Settlers Inn wins Wine Spectator award

‘Pair’ excellence is noted

HAWLEY, PA — On Friday, September 7, guests to The Settlers Inn will have an opportunity to enjoy a specially chosen selection of wines from the Niagara Region of Canada, complimented by cuisine by guest chef Kevin Maniaci and innkeeper Helen Young of Inn on the Twenty, in Jordan Village on the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario. The event, starting at 7:00 with dinner at 7:30 p.m., is part of The Settlers Inn 2007 Wine and Food Pairing Series.

A recent award suggests that guests at the event may expect both the vintages themselves, and the way they pair up with the chefs’ creations, to meet a high standard of excellence. For the sixth year in a row, The Settlers Inn has received the Award of Excellence presented by Wine Spectator magazine. The honor is intended to recognize a well-chosen selection of quality wine producers, along with a thematic match to the Inn’s menu in both price and style. Among the dishes planned are pomegranate-glazed chicken drumettes, pear and cardamom chutney in prosciutto crisp and verjus sorbet.

“Over the years I have expanded our wine list, which featured mostly American wines, to an international list covering the major wine regions in the world,” said Settlers’ wine steward Claude Briere. “I have always tried to add good-value wines to the list,” said Briere. “So, I am very proud that over the last six years, Wine Spectator has recognized the Inn as part of the 15 percent of award winners that offer an affordable wine list of the highest quality.”

The Settlers Inn is one of two Pocono Mountains Region restaurants, and one four in all of northeastern Pennsylvania, to receive the prestigious Award of Excellence.

The cost is $85 per person, plus tax and gratuities. A special tasting of 2001 Inniskillin Riesling Ice Wine, from Niagara Pennsylvania, will be available for an additional $15.

For more information visit TheSettlersInn.com or call 570/226-2993.