FUN February

My motto for 2026!

Goodbye Dry January - Hello FUN February

Mushroom Foray '26

Since 2008 we have hosted a Mushroom Foray.

This year for the 1st time we offered an additional special opportunity, 'Stay & Foray'. 

Our mushroom foray has always been a one day event and this year the 'Stay & Foray' included 2 night stay at the Inn with a Friday evening Winemaker Dinner. What an opportunity!

We also offered the individual day event.

Mat preps a 4 course Dinner and Barb does a dessert to all be paired with very limited PMV wines from our cellar.  

Friday evening Inn the small group of guests got to enjoy the fireplace and a more intimate dinner with Winemaker, Mycologist and Winemakers wife. :)

First course Kale and white bean soup. Our favorite Salad from Restaurant Hazel 'little gem Caesar' for the 2nd. Third course Mat's riff on 'Mosaic Mushroom Toast'. A beautifully rich and wonderful dish that pairs incredible with Pinot. Nightengale sourdough batard toast with a layer of tripe cream Brie topped with sauteed mushrooms with madera cream, shallots.

Main course, filet au poivre with pocini mashed potatoes.

          

Magnums - 2015 Bohemian for the Mosaic Mushroom dish.

2015 Ruxton Pinot & 2015 Syrah for the Filet au poivre with mushrooms and porcini mash potatoes.

Dessert with are one and only shiner of late harvest Viognier.

            

It was great to have guests staying right there, no rush for the dinner services as we all enjoyed the dishes. We sat down about 6:30 and final course at 9pm. It was so perfect!

Saturday morning we get the fire and coffee going while mulling about until 11am when the troops arrive for the day Foray.

22 ready and willing participants raring to go. Water and bags in hand. And off they go while we stay back to prepare the lunch.

We give the group a window to return and within 30 minutes somebody comes back. This year we had a large array of mushrooms, mostly hedgehogs and black trumpets foraged.

David talks about all things mushroom while reviewing the display found.

Hedgehogs

                              David our local mycology specialist and guide.

A large Hedgehog

Lunch is served, beet salad, duck stew, cookies and 2 double magnums.

2013 TNT Pinot Noir and 2013 Horseshoe Bend Pinot

             

We had not hosted our foray since 2019 or 2020 due to reasons that were out of our control. We were a little out of practice and might have lost some momentum. But the 6 guests that joined for the 'stay' raved about the experience. As well the one day foray joiners stayed till the bitter end, soaking up the happiness and camaraderie. Such a joy to hear the laughs, see the hugs, the new friendships created and all around FUN!

My cup was filled! Thank you. Same time next year!