Groth Wine Dinner at Arte Cafe

 Thursday, March 12, 2026

Full house tonight at Arte Cafe for a Groth wine dinner. Started out with a hefty pour of  2024 Groth Estate Sauvignon Blanc. Not to acidity.  This was paired with Citrus Cured Hamachi with Finger Lime, Olive Oil, Sea Salt and Micro Herbs. Very tasty dish. Wine paired very well with this dish.

Next was a Super Lump Crab Cake with Watercress, Apple, Pepper Slaw. The crab cake was to me "deconstructed" but very good. I did like the why it was served. A 2023 Groth Estate Chardonnay was the wine selection. Nice that it was not over oaked and buttery. Two things I really dislike in my chardonnays. Again a very nice pairing. 

Third course is a Filet Mignon with Black Pepper Sauce, Roasted Beets with Humboldt Fog goat cheese and pistachios. Meat was tender and sauce was very flavorful. Paired with a 2022 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon. Wine was good but not outstanding. But a good pairing.

Fourth course is Roasted Leg of Lamb with mint chimichurri. Again nice flavors and tender meat.  Richard does do food quite well. A 2021 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was the selected wine. This wine had much more going for it than the last wine. 

Dessert is a simple but very good custard with chopped walnuts and cinnamon. Light after a heavy meal. A Terra d'Oro Zinfandel port was the selection. Just a bit to sweet for me.

A very good dinner, nice dinner companions. But there was a table close to ours that had about 5 or 6 people seated and one of those people was so loud. It did detract from the ambiance. But that is unusual for this restaurant.