If you're looking for a special night out, Wine Dinner Parties at Colby Hill Inn have been a favorite experience of guests here since 2016. Since then, we have held over 60 wine dinners! In planning the menu and wine selections, we feature a wine region or food region of the world, a specific vineyard, or a special topic. Each month, we include a wine expert, or a winemaker, in addition to Chef Barnes who explains the food preparation and why he made his food choices in pairing the wines. During May through October, the events are generally held outdoors or in the barn and our Event Designer creates a very memorable, stylized dinner scene for the evening.
As always, the menu will also be local farm-to-table driven. Our Chef tries to accommodate your needs. Menu modifications for dietary restrictions may be made upon confirmation of your reservation. The bar will serve cocktails prior to dinner (one round included in the dinner rate). Doors open at 6:00 pm to socially distance co-mingle with other guests. We sit for dinner at 6:30 p.m. at private tables or communal tables - please indicate in advance if you prefer a private table.
Rooms will be discounted by 10% for Winner Dinner Weekend two-night stays.
Sonoma's Gundlach Bundschu WINE DINNER with organic heirloom apple tasting from Concord's Off the Wall Orchard.
Friday, November 7, 2025 Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Dining in The Grazing Room
For six generations and over 160 years, the Gundlach family has farmed the Rhinefarm estate vineyard at the crossroads of the Sonoma Valley, Carneros and Napa Valley appellations. Today, they focus on making small lots of ultra-premium wines from their distinctive, historic and Regenerative Organic Certified® vineyards. Chef Barnes will plan a 5-course dinner for pairing the wines plus dessert. We will also feature the organic heirloom apples from Concord's Off the Wall Orchard with Ron Christie - the tastiest apple tasting and introduction to kick-off the evening and apple desserts to close the night. $159 per person (plus sales tax and gratuity).
Welcome Table: Organic Heirloom Apple Tasting - with presentation by Concord's Off the Wall Orchard (Ron Christie) Crisp and baked. Inn-made goat cheese, Vermont Shepard "Invierno", inn-harvested honey
Wine Pairing: Estate Vineyard Dry Gewürztraminer
Course Two: Barbecued New Hampshire Oysters - smoked uni butter, wasabi tobiko Wine Pairing: Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Pairing: Mountain Cuvee (a Bourdeaux-inspired blend of Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon)
Course Four: Lacquered Duck Breast - cucumber Kimchi
Wine Pairing: GunBun Pinot Noir
Course Five: Oxtail Maultaschen - Chanterelle mushrooms, sage brown butter
Wine Pairing: Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Dessert: Heirloom Off the Wall Apple Tatin - crème fraîche gelato Coffee
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TICKET LINK COMING IN 2026
SUNDAY, JULY 2026
ANNUAL LOBSTER, WINE & BLUEBERRY FEAST
4:00 pm in Barn (lasting until 7:30 pm)
Live Performance - Eric Lindberg Band (blues) Back for Year 4, join us for a traditional New England Lobster Bake that was described last year as "off the charts" by several tables. We will also feature wine stations and wine flights - This year we showcase Greek & Cypriot summer wines, presented by Athenee Imports (beer, cocktails and mocktails also available for non-wine drinkers). For Dinner: your choice of New England Clam Chowder, Smoky Tomato Soup of Summer Salad to start with biscuits and breads. Pot of whole lobster, steamers, clam and corn. A buffet of buttermilk fried chicken, mac & cheese, and sides to cover everyone's favorites. A feast of blueberry desserts to end the night - sourcing blueberries from Contoocook's Grounding Stone Organic Blueberry Farm. Live (original) blues music by the Eric Lindberg Band. $130 per person (plus sales tax and gratuity). ($15 credit or non-alcohol drinkers). Tenderloin available for anyone with seafood allergies (must order at RSVP). Menu will be updated below by May 20
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2025 MENU
ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FEAST Featuring Greek Wines with Athenee Imports
APPETIZERS
Tirokroketes (Greek Fried Goat Cheese Balls) with Honey
Trio of Traditional Greek Salads: Taramosalata, Hummus, Tzatziki Grilled Flat Breads
BEVERAGE MENU
Blueberry Cocktails
Wine Station
Semeli Estate "Feast" White – Moscholfilero
Semeli Estate "Feast" Red - Agiorgitiko
Flight of Wine with Dinner Tsiakkas Rodinos Rose (Cyprus)
