
Jet Wine Bar x Edelman Fossil Park & Museum: Prehistoric Pours with Dr. Jill Weber
Jet Wine Bar · Rittenhouse Square
Friday, November 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us at the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum for a night ofPrehistoric Pours!On Friday, November 13 from 6-8pm, Edelman Fossil Park & Museum is teaming up with archaeologist and ancient wine expert Jill Weber, owner of Philadelphia’s Jet Wine Bar, for a one-of-a-kind after-hours experience exploring the connection between fossils, ancient landscapes, and the wines produced there today.Travel through five museum exhibits, including Dryptosaurus, New Jersey’s own Hadrosaur, our Monstrous Seas exhibit, and Dr. Kenneth Lacovara’s discovery of Dreadnoughtus. At each stop, enjoy a curated three-ounce wine pour paired with a complementary bite from 12th Street Catering.🍷 A stop at the Dryptosaurus with a wine from Puglia,Ora Collective Primitivus Primitivo, which has famous regions of Theropod tracks, complemented by a Beef Tenderloin & Wild Mushroom Crostini, with thinly-sliced beef tenderloin, wild mushroom duxelles, truffle aioli, on a garlic-herb toasted croute.🍷 The Hadrosaur discovered in Haddonfield, New Jersey, withWilliam Heritage Unoaked Chardonnay, a wine from a vineyard proximal to the area of discovery, paired with a Lemon-Parmesan Gougere🍷 A pairing ofDomaine Ouled Thaleb Zenata Rouge, a wine from Morocco, where the Ouled Abdoun basin has a diversity of Mosasaurinae, with a Seared Swordfish Skewer with smoked red peppers and onions and a Moroccan chermoula drizzle🍷 Fossils in the El Gallo formation, which contains many sharks, withEl Bajio Sparkling Rosefrom Baja, Mexico, served alongside a Chicken Tinga Tostada, with queso and avocado on a blue corn tostada🍷 Dr. Lacovara’s (founding executive director of the museum) Dreadnoughtus discovery, which was found in Patagonia, withFamilia Schroeder Saurus Pinot Noir,an estate with its own Titanosaur (pictured on the label), paired with Browned Butter-Raspberry Financiers, half dipped in dark chocolate.Discover how fossils from Morocco, Patagonia, and Mexico connect to the Late Cretaceous landscape preserved right he