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Request for wine recommendations

Help!!! I am planning an Italian wine dinner for a group of friends. I have come up with a menu that I can handle without giving myself a nervous breakdown. If only the wine selections were so easy! I have sought help at several local wine stores and of course I have received greatly varying recommendations. One consistent suggestion was to serve a prosecco - three different people suggested serving it with the cheese course while two people suggested serving with the crostini. Only one person suggested an amarone with the sliced grilled steak; while several other people really discouraged it. The person who suggested serving the amarone also suggested serving a barbera with the cheese course (far different from the prosecco idea!). I would really appreciate any assistance! At this point my head is spinning and I have not even narrowed down the types/regions of the wines (other than Italian). Please see my purposed menu below (I am also open to changes in the menu if you think something is problematic). Thank you in advance for any guidance anyone can provide.

Kathleen Parker, Houston, Texas kparker149@comcast.net

Antipasti: Chicken liver crostini, Olive tapanade crostini, Tomato, caper, and garlic crostini

Primo: Penne with green beans and pesto

Secondo: sliced grilled steak with arugula, shaved parmigiano, and truffle oil

Formaggi: Gorgonzola Dolce Creamy young cows milk cheese from Lombardy, Piave cows milk cheese from Veneto (similar to parmigiano but sweeter), Pecorino Toscana young sheeps milk cheese from Tuscany; cheeses to be served with honey and fresh fruit

Dolce: Biscotti and Vin Santo

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Posted 2008-04-03T13:32:29Z
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My final menu and wine pairings:

Aperitiv

Selection of salty snacks

N.V. Zardetto Prosecco Brut

(Italy, Veneto)

Antipasti

Chicken liver crostini

Olive tapanade crostini

Tomato, caper, and garlic crostini

2006 Tommasi Pinot Grigio Le Rosse Venezie IGT

(Italy, Veneto, Venezie IGT) Primo Penne with fresh green beans and basil pesto

2006 Prà Soave Classico

(Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico)

Secondo

Sliced grilled ribeye steak

with shaved Grana Padano Stravecchio and black truffle oil

served on a bed of organic baby arugula

1999 La Magia Brunello di Montalcino

(Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino)

Formaggi

La Tur – blend of goat, cow and sheep’s milk, Piedmont

Boschetto al Tartufo – cow and sheep’s milk with white truffles, Tuscany

Fiore di Sardegna – sheep’s milk, Sardinia Served with local honey and fresh fruit

2001 Cascina Castle't Barbera d'Asti Superiore Passum

(Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti Superiore)

Dolce Biscotti

2000 San Felice Vin Santo del Chianti Classico

(Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Vin Santo del Chianti Classico)

Café

Espresso

American coffee Digestiv

Lemoncello

Posted 2008-04-08T22:37:32Z

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