Please join us for our August Wine Dinner

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A Taste of Sicilia

This month’s dinner features the food and wine of Sicilia, one of Italy’s two island regions. Sicilia’s diverse cooking reflects centuries of foreign occupation by the Greeks, Arabs, Spaniards, French, and continental Italians, among others. Sicilia is Italy’s largest wine producer, and each year recieves acclaim for the dramatic gains in the quality of its wines.

ANTIPASTO
Antipasto Misto
Saffron arancini, eggplant “polpetti,”
stuffed bell peppers

Cantine Barbera Inzolia 2007

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PRIMO
Spaghetti con Bottarga
Preserved tuna roe, garlic, parsley

Cantine Barbera Nero d’Avola 2007

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SECONDO
Involtini d’Agnello
Lamb rolled with pine nuts, currants, and
herbs, served with five cheese potato pie

Gulfi Rosso Sicilia “Rossojbleo” 2006

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DOLCE
Cannoli
Stuffed with sweetened ricotta

Palladino Moscato d’Asti 2007

$55.00 per Person
Please call for reservations
303.938.8800

It's summertime, and great things are coming from our local farmers. Sweet corn, heirloom tomatoes, beans, squash, peaches, cherries...it doesn't get any better.

Chef Alex is changing the menu and offering new specials as new ingredients come into the market and reach their peak flavor.

Please join us soon for a memorable lunch or dinner.

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By the Glass:
Inama Vin Soave Classico 2007 ($9) - 100% Garganega, Veneto. Year after year Stefano Inama turns out an array of outstanding wines from the Veneto. His Soave Classico has a rounded nose with floral, nutty notes. The palate has lovely mineral-edged ripe fruit and fresh acidity. This is a delicious Soave in a rich, bold style.



By the Bottle:
Santa Barbara Verdicchio Le Vaglie 2007 ($49) - 100% Verdicchio, Marche. Awarded Tre Bicchiere by the Gambero Rosso guide to Italian wines, this wine is complex and full-bodied, comparable to a French white from southern Burgundy. It has great rich character, combined with food-friendly acid. The wine is mineral-driven with hints of citrus and pear. It's wonderful by itself as well as with food.










A hard drinker, being at table, was offered grapes at dessert. "Thank you," said he, pushing the dish away from him, "but I am not in the habit of taking my wine in pills."
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste

By the Glass:

Fontanafredda Barbera Briccotondo 2008 ($9) - 100% Barbera, Seralunga d'Alba. The grapes for this wine are grown on estate-owned vineyards located on hillsides in the Monferrato and Langhe region of Piemonte. It’s ruby-red in color with purple highlights. The nose is packed with black fruit, especially blackberries and plums, with slight spicy overtones hinting at black pepper and cinnamon. Sweet, soft tannins come together in a closely-woven texture that merges with the fruit, while a crisp freshness provides a long, tasty finish.






By the Bottle:

Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2007 ($50) - 100% Nebbiolo. Produttori del Barbaresco is a co-op located in the center of Barbaresco. 2007 was such a great year that they debated whether or not to make a Langhe Nebbiolo, since they easily could have bottled and sold it as Barbaresco. This wine is ripe and generous, with bright spicy aromas and deep red fruits. Six months of barrel aging have softened the tannins of this juicy, succulent red, yet not at the cost of its acidity. With hints of fresh-cut violets and anise on the nose and a palate brimming with ripe raspberry, cherry fruit and forest floor, this red possesses the elegance of a much pricier Piemonte offering. Gambero Rosso awarded it Due Bicchiere and rated it an an especially good value.

Colorado Peaches - August's Ingredient of the Month

The incomparable Colorado Peach is the centerpiece of our newest dessert, Palisade Peach Melba Savarin Cake. Fresh peaches are poached in Moscato d'Asti and served with a French yeast cake with mascarpone gelato and fresh raspberry sauce.

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Weekdays – 5 to 6:30

There’s no better way to end your workday or start your evening than Happy Hour on our patio or in our Library Bar

Enjoy delicious Stuzzechini (small bites) along with $3 beers, $4 wines and Italian cocktails, and $5 top-shelf martinis

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