03/19/2024
Saturday, March 23rd - seats still available, and we’d love to put you in one!
We’ll host a very special visit from Cascina Delle Rose winemaker Riccardo Rizzolio joining us from Italy’s Piedmont, courtesy of our good friends at Williams Corner Wine.
We’ll get to hear the beautiful history of his family’s estate overlooking the Alps, producing incredibly memorable wines of terroir - Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Barbera and Arneis.
Briefly told, the story of Cascina della Rose begins shortly after WWII, when Giovanna’s grandparents fell in love with a beautiful house in the Alps. It was the backdrop for many cherished family memories, and in 1974 Giovanna decided to move there permanently, and in 1992 she took over management of the estate. At that point, she was running everything herself, from winemaking to the bed-and-breakfast. Today, her son Davide manages the vineyards, with collaboration from the rest of the family. Farming is certified organic, with as few copper and sulfur treatments as possible. The soils here are of marine origin, with silt, clay, sand, and various colors of calcareous marl. The vines have access to plentiful spring water deep underground. Grapes are harvested by hand, gently crushed, and fermented in steel tanks, followed by aging in concrete or in large neutral Slavonian and Swiss oak casks.
With our usual format of a multi-course paired menu, we’ll taste our way through most of their current production, from their “Mun Cru” Arneis, through Dolcetto and Barbera, to their complex and beautifully expressive Barbarescos from the Rio Sordo and Tre Stelle parcels.
Dinner, as ever, will feature local and seasonal ingredients from some of our favorite producer/grower friends. 🥰
This promises to be a truly special evening, and we hope you’ll join us. Bring a friend!
$130 per person
Doors open 6:00 PM for Aperitif
(please no early birds)
Dinner seating 6:45 PM
Call or email with your reservation:
434-971-7720; [email protected]
We’ll confirm with a return call or email.
