Wine Pairing Dinner on Nov 13th at 7:00 PM, $70 / person ($35 is for the reservation)
Gobble Gobble, Mangia Mangia!
A five-course Italian wine-pairing dinner Join Always Flavored’s Rita in the kitchen with gastronomic delights, and City Vino’s Rita
90% Mauzac with the remainder being Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc. A lively sparkling Brut from the Limoux DOC, where monks were making sparkling wine 100yrs before Champagne. Flavors of ripe pear, fresh ginger, almond skin and candied lemon zest.
40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Sauvignon Gris, 20% Semillon. Very aromatic, floral and fresh nose, with nuances of white peach and flint. Notes of honey, apple, pear, lime, and minerality.
60% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 10% Syrah. Limpid, brilliant pink color. The nose is fragrant with white blossoms and honeysuckle, layered over ripe stone fruit such as peach and apricot, lifted by red berry tones of strawberry, raspberry, and red cherry. On
70% Tannat, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is deep ruby with black tinges in color. Aromas of violets, black plum, blackberry, bramble, earth, concrete, with lighter notes of dried berries, and smoke. On the palate, favors of potpourri,
Rioja, Spain: not exactly the most obscure wine region on the planet when it comes to producing gorgeous, internationally recognized wine. In fact, it was just a few days ago, on October 30th, 2025, that James Suckling announced the Top 100 Most Prestigious Wines of Spain. After evaluating 3,500 wines this past year, Rioja was crowned the best wine region in Spain for the third year in a row.
Tucked into Italy’s far northeastern corner, where the Alps tumble down toward the Adriatic and the borders of Austria and Slovenia blur, lies a region that quietly produces some of the country’s most elegant and expressive wines, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It’s a place of contrasts: mountains and sea, Italian warmth and Central European precision, centuries-old tradition and cutting-edge experimentation. For generations, this cultural crossroads has been a meeting ground for empires, merchants, and migrants, and today, for wine lovers seeking something both authentic and quietly extraordinary.
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