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15 Annual Pumpkin and Orange Wine Tasting

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fall experience! Savor the rich flavors of pumpkin dishes paired perfectly with unique orange wines. Wondering about what makes orange wine so special?

Ted Scheffler

October 12, 2024

From Thursday, October 31st through Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, Pago will host its 15th Annual Pumpkin & Orange Wine Tasting.

Said Pago Founder/Owner/Sommelier Scott Evans, “For the fifteenth year in a row, we are offering orange wine pairings for all the gourd goodness Chef Jon has created. Orange wines refer to white wine grape varietals that have been fermented on their grape skins which gives the orange wine its orange color. I assure you no oranges were harmed (or added) in this winemaking style. What you get is a bit more texture/body and depth than its white wine counterpart. Personally, I love orange wines year-round, but fall reminds me of their importance. Salud!”

The Pumpkin & Orange Wine Tasting menu looks like this:

First Course

PUMPKIN & APPLE SOUP

(VG, GF, DF, NF) + compressed pumpkin, kabosu, apple, apple cider gastrique

Gulp Hablo ‘Orange’ ‘21 + VERDEJO/SAUVIGNON BLANC + Castilla La Mancha, SP (5oz)

Second Course

PUMPKIN & RISOTTO CAKE

(VG, NF) + chili roasted Hubbard pumpkin, pumpkin reduction, golden raisin chutney

*Vila Voltaire ‘Puech Auriol Orange’ ‘21 + VILLARD BLANC + Languedoc, France (5oz)

Third Course

‘PUMPKIN PIE’

(VG, NF) + pie crust, chocolate pearls, candied pecans, pomegranate molasses

Stolpman ‘Love You Bunches’ Orange ‘23 + PINOT GRIS/MUSCAT + Santa Barbara County, CA(3oz)

The cost per person is $40 for the tasting menu and $30 for the orange wine pairings.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.