Tierra Sur at Herzog Wine Cellars

Inside Tierra Sur at Herzog Wine Cellars new state-of-the-art winery is Chef Todd Aarons’ second incarnation of Mediterranean influenced seasonal cuisine. Chef Aarons is a veteran of Zuni Café in San Francisco and Savoy in Manhattan, and is now returning home to California to make Tierra Sur his new abode. Menu items, such as pomegranate-marinated lamb, aged rib-eye steak and wild king salmon, are cooked outdoors over an open flame. The menu also includes house-made organic corn tortillas with exotic fillings such as birria (chili-braised lamb) with salsa cruda and grilled achiote-marinated red snapper with tomatillo salsa. A high point of the menu is the prix fixe wine tasters meal with wine pairings for each course.