There is something about dining on a farm that feels good. Maybe it is seeing where your food comes from. Or perhaps it’s the laid-back atmosphere. I found both at Cakebread and cows, a farm to table wine dinner at Blossom and Brie Farm in North Fort Myers.

The wines were all from Cakebread Cellars The winery has been a longtime favorite of mine for several reasons. It was there that I tried what I call my ‘gateway chardonnay’. I’d never been much of a fan of California chardonnay. The ones I tasted prior to that point in my life were too oaky and buttery for my palate.

Then I tried Cakebread’s. It was one I could wrap my head and hands around. The wine was nicely balanced with fuit, acidity and texture. Every time I try it, I wonder if I will still feel the same. It hasn’t let me down yet. I’ve got more on this and other Cakebread wine selections for Wine Wednesday.

About The Farm To Table Wine Dinner

Bur first, an update on Blossom & Brie. The North Fort Myers farm has been undergoing a slow but steady renovation since the spring when I last visited. The new pole barn is almost complete and the first container for an innovative freight farm has arrived.

Another new arrival is a 6’2″ 1600-pound cow named “Moo.” Moo was relocated from the Shell Factory Nature Park in North Fort Myers. The iconic attraction closed in September. The towering cow has been quite popular with guests and well received by its bovine brethren.

Photo: Gina Birch

The Cakebread wine dinner was five fantastic courses, each designed by Chef Wesley Robbins.  

I put together a short video of the evening. Click here to watch it. When I got home, I looked through by wine collection to see what I had from Cakebread and was excited to find a 2018 Cabernet Franc. And while it’s a couple of years old yes, I have a 2018 chardonnay too. Time to pop the cork on that one.

Next time you see Cakebread in the store, pick up a bottle. Also, subscribe to Blossom & Brie’s newsletter so you can attend the next farm to table wine dinner.

Here Are Photos From Cakebread And Cows A Farm To Table Wine Dinner at Blossom And Brie

• Menu

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  This is the menu for the Cakebread Cellars Wine Dinner at Blossom & Brie Farm in North Fort Myers. Check the website for the next wine dinner, special events and brunch dates. It's a magical place and the culinary program is outstanding.

• Live Music

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  Live music adds to the ambiance of the farm dinner at Blossom and Brie in North Fort Myers. These guys were great.

• Passed Appetizers

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  Our first course included small bites of red shrimp on skewers, phullo cups with Point Reyes Blue Cheese, caramelized onions and pine nuts. Also, chicken salad profieroles and prosciutto wrapped melon. Each one brought out a different quality of the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc. The wine had bright acidity and a touch of semillion for body. It's a good Florida wine.
• Coriander Crusted Jumbo Sea Scallop

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  Coriander Crusted Jumbo Sea Scallop was the second course at the Cakebread Wine Dinner at Blossom & Brie. The U10 scallop was in a savory yuzu broth and had cucumbers, papaya and Thai Basil. Fantastic with Cakebread Chardonnay which has nice tropical fruit, peach, some minerality as well as round texture.

• Cakebread Pinot Noir

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  The 2021 Cakebread Two Creeks Pinot Noir has fruit from two estate vineyards in Mendocino. It is light in body and color with lots of bright red fruit and easy tannins. Served with smoked duck breast, it was a perfect pairing at Blossom & Brie.

• Smoked Duck Breast

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  Smoked Duck Breast sat on wild rice that was accentuated with braised pearl onions, charred carrots and these delicious pinot soaked dried cherries. It was served with Cakebread Pinot Noir at Blossom & Brie's wine dinner
• Wesley and Rodney

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  Chef Wesley Robbins and Blossom & Brie co-owner Rodney Poole talk about the farm and the dinner being served.

• Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon

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  The 2021 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon was both elegant and rich with dark fruit and a little spice on the finish. It was served with filet mignon at Blossom and Brie.

• Roasted Filet Mgnon

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  This filet mignon was like butter. It melted in your mouth. The steak is sitting on a cabernet demi-glace, 12-year aged balsamic vinegar. It was served with 2021 Cakebread Cabernet
• Dessert

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  Dessert at Blossom & Brie's Cakebread Wine Dinner was a flourless chocolate cake with black cherry compote. It was served with a bold Mullan Road Cabernet that had a slight herbal characteristic, nice acid and rich fruit.

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