Ferraro’s Ristorante invites guests to experience its next Taste & Learn on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. with wines from Tuscany’s Vallepicciola vineyards. Taste & Learn is Ferraro’s popular, monthly wine-tasting event that provides illuminating wine education along with a menu of imaginative, authentic Italian small plates created by Ferraro’s executive chef Mimmo Ferraro.
The full menu of wine and food pairings follows:
Vallepiocciola Chardonnay (100 point wine of the year)
Branzino con Porri Brasato
Mediterranean Sea Bass with braised leeks, raisins, pine nuts
Vellepicciola Chianti Classico
Ragu di Cinghiale, Polenta, Taleggio
Wild Boar Ragu, cornmeal, Taleggio cream
Mordese Cabernet Franc
Gnocchi Fritti, Gorgonzola, Arugula, Noci
Pan Fried potato dumpling, Gorgonzola Cream, Micro Arugula, Walnuts
Migliore (100 point wine of the year)
Costata di Vitello
Porcini Rubbed Veal Ribeye, Cannellini Beans, Escarole
Tickets for the all-inclusive experience are $150 per person, and space is limited. To make reservations, click here or please call (702) 364-5300.