Pour Decisions: Time & Direction Seasonal Pairing Exploration

$140.00

Price includes gratuity.

Each Pour Decisions experience includes wine pairings, with additional beverages available for purchase during the event.

This is not your typical wine dinner.

Join us for an interactive evening exploring the connection between food, wine, and seasonality with Steve Wells, founder of Time & Direction.

Before each dinner course, you'll experience a guided tasting board featuring seasonal ingredients, aromas, and flavors specifically selected to complement the wine in your glass. Together, we'll taste, compare, and discover how different ingredients can completely change your perception of the same wine.

After each guided tasting, you'll enjoy a thoughtfully prepared dinner course from Chef Rock and the East Alder Table culinary team, designed to showcase those same pairing principles in a complete dish.

Throughout the evening, Steve and Chef Rock will lead the conversation, sharing the stories behind each wine, the inspiration behind each course, and why certain combinations work while others surprise you.

This experience isn't about memorizing pairing rules. It's about tasting with curiosity, discovering your own preferences, and seeing firsthand how food can transform the way you experience wine.

Come hungry, come curious, and prepare to experience wine in a whole new way!

First Pour

2025 "Fretboard" Viognier

Grilled Stone Fruit, Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrata

Grilled early summer stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, creamy burrata, East Alder tomato vinaigrette, fresh basil, toasted pistachios, and grilled sourdough.

Seasonal Pairing Board
White peach, apricot, Meyer lemon, honeydew melon, fresh basil, Marcona almonds, and olive oil.

Second Pour

2025 "UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightBASelectStart" Grenache Rosé

Pressed Melon, DOP Prosciutto & Whipped Chèvre

Pressed seasonal melons, DOP prosciutto, whipped chèvre, mint, citrus hot honey, and toasted breadcrumbs.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Cucumber, Rainier cherry, cantaloupe, watermelon, orange segments, fresh mint, whipped chèvre, prosciutto, and honey.

Third Pour

2023 "Ceci n'est pas un vin rouge" Grenache

Charred Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Served with strawberry rhubarb gastrique, pickled red onion, charred spring onion dressing, herb salad, and crispy fingerling potatoes.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Strawberry, cherry, rhubarb preserves, goat cheese, toasted almonds, fresh thyme, prosciutto, and dried cherries.

Fourth Pour

2022 "Old School" Syrah

Crispy Pork Belly

Served with shaved Savoy cabbage and crème fraîche, caramelized Walla Walla onions, pickled mustard seeds, toasted sunflower seeds, and pork jus finished with bacon fat and sherry vinegar.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Blackberry, fresh tomato, caramelized onion, fresh thyme, aged cheddar, coppa, and whole grain mustard.

Seasonality Note
Our menus are guided by the season and shaped by the best available ingredients from local growers, bakeries, and purveyors. Selections, produce, baked goods, and accompanying elements may vary slightly to reflect peak freshness, quality, and availability.

Each Pour Decisions experience includes wine pairings, with additional beverages available for purchase during the event.

Price includes gratuity.

Photo and video may be captured. Let us know in advance if you prefer not to be included.

Price includes gratuity.

Each Pour Decisions experience includes wine pairings, with additional beverages available for purchase during the event.

This is not your typical wine dinner.

Join us for an interactive evening exploring the connection between food, wine, and seasonality with Steve Wells, founder of Time & Direction.

Before each dinner course, you'll experience a guided tasting board featuring seasonal ingredients, aromas, and flavors specifically selected to complement the wine in your glass. Together, we'll taste, compare, and discover how different ingredients can completely change your perception of the same wine.

After each guided tasting, you'll enjoy a thoughtfully prepared dinner course from Chef Rock and the East Alder Table culinary team, designed to showcase those same pairing principles in a complete dish.

Throughout the evening, Steve and Chef Rock will lead the conversation, sharing the stories behind each wine, the inspiration behind each course, and why certain combinations work while others surprise you.

This experience isn't about memorizing pairing rules. It's about tasting with curiosity, discovering your own preferences, and seeing firsthand how food can transform the way you experience wine.

Come hungry, come curious, and prepare to experience wine in a whole new way!

First Pour

2025 "Fretboard" Viognier

Grilled Stone Fruit, Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrata

Grilled early summer stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, creamy burrata, East Alder tomato vinaigrette, fresh basil, toasted pistachios, and grilled sourdough.

Seasonal Pairing Board
White peach, apricot, Meyer lemon, honeydew melon, fresh basil, Marcona almonds, and olive oil.

Second Pour

2025 "UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightBASelectStart" Grenache Rosé

Pressed Melon, DOP Prosciutto & Whipped Chèvre

Pressed seasonal melons, DOP prosciutto, whipped chèvre, mint, citrus hot honey, and toasted breadcrumbs.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Cucumber, Rainier cherry, cantaloupe, watermelon, orange segments, fresh mint, whipped chèvre, prosciutto, and honey.

Third Pour

2023 "Ceci n'est pas un vin rouge" Grenache

Charred Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Served with strawberry rhubarb gastrique, pickled red onion, charred spring onion dressing, herb salad, and crispy fingerling potatoes.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Strawberry, cherry, rhubarb preserves, goat cheese, toasted almonds, fresh thyme, prosciutto, and dried cherries.

Fourth Pour

2022 "Old School" Syrah

Crispy Pork Belly

Served with shaved Savoy cabbage and crème fraîche, caramelized Walla Walla onions, pickled mustard seeds, toasted sunflower seeds, and pork jus finished with bacon fat and sherry vinegar.

Seasonal Pairing Board
Blackberry, fresh tomato, caramelized onion, fresh thyme, aged cheddar, coppa, and whole grain mustard.

Seasonality Note
Our menus are guided by the season and shaped by the best available ingredients from local growers, bakeries, and purveyors. Selections, produce, baked goods, and accompanying elements may vary slightly to reflect peak freshness, quality, and availability.

Each Pour Decisions experience includes wine pairings, with additional beverages available for purchase during the event.

Price includes gratuity.

Photo and video may be captured. Let us know in advance if you prefer not to be included.