16 seats left – Pio Cesare wine dinner this Monday October 29th

Patrick Bazin will perfectly pair the wines of Pio Cesare Winery.
Pio Boffa owner and winemaker of Pio Cesare Winery will attend and discuss each wine.
Make reservations at 703-255-7212
(Menu listed below)

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Friday Nov. 2nd Riesling Tasting 6:00 – 8:30pm

I.V. Kimberly from Billington Imort will demystify and debunk the stereotypes of Rieslings – possibily the most sophisticated grape availiable for wine making.  We will be pouring several Rieslings.
Riesling gives wine lovers the finest example of the important complementary role that sugar and acid play in a wine’s overall balance.
Things to look for on Riesling [...]

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Wine Tasting Saturday October 20th 5:00 – 8:00pm

Jim Futrell of Republic National Distributing will be pouring wines from 5:00 – 8:00p.m. this Saturday October 20th
Wines to be sampled:
Feudi di San Gregorio, Fiano Campania – $17.98
Light gold in the glass with a greenish hue, this wine has a very distinct and strange nose of smoke, kerosene, and wet leaves. In the mouth it [...]

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Pio Cesare Wines at Dinner

2005 Cortese di Gavi – Gavi is made in limited quanitites from Cortese grapes harvested from the hilly vineyards in Gavi. Pio Cesare carefully chooses the vintage time and imposes strict grape selection criteria to ensure the characteristics which give Gavi its unique style.
Gavi is a clear straw yellow, with green reflections. The bouquet is [...]

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October 29th Pio Cesare Wine Dinner

Bazin’s on Church
& Church Street Cellars
FEATURING

Pio Boffa, Owner & Winemaker
For a
Pio Cesare Winery Dinner
Monday, October 29th, 2007
$125 per person excluding tax and tips  (seating is limited)
6:30 Hor D’ourves    7:15 Dinner
Menu
Hor D’ourves
Scharffenber Cellars Brut N.V.
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Crab Medusa
Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette
2005 Cortese Di Gavi
Prosciutto Wrapped Cod
Creamy Orzo Pasta, Basil Oil, Lemon Sauce
2005 Chardonnay Piodilei
Rabbit Confit
Wild Mushrooms, Mascarpone Polenta, Aged [...]

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Henscke Vineyards

My latest shipment of Henschke wines has arrived.  Very limited, extremely hard to get and expensive.  But truely one of the great producers in Australia.
History 
The Henschke family is one of the longest-established names in the Barossa. Johann Christian Henschke purchased land for a farm at Keyneton in 1861, after fleeing religious persecution in Kutschlau, Silesia [...]

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