The Ranchmen's Club
May 25, 2002
Black tie with ribbons
On Saturday the Calgary chapter celebrated their 25th Anniversary. Over 40 Commandeurs and guests
celebrated the event with a five course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Kenneth Titcombe at the
Ranchmen's Club. The exquisite menu included terrine of Pheasant, wild forest mushrooms and foie
gras with rhubarb and ginger compote, pan seared fillet of Alaskan halibut with saffron, tomato &
Pernod beurre blanc on sautéed spinach, roast rack of Alberta lamb with two sauces: roast garlic
cream and Madeira infused rosemary veal stock. Playing off the flavours of each dish was an inspired
pairing of Bordeaux wines such as Chateau Haut-Batailley 1982, Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 1984 and
Chateaux de Bel Air 1988 (complements of our Grand Maître Michel-Pierre Massonie).
Special guests of the evening were:
Consul Général of France from Vancouver, Mr. Michel Dejaeger
Michel-Pierre Massonie, Propriétaire du Château Perron, Lalande de Pomerol,
Grand Maître du Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux.
Jacques Bonny, propriétaire du Château Sigognac en Médoc, Membre de
la Commanderie du Bontemps Médoc & Graves - Sauternes & Barsac, Chef du
Protocole au sein du Grand Conseil.
Alain Vironneau, propriétaire du Château le Majureau en Bordeaux
Supérieur, Grand Maître de l'Ordre des Vignerons de Bordeaux - Bordeaux
Supérieur, Trésorier du Grand Conseil.
Also on hand at the Saturday's festivities were Greg Stebbe Maître, Commanderie de Bordeaux à Calgary and his wife Catherine; Past Maître Coos de Boer and Maître de cave John de Boer; Lynn Chambers, Trade Correspondent in Alberta
French Trade Commission and her husband Clive; and new inductees Jocelyn Selby and husband Charles and Satwant Lota and his guest Diane Fleming.
