Enfield Wine Dinner at Neutral Ground With Winemaker John Lockwood

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Take tiny production, very food friendly Northern California wines created by Faila alum John Lockwood. Match them up with the innovative, ingredient-driven, creativity of Chef David Gaus. And put it all together on an October evening at McLean’s own Neutral Ground, which the Washington Post called the “most captivating new restaurant in Northern Virginia” last year.

Folks, some food and wine magic is about to happen!  And you can have a seat at the table for the first ever Neutral Ground Wine Dinner with John Lockwood and Enfield Wines. The cost is $171.61 including tax and booking fees with gratuity extra at the event.

If you haven’t been to Neutral Ground before, or not recently, you need to go!  The space is both beautiful and welcoming and Chef David’s food is delicious – creative without being fussy, easy to love and never boring. It’s the perfect approach to take with John Lockwood’s Enfield Wines, crafted in Napa from cool sites in the Santa Maria Valley, Arroyo Grande and the coolest slices of the Sonoma Coast.

John will be on hand to share his journey from weeding grape vines in Vermont to working with Ted Lemon at Littorai and Bodega Melipal in Argentina before starting Enfield as a side project while tending vines for Erin Jorden at Faila. It’s going to be a delicious blast!  Here's the menu:

Scallops Crudo
chilies, citrus, pickled cilantro berries
Enfield Chardonnay Citrine 2022

Meadow Creek Dairy Appalachian
virginia highlands cow's milk cheese, bosc pear, grilled bread, lamb's lettuce, fire roasted marcona almonds
Enfield Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vyd 2022

Wood Fired Mushroom Risotto
gremolata, pecorino
Enfield Cabernet Franc Sonoma Coast 2022

Braised Beef Short Ribs
smoked gouda gw whie corn grits, moon valley wood roasted carrots
Enfield Cabernet Sauvignon Fort-Ross-Seaview Waterhorse Ridge 2021

Chocolate Candy Bar
70% cacao mousse, smoked mandarin, burnt orange syrup, smoked sea salt
Enfield Syrah Arroy Grande Vyd 2022

Neutral Gound is located at 6641 Old Dominion Drive McLean, VA 22101, so practically just around the corner from the shop and there’s plenty of free parking in the lot behind the restaurant.

We love the food and atmosphere at Neutral Ground and know you will to. Come help us make this first collaborative wine dinner a success and the first of many more neighborhood dinners to come!