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Mt. Etna Wine Dinner With Giuseppe Russo

Cost: $175

join us for a unique night with the owner and winemaker of one of the most exciting wineries on mount etna in sicily, giuseppe russo.

we'll taste through multiple vintages and different contradas, all paired with avec chef dylan patel's dishes. It will be an amazing opportunity to taste these small-production wines and hear what makes volcanic terroir so special.

giuseppe russo had been studying to be a pianist when his father girolamo died unexpectedly in 2005. he then came back home to mount etna to take over the family vineyards. since that time, he has been organically farming these old vines, planted on ancient lava flows called ‘sciare,’ some of them more than 100 years old, making etheral burgundian-style reds from vineyards topping 1000m in altitude.

- menu -

course 1: tuna crudo with orange agrumato, toasted fennel, sweet onion, and capers

pairing: 2024 Etna Bianco San Lorenzo DOC

course 2: campanelle pasta alla norma with eggplant conserva, ricotta, and basil

pairing: 2022 Calderara Sottana Etna Rosso

course 3: swordfish and mussel stew with braised lamb and hearth-baked flatbread

pairing: 2021 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo DOC

course 4: slow-roasted half chicken with braised trumpet mushrooms, toasted pistachios, and lemon

pairing: 2020 Etna Rosso Feudo DOC

course 5: cannoli trio

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