UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Tallman Hotel will host a winemaker dinner on Thursday, March 17.

The four-course meal on St. Patrick's Day will begin at 6:30 p.m.

It will feature wines and grass-fed lamb from Shannon Ridge Vineyards, owned by Clay and Margarita Shannon.

Chic Le Chef Julie Hoskins' menu will include lamb meatballs and grilled shrimp with lemon and thyme paired with the 2009 Sauvignon Blanc from the Ranch Collection; a salad of roasted beets, walnuts, goat cheese and golden balsamic vinaigrette paired with the Ranch Collection's 2009 Chardonnay; a main course of Shannon Ridge lamb osso bucco with barley risotto, paired with the Ranch Collection's 2009 Petite Sirah; and a dessert of pear tart with lemon ice cream and vanilla bean caramel sauce, paired with the 2009 Single Vineyard Riesling.

Tickets for the dinner cost $65 plus tax.

Call the hotel at 707-275-2244 for reservations.