Canada gets seat at the table, Inniskillin Vidal Icewine served at Nobel Peace Banquet 2009

And the winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize were served wines from various parts of the planet.

Inniskillin Vidal Icewine from Canada (label below) was one of those served at the Nobel Peace Prize banquet of 250 guests.

The main dinner during the Nobel ceremonies, the Nobel Banquet, counts 1300 guests.

Want to learn about the intricacies of Nobel Banquets, Ulrica Söderlind offers A Century of Culinary History (1901-2001) on the official Nobel site.

She covers everything from seating arrangements to themes to menus.

Going back to 1901:

"The menu for the first Nobel Banquet was a five-course meal that cost 15 Swedish kronor (approximately 200 US dollars today). For this sum, the guests were served hors d'oeuvres followed by poached fillet of brill with white wine sauce. Brill is a flat fish found in Europe and is usually served for fine dining. This was followed by fillet of beef imperial, and breast of hazel grouse with Madeira sauce. Dessert consisted of Nobel ice cream parfait and fruit tartelette."

For the Peace Prize Banquet, Obama Foodorama shares the Peace Prize Menu and Wine List (December 10):

Starters:
Cured Reindeer Fillet and Smoked Duck
Asparagus Salad with Truffle
Fillet of Cod from the coast of ”Møre”
Jerusalem Artichoke purée
Aquavit Sorbet

Entree:
Juniper Berry and Thyme marinated Elk
Pommes Berny and glazed Turnip

Desserts:
Caramel and Chocolate glazed Banana Mousse
Peanut Meringue

Wines:
Champagne Jacquesson Cuvée no 733
Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Émile 2004 – Trimbach
Pouilly-Fumé 2008 – André Dezat et Fils
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 – Robert Mondavi
Vidal Icewine 2003 – Inniskillin Wines

Better than your Sunday dinner?

For 2008 Nobel, the official Nobel site notes that no less than 10,000 flowers were used for table arrangements.

Has anyone written an history of all the wines served at the event in over a century?

It would be a great read.

Found my way to wines and the Nobel Prize via Jean-Luc Thunevin's Blog.