Annual General Meeting and Luncheon

Dear IWFS Members and Prospective Members,

 

We are delighted to formally invite you to the Annual General Meetings of the Cayman Islands Branch of the International Wine and Food Society and the Wine Company.

 

Please find attached the Notice and Agenda for the meetings. Also attached are the relevant proxy forms for completion, should you be unable to attend, in addition to the prior year minutes which will be reviewed and approved at this year’s meeting.

 

The details for this event are as follows:

 

Price: CI$150

Date: 5 April 2025

Time: 11:30am for pre-meeting drinks; 12:00pm for the AGMs and 1:30pm for the luncheon

Where: Abacus Restaurant, Camana Bay

Dress Code: Smart Casual

 

As historically done, the welcome reception will include the Society's famous AGM Bin Ends.  Some of the wines available will include top class Bordeaux with 20 years of bottle age, outstanding Rhone producers such as Guigal, Napa wine from the 90s and many other superb wines which we look forward to sharing with our members.

 

 

The menu and wine pairings for the luncheon will be as follows:

 

Menu

 

■ Appetizer ■

 

Cold smoked salmon, cream cheese blinis

Baba Ghanoush, crispy sweet potato, pomegranate

 

 

■ First ■

 

Crispy soft-shell crab

 

Beaumont des Crayeres, Grand Reserve, Champagne

 

Our wine pairings begin with a fantastic Champagne which is golden in colour with fine bubbles. This Champagne has a rich profile of biscuit, brioche, honey, grapefruit and butter, all underpinned with mouthwatering acidity.

 

 

■ Second ■

 

Striped bass, rainbow chard, oyster mushroom, caviar beurre blanc, chive oil

 

Viré-Clessé - Domaine de la Bongran, 2017

 

A chardonnay which will pair brilliantly with this course and will please all lovers of white Burgundy in both its precision and its freshness.  Perfectly balanced in both fruit forwardness and classic Burgundian minerality, this wine has both the depth and a wonderful texture to savour.

 

■ Third ■

 

Mango sorbet

 

■ Fourth ■

 

Filet mignon, foie gras, fondant potato, black garlic port wine sauce

 

O'Shaughnessy Napa Valley, 2014

 

A full-bodied cabernet sauvignon from Napa Valley.  This exceptional wine is full of dark fruit and is testament to the intensity of the grapes which are harvested from the very prestigious Howell Mountain.  The O-Shaughnessy will make a perfect accompaniment to this course.

 

 

■ Dessert ■

 

Coconut & tropical fruit pavlova, passionfruit sauce