Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar will celebrate the flavors of spring—the year’s most delectable season—at its next Taste & Learn event, to be held Saturday, March 25. Chef Francesco DiCaudo will prepare an evocative menu replete with to accompany this month’s wines from the historic E. Pira & Figli winery in Barolo, Italy. Known, of course, for the magnificent Nebbiolo grape Barolo is located in the Piedmont region produces some of the world’s most exquisite wines.
The wine-and-food-pairing experience includes a guided tasting of four wines and takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. in the restaurant’s private dining room.
The menu pairings for the March 25 Taste & Learn include:
La Colombera “Derthona” Timorasso, 2012 with Ricciola in Tartare
Amberjack tartar, fennel, blood orange, green tea
E. Pira & Figli, Dolcetto d’Alba, 2014, with Sfomatino Tiepido ai Carciofi
Warm artichoke flan, castelmagno cheese fondue, duck prosciutto
E. Pira & Figli, Dolcetto d’Alba, 2013, with Tarjarin e Animelle
Thirty Yolks Taglierini, mushroom and veal sweetbread ragu
E. Pira & Figli, Barolo, Cannubi, 2006, with Spezzatino d’Anatra
Duck stew, sunchoke and cabbage
Under the direction of Gino Ferraro, Ferraro’s wine selection places special emphasis on presenting a broad and deep range of Italian wines, such as Barolo from Bartolo Mascarello, Bruno Giacosa and Giacomo Conterno; Barbaresco from Marchese dei Gresy and Produttori del Barbaresco; Brunello from Biondi Santi; Amarone from Bertani and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from Emidio Pepe. Ferraro’s has been recognized with Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence” and the Wine Enthusiast award.
Space for this intimate event is limited and tickets (tax and tip included) are $65 per person. To make reservations, call (702) 364-5300.
