Winter Wine Tour Deals at Tellers: 50% Select Wines, $50 3-Course Dinner

Bohlsen Restaurant Group (www.brgroup.biz) presents a Winter Wine Tour from Tuesday March 11 to Sunday March 16 when diners can warm up with half-price cult wines and a $50 three-course menu atTellers: An American Chophouse.  

Half-price savings range from $35 to $893 (regularly $70 to $1785) on some of the world’s top wines, including ones rated 90 points and more -- “outstanding with superior character and style” -- by Wine Spectator, with around 40 labels.

Savings start at $35 (regularly $70) for Sangiovese/Cabernet, Rocca di Frassinello, Castellare/Rothschild, 2007;  and $48 (regularly $95) for Barbaresco, Roccalini, Paolo Veglio, 2008.  The bulk of the list is Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and the Pacific Northwest with savings of a $175 (regularly $350) for Quilceda Creek, Washington State, 2005 – 2008;  $205 (regularly $410) for Ridge, Monte Bellow, Santa Cruz Mountain,1990 – 1992;  $263 (regularly $525) for selections from Madrona Ranch and Eisele Vineyard; and up to $450 (regularly $900) and $725 (regularly $1450) for offerings from Bryant Family.  Top of the list savings-wise is $893 (regularly $1785) for Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 2005.  

A special $50 three-course menu is being created for the Winter Wine Tour week. It starts with brisket risotto with mushrooms, peas and shaved Parmesan (+$3); signature Tellers baked clams; slow-simmered lobster bisque with poached lobster; or a wedge salad with Roquefort dressing, bacon and tomato.  Entrees include filet mignon Wellington with puff pastry, mushroom duxelles, a Brie fondue and Bordelaise sauce; roasted half-chicken with cornbread stuffing, mushrooms and gravy;  crispy skin salmon with applewood-smoked bacon, potato hash, whole grain mustard and spinach; or Surf & Turf with 8-oz petite filet and 8-oz broiled cold water lobster tail (+$12). Dessert choices are vanilla crème brûlée topped with muscavado sugar, berries or hazelnut cheesecake.

ABOUT TELLERS: AN AMERICAN CHOPHOUSE (605 Main Street, Islip, NY, 11751, 631.277.7070 or www.tellerschophouse.com): Tellers resides in a renovated 1927 grand stone bank building from which it gets its name. From its 30-foot ceilings and art deco friezes, comprising what the New York Times says “to be one of the most strikingly beautiful dining rooms on the Island,” to the clubby Gold Bar, private Board Room and walk-in Wine Vault, diners are transported to a time when superior service and quality were the norm.  Adds Zagat Survey, “The fantastic experience comes in part from its gorgeous setting . . . meatery mavens laud the exceptional steaks and to-die-for seafood as well as the outstanding service.” The classic chophouse menu with local seafood and sushi selections is complemented by a diverse and imaginative international wine list. A regular recipient of Wine Spectator’s  of Award of Excellence, the list of 1,000 labels is part of an 8,000-bottle wine cellar “kept safe” in the once bank vault. Tellers is one of six dining establishments from The Bohlsen Restaurant Group (www.brgroup.biz) who also own and operate the chic and casual Verace True Italian next door in Islip; neighborhood favorite Beachtree Café in East Islip; the Gold Coast harborfront Prime – An American Kitchen and Bar in Huntington; newly acclaimed and four star Monsoon Asian Kitchen and Lounge in Babylon Village; and the vibrant H2O Seafood Grill in Smithtown.