October 01 - Wine Dinner with Meyer Family Cellars and Karen Meyer

We are delighted to announce a Wine Dinner that includes Single-Vineyard Cabs from Oakville in Napa. Yes! We are back in California for this wonderful evening.

Wednesday October 1.

We have owner & winemaker, Karen Meyer of Meyer Family Cellars, here leading the wine dinner.

Click here to request your reservation or please call us at 619-270-9670.

From day one, Solare has been a Huge Fan of Meyer Family wines and we are so excited to have Karen herself here.

And – as you may know, Justin Meyer started Silver Oak winery with Raymond Duncan in 1972. Justin Meyer later sold his share in the winery – created Meyer Family Cellars – and Matt and Karen Meyer now run the estates and the Meyer Family winery. 

Exec Chef Denice Grande is designing the menu focused on really complementing these wines.

Here are the details:  

• October 1 Wednesday
• 6:30pm Reception 
• $97 includes the 4-course special pairing dinner and select Meyer Family Cellar wines
• Includes Two Single-Vineyard Oakville Cabs
• Spitfire – aged in American Oak
• Fluffy Billows aged in French Oak
• It will be a fun comparison!
• Here is a short video on the dinner
• RSVP asap – limited seating

Definitely join this dinner if you can. Ciao!

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 18 - An Evening with Artisanal Mezcal from Durango & Special Release Dinner

Mezcal! Come join us and see (taste!) what the excitement around mezcal is all about.

Click here to learn all about the evening.

This is a very special tasting dinner and “release event” led by one of the leaders of the mezcal world: Bildo Saravia and Origen Raiz of Durango, .

Solare Mezcal Dinner on Thursday, September 18.

To join this special evening call 619-270-9670 or click here to RSVP.

Join owner Bildo Saravia, Tommy, and me as we dive deep with a “fun & educational” selection of his artisanal mezcals and the 4-course Solare pairing dinner that Exec Chef Denice Grande is preparing.

For the first time publicly – he is also pouring his newly released “Eclipse” bottling of his indigenous Cenizo agave mezcal. I have tried it and the flavor profile is delightful.

You will also learn how to best visit this magical land.  You will love this experience!

There is limited seating – I recommend contacting us asap to reserve your seats.

Dinner Details:

• September 18, Thursday
• 6:30pm Reception & 6:45pm Dinner
• $92 includes the 4-course pairing dinner and select (wild) Origen Raiz mezcals
• For the first time ever, Bildo is pouring his special “Eclipse” bottling of their local Cenizo agave mezcal on their rancho.

• We have designed an incredible pairing menu with these magical mezcals
• Reserve your seats asap – limited

RSVP by calling 619-270-9670 or clicking here to send us an email.

Join us – it will be a really fun and rare opportunity.

-Randy, Tommy, Bildo Saravia and the Solare Team

September 14 - September 21 - San Diego Restaurant Week

Solare is participating in San Diego Restaurant Week this year – #SDRW! $54++ dinner.   We are excited!

We are offering the special menu we designed for Restaurant Week — as well as our “full” menu.  Click here to see the Restaurant Week menu

We are confident you will like what we did for this tasting menu!

And here is our full “daily” menu.

Make your reservation here ~ Resto Week!   Experience Solare.

-Randy and the Solare Team

September 10 - Italian Wine Dinner – Tuscany and Avignonesi Estate

Solare Italian Wine Dinner Wednesday, September 10 — with Avignonesi Estate in Montepulciano, Tuscany.

Click here to reserve your table.

Learn all about this beautiful region within Tuscany – Montepulciano. You will enjoy one of the very best wines from the region, the single-vineyard 100% Sangiovese “Poggetto di Sopra”.  This wine is incredible!

Meet Davide Visentin of Avignonesi Estate as he leads this evening featuring select wines including Sangiovese, a 100% Merlot wine, and other grapes from the winery. 

Avignonesi is extremely focused on biodynamic farming and you will see why with this pairing of Solare cuisine!

This will fill up very quickly. Call 619-270-9670 or click here to RSVP.

Wine Dinner Details:

• September 10, Wednesday
• 6:30pm Reception & 6:45pm Dinner
• $98 includes the 4-course pairing dinner and 5 select wines
• Focus on Italian Sangiovese and their 100% Merlot (fabulous) from Montepulciano
• Click here to hear all about this Wine Dinner
• Reserve your table asap – limited seating

RSVP by calling 619-270-9670 or clicking here to send us an email.

Hope to see you ~ you’ll love meeting Davide and enjoying the wines!

-Randy and the Solare Team

August 27 - Napa Valley Wine Dinner ~ Keenan Winery with Michael Keenan

Announced!  We have a wonderful Napa Valley Wine Dinner that is happening on Wednesday, August 27.

We are very lucky to have the Winemaker and Owner of Keenan Winery, Michael Keenan, here to lead the dinner.

Note that Michael got us 3-liter bottles his Estate Merlot Reserve. We love the large format bottles!

As an additional special highlight – Michael is pouring rare “Capstone” wine. He feels it is his “crowning achievement” as a winemaker.

He only made it in 2020 and he has stated he will not make it again. 2020 was a blessed vintage for Keenan when everything came together beautifully. We are lucky to have it at the dinner.

Michael Keenan is a passionate and fascinating speaker. You’ll love meeting him – and having a direct connection for the next time you visit Napa Valley. 

Click here to Reserve your seats – or call us at 619-270-9670.

Here are the details:  

• Wednesday August 27
• 6:30pm Reception followed by Dinner
• Michael Keenan (owner & winemaker) leads the dinner
• $98 includes 5 select wines from Keenan Estate and 4-course menu designed by Exec Chef Denice Grande
• Dinner includes the rare Capstone release
• We also have 3 liter bottle of their Estate Merlot Reserve.  We love large format 3 liter bottles!!
• Learn all about the wines of the Spring Mountain District

This dinner will sell out – everyone loves Michael and his wines from Spring Mountain are fabulous.  He is the “voice” of Napa’s Spring Mountain.

Hope you can join!

-Randy and the Solare Team

August 19 - Italian Wine Dinner – Tuscany – Poggio del Moro Estate

As Tommy highlights in his video overview (see link below), we are delighted that we have confirmed an Italian Wine Dinner with Poggio del Moro Estate – Tuscany!

The dinner is Tuesday, August 19

And This dinner is especially cool for three key reasons:

• We have Luigi Pagoni here in San Diego for one-night – and Luigi is both the Winemaker and Vineyard Manager. This is rare that someone with this knowledge of the terroir and vineyards is available for a wine dinner. I am excited!
• Their wines are delicious – and we have been able to order library selections including their 2016 Riserva and 2014 Super Tuscan. Wow!
• This estate is located in the Val d’Orcia area of southern Tuscany – just south of Siena. This is definitely one of the most gorgeous areas of all of Tuscany.

Join us: Click here to RSVP or call 619-270-9670.

Here are all the details:

• Tuesday, August 19
• 6:30pm Reception with Luigi Pagoni followed by Dinner (Go Exec Chef Denice!)
• $92/guest includes the 4-course dinner, 5 Poggio del Moro Estate wines
• RSVP right away if you are interested

Click here for the short video with Tommy describing the evening.

Hope to see you on Tuesday!

-Randy and the Solare Team