Wine and Salt Dinner

Just put up an article describing a local restaurant's "Wine and Salt Dinner", where the Chef, the Somm, the bartender all get together with a local Oregon purveyor of gourmet sea salts (Jacobsen's Salt Company) to do a wine and salt pairing dinner (with salty cocktails as well).

So what do you think? The idea intrigues me quite a bit (since I've done some research and experimentation with the concept). Interesting, or would you avoid because of the ubiquity of salt?

http://www.examiner.com/article/wine-and-salt-dinner-at-wildwood-restaurant-march-22-2013?cid=db_articles

I'd be game for trying that. The menu looks pretty good, and it's a good deal at that price.

My response too, Mike. I have the advantage of knowing that the Chef is top notch and puts out some really exciting foods. I'd go for the experimentation, expect to enjoy the event, and learn a few things. My intuition tells me even I, salt lover that I am, might be challened by ALL the salt during the evening, but used appropriately the gourmet salts could be just the right touch to highlight and show off flavors.

I went to one of those about 5 years ago. It was held at the Herb Farm in Woodinville, WA, and was a joint effort with Salt Works, a local artisan salt distributor. I still have the salt sampler and 3-bowl serving tray given to attendees as gifts. The menu was amazing, with the exception of the lamb tartar w/raw quail egg for me! The dessert was a chocolate molten something or other with smoked sea salt. Fabulous! But then, I love salt. If you go, give us a report Hoke.