La Vendemmia

Wine Menu

Eight pours in the order they arrive, from the spritz to the sweet finish. The seven numbered cards carry the notes printed at your place setting, plus what each was poured alongside.

The eight pours

  1. Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
    Valdobbiadene · Veneto

    Aperol Spritz

    Built on Nino Franco’s “Rustico”, a Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (100% Glera, Veneto).

    100% GleraThe base of the Aperol Spritz

    Poured with the prosciutto-wrapped grissini, to open the evening.

  2. Wine 01. Soave Classico DOC
    Fittà, Soave · Veneto

    Suavia “Monte Carbonare” · 2023

    100% Garganega60-year vines on black basalt
    On the nose

    Ripe apricot, lime peel and melon, with white flowers, flint and a wisp of smoke.

    On the palate

    Bright citrus and nectarine over saline, volcanic minerality — a tense, savory finish.

    Poured with the antipasto grazing board.

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  3. Wine 02. Etna Bianco DOC
    Solicchiata, Mount Etna · Sicily

    Pietradolce Etna Bianco · 2024

    100% CarricanteBush vines at 800 m
    On the nose

    Citrus oils and white pineapple with fresh sage, rosemary and crushed stone.

    On the palate

    Crisp orchard fruit and cool herbal tones over a tactile, volcanic-mineral finish.

    Poured with the antipasto grazing board.

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  4. Wine 03. Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG
    Monterotondo, Gavi · Piedmont

    Villa Sparina “Monterotondo” · 2022

    100% CorteseHistoric cru · est. 1945
    On the nose

    Pear skin, dried pineapple and wild herbs, with dried spices and damp earth.

    On the palate

    Round, mellow citrus over a mineral spine — a gentle noble bitterness lifts the fresh finish.

    Poured with the main: mushroom risotto, truffle steak and the cherry balsamic salad.

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  5. Wine 04. Taurasi Riserva DOCG
    Taurasi, Irpinia · Campania

    Tenute Capaldo “Gulielmus” · 2018

    100% AglianicoSingle vineyard · ~6,000 bottles
    On the nose

    Baked cherry and pomegranate with milled black pepper, cured tobacco and espresso.

    On the palate

    Black fruit, plum and sweet spice laced with iron and licorice root — velvety, integrated tannins.

    Poured with the main: mushroom risotto, truffle steak and the cherry balsamic salad.

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  6. Wine 05. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
    Sant’Angelo in Colle · Tuscany

    Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino · 2020

    100% SangioveseAged in large French oak
    On the nose

    Bright cherry and cranberry with dusty sage, blood orange, pressed rose and violet.

    On the palate

    Velvety and deep — wild berries, licorice and tea leaf on fine-grained tannins, to a long, flinty finish.

    Poured with the main: mushroom risotto, truffle steak and the cherry balsamic salad.

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  7. Wine 06. Barolo DOCG
    Barolo, Langhe · Piedmont

    Sandrone “Le Vigne” · 2021

    100% NebbioloA blend of five crus
    On the nose

    Fresh red currant, red cherry and violets with licorice and cedar — tar and roses.

    On the palate

    Full and multilayered — graphite-etched fruit, firm velvety tannins and juicy, woven acidity.

    Poured with the main: mushroom risotto, truffle steak and the cherry balsamic salad.

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  8. Wine 07. Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
    Negrar di Valpolicella · Veneto

    Bussola Recioto Classico · 2019

    Corvina · Corvinone · RondinellaAppassimento · dried 120–180 days
    On the nose

    Dusty rose and violet with dried cherry, mocha and sweet pipe tobacco.

    On the palate

    Sweet yet lifted — juicy red berries, fig and raisin with a balsamic note and a round, supple finish.

    Poured with the cherry panna cotta.

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