just beautiful!). Somehow they even managed to throw in a double rainbow over the lake, just as we were finishing up dinner. Sean put together a band including some of his favorite local musicians and after a few hours of dancing, the evening rounded out with a late night snack of grilled cheese sandwiches and Sheryl’s homemade soft pretzels.

We love to see our past couples, and hear all about their new lives together. We get to work with some amazing people and the connections we make are lasting ones. We are very lucky here at the Lake House!

Sue

“Honestly, Sheryl, that food was sensational. We have heard nothing but rave reviews since we returned from our honeymoon! You and Russell did an amazing job. I wish I could tell everyone in Burlington to get married at the Lake House so they can eat like kings! That beef was incredible! Everything looked beautiful…and tasted delectable. Everything was perfect. Thank you for being so attentive, to remembering what was important to us, and for superb execution. You guys rock!!” Maura and Ethan (bride and groom)

“The food at the wedding was FABULOUS. What an incredible job you all did! We enjoyed it immensely ourselves, but it was such fun to hear the raves from our guests! Presentation and EVERYTHING was wonderful! I particularly LOVED the appetizers…and had you not so kindly brought us a tray when we were having the photos taken…we would not have tasted any!!!! So thank you, thank you for a great job! We all loved it!” Jamie (Mother of the bride)

“We have nothing but praises for you and the Lake House. It was great hearing the newlyweds say they wouldn’t change a thing about their wedding if they had to do it over again. It was everything they ever dreamed of and more. Those are the words that every parent wants to hear.” JoAnn (Mother of a bride)

“We just got back from our honeymoon last night, and I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO SO SO much for everything!! You made the entire planning process so easy, and you should be sainted for your extraordinary patience! The day itself was absolutely wonderful – far better than anything I had imagined, and none of it would have happened without you! The food was fantastic (thank you for making sure we got some) – please tell Sheryl how much we enjoyed everything! Everybody was raving about the scallops. I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all that you did – you are absolutely amazing and I cannot begin to thank you enough! Love Kathy” (Bride)

“Tasting Dinner with Wines of the Iberian Peninsula”

Donald MacDonald of Farrell Distributing & the Grand Isle Lake House Staff

Friday October 22, 2010

6:00 – 9:00 Pm

Quinta do Casal Capoeiro Branco

Vina Mayor Verdejo

Mussels with Apples & Chorizo

Quinta do Tamariz Vinho Verde

Martin Codax Albarino

Orange & Lake’s End Chevre Toasts

Red Leg Shiraz~Aragones

Vina Paquita Garnacha

Grilled Swordfish Brochettes with Almond Pesto Aioli

Quinta do Tedo Douro

Abadia Retuerta Rivola

Pork Loin with Autumn Fruit Gastrique & Roasted Roots

Warre’s Late Bottled Vintage Port0

 Island Homemade’s VT Maple~Walnut Ice Cream with Hot Fudge & Fig Sauce

Reservations Required, Please Call 372.5024

~$65 Per Guest~

Crisp (& Salty) French Fries served in shot glasses with garlicky saffron aioli….nothing else needs to be said!

One component of our breakfast service included in an overnight stay at the Lake House.   Creamy, acidic and not too sweet with the perfect kiss of VT maple syrup!  We also use this yogurt in couscous salads and vegetarian dipping sauces.

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