Vietnamese Wine Dinner at Stella's Southern Bistro

Yep, you read that heading correctly!  On May 13, the Greenville Wine Meetup held a wine dinner featuring Vietnamese cuisine, at a southern bistro, featuring wine pairings from classic French vinifera.  Chefs Jason Scholz and Huy Tran exceeded all expectations.  Comments were extraordinary on this event!  Just a few include:

• Some of the best food and wine pairings I have had at a wine dinner! We also had a lot of fun at our table
• The word of the night was UNREPEATABLE. I am so glad I didn't miss this one. The quail, the soup, the pork...each was better than the last. I can't wait to go back to Stella's.
• Excellent meal, well prepared, great presentation, the wine pairings complement the meal. I enjoyed having the Southern wine represesentative giving us the descriptions and insights of each wine we are having. Thank you Richard and Susan for having this meetup. It was a memorable night for me.

For those who weren't able to attend, here's the menu and pairings:

Reception South Carolina Quail Breast on Benne Seed “Puff,” Lemon Pepper Sauce
Carolina Cup ½ Shell Oyster, Scallion and Kim Chee Mignonette
Exotic Herb and Mushroom Summer Roll, Peach and Peanut Dipping Sauce
Pairing: 071 Prosecco Vino Frizzante NV (Veneto, Italy) 
First Course Happy Cow Buttermilk, Cucumber and Lemongrass Soup
Avocado and Persimmon salad
Pairing: Pierre Sparr 2007 Gewurztraminer (Alsace, France) 
Second Course Watermelon and Shrimp Salad
Lime leaf, mint, Thai basil, jalapenos & crispy cellophane noodles
Pairing: Sauvion Vouvray 2008 (Vouvray, Loire Valley, France) 
Third Course Coconut Braised Local Pork Belly and Roasted BBQ Loin
Sweet potato puree, sorghum baked Sea Island red peas, curried pork jus
 Pairing: Ridge 2008 Three Valleys Zinfandel (Sonoma County, CA)
Fourth Course Dessert Duel 
Banana & Tapioca Pearl Stew, versus Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Ginger Caramel Syrup Pairing: Neige Cidre de Glace
Traditional Vietnamese Coffee Service