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inter is the perfect time of year to share in the heartwarming pleasures of delicious food and wine. this season, our director

of Wine, Marian Jansen op de Haar, profiles wines made by people close to the heart of rock ’n’ roll—Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, and Bruce Cohn, longtime manager of the doobie Brothers. you’ll find these wines featured on the menu of our vintage Rock Wine dinner, an event that you’ll be replaying in your memory for a long time to come. For valentine’s day, Executive Chef Russell Skall has created romantic dinner options, designed for sharing. He’s also planned other seasonal menus—an inventive Winter Prix Fixe and a Memorable Meal of Filet Mignon and Shrimp Scampi for

two. Both provide a great reason to brace the chill of the evening and meet your friends at Fleming’s. also in this issue, rockers Mick Fleetwood and Patrick Simmons reveal some colorful wine-drinking experiences from the past. We invite you to join us for a winter full of warm and wonderfully memorable times.

 

Above: Operating Partner Darryl Wittle and Chef Partner Erick Nixon of Fleming’s in Downtown Austin toast the season.

In tHIS ISSuE

VALENTINE ShARINg MENu 3

Flavors that celebrate the magic of love

VINTAgE ROCK WINE DINNER 5 Featuring wines with roots in rock ’n’ roll

MuSICIANS pLAy IN ThE WINE ARENA 7 Rock stars are making new vintage hits

WINTER pRIX FIXE MENu 9 Rustic flavors to warm the heart

EXECu TIVE ChEF RuSSELL SKALL’S 11
MEMORABLE MEAL
Filet Mignon and Shrimp Scampi:
both great, and even better together
$89 for two

MEMORABLE TIMES 13
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac and Patrick Simmons
of the doobie Brothers riff on their wine experiences