Guest Host: Alessia Antinori, Owner, Winemaker

IWM Host: Will Di Nunzio, President

This dinner is a wine event that was centuries in the making, featuring wines so rare they're unavailable anywhere else! Join IWM as we host Alessia Antinori, winemaker and daughter of Marchese Piero Antinori, for a special five-course dinner featuring the extraordinary wines of Alberico. Once called Fiorano, Alberico is an estate with a long, storied past and a history of making some of Italy's most important, most collectable wines. In 1995, Prince Alberico Boncampagni Ludovisi, Alessia's grandfather, made his last vintage at Fiorano, pulling up all the vines except for a few rows of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and some white grape vines left on a caretaker's property. After inheriting a portion of the Prince's land following his death in 2005, Alessia took on the project of nursing these vines back to health, intent on making wine as her grandfather did--organically and with minimal intervention. This unique evening will present old vintages of Fiorano, both its fabled whites and its excruciatingly rare Rosso, as well as offer a taste of Alessia's new Alberico bottlings from the estate's restored vineyards, all paired with handcrafted dishes designed by IWM's own Chef Michael Marcelli and his in-house kitchen staff. It's a unique, extraordinary opportunity to experience Italian winemaking history with the winemaker herself, and it's only available at IWM, the world's leading authority in Italian wine.

Featured Wines & Menu:

Assorted Antipasti
Razza arrosto
Roasted Long Island Skate, Squash Blossom, Grilled Tomato & Basil Agrumato
Gnocchi ricci al ragú
Handmade Curled Gnocchi, Veal & Pork Ragu, Spring Fava & Fresh Ricotta
Scottadito con vignarola
Grilled Lamb Chop, English Pea, Spring Onion, Fava & Guanciale
Dolci
Coconut Panna Cotta, Candied Melon, Rosemary, Apricots

*Wines may be subject to change.
IWM will do our best to accommodate guests' dietary restrictions with advanced notice.