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Triple-Cream Washed-Rind Organic Cows Milk Cheese Crostini Jamn Ibrico de Bellota Iberian Pata Negra Serrano Ham Modena Pedroni Extravecchio 25-Years Balsamic And Minced Basil Wine Pairing #1: 2006 Oasi Degli Angeli Kupra Marche IGT 100% Grenache Production: Less Than 600 Bottles Total Production-Not Imported to US Note: Marco Casolanetti and Eleonora Rossi produce this wine from Grenache vines more than a century old. Originally, local farmers called this variety Bordo. After DNA analysis, it was found that these plants were Grenache, most probably from Sardinia. The vineyard is very small (with extremely old vines) and consequently, the production amounts to only bottles per year. Mela Verde Crostini 10 Year Old Cheddar with Cider-Butter-Reduction Wine Pairing #2: 2006 Tili L'ETRUSCO Umbria IGT Blend: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay Production: Less Than 1000 Bottle Total Production-Not Imported to US Note: The color is pale yellow, greenish, and has very young and intense shades. The nose is delicate and elegant: there are yeast and bread crust, floral aromas and a hint of peach. In its totality the smell is discreet and classy. In the mouth, volume and acidity are well balanced with a fruity aftertaste. Overall this is a wine of elegance and possesses a stellar expression pattern of the fruit that creates this wine.

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Uovo la coque per Condividere Snow-King-Crab Pecorino Truffle Clarified-Butter Shellfish-Stock-Reduction Porcini-Puree and Spring Peas Wine Pairing #3: Krug Brut Rose NV Notes: While produced in a manner similar to other Krug Champagnes and stylistically consistent, it nevertheless presents a uniquely exotic and intriguing set of aromas and flavors. Krug Ros is a unique blend that spans four to six different vintages, three grape varieties, and encompasses all the complexities of the Krug style. It is aged for a minimum of six years before release. Krug Ros is produced only occasionally and in strictly limited quantitiesEvery lover of the good things in life should try this masterpiece at least once. It is the ultimate ros and in a class of Champagnes that escalates the art above such classics as Dom Perignon in exclusiveness, taste and character! Critics Scores: WS-95 WE-94 RP-93

Il primo
Duck Confit White-Truffle-Tagliatella Roasted Tomato Sauce Zucchini-Puree and Parmigiano-Reggiano Wine Pairing #4: 2003 Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana IGT 100% Merlot (Scoring 95 pts WS) Production: 500 Cases Note: Intense aromas of raspberry sauce with vanilla cream. Full-bodied, soft and round, with lots of fruit and a caressing, seductive texture on the finish. Big and juicy. Blockbuster. Merlot. Best after 2007-Difficult to find and harder to keep.

Il secondo
Petite Planked Scottish Atlantic Salmon Blood Orange Ginger Glaze Chilled Garlic-Roasted Asparagus Prosciutto Pine Nuts and Egg Wine Pairing #5: 2004 Tili Assisi Rosso Reserve 100% Sangiovese Production: Less Than 2,000 Bottle Total Production-Not Imported to the US Note: Bright red, the nose gives off aromas of stable, red fruits, ink. In the mouth it is round, persistent and full of earth and red fruits such as strawberry. Very soft and light tannins. Another vintage collectible listed at five stars, a masterpiece for real wine connoisseurs. Piccolo Bison Filetto Lemon Olive-Oil Shaved-Foie Gras Sherry Cream And Roasted Savory New Jersey Sweet Potatoes Wine Paring #6: 2005 Punica Barrua 85% Carignane, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Melot 2009 Tre Bicchieri Award Winner- One of the Top Wine Awards In Italy How Big Of A Deal: Award derived from tastings from 2,250 Producers, 25,000 Wines, resulting in ONLY 338 Tre Bicchieri Awards in 2009-and this is one of them (requires 10 hours decanting time) Note: From the Producer of Sassicaia-Rich and Opulent-Sardinia in Origin