ReelHouse East Boston's Meet the Winemaker Dinner with Bovio Winery

FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2020 AT 6:30PMJOIN US FOR A SPECIAL 5 COURSE TASTING MENU CRAFTED BY EXECUTIVE CHEF, ZOLTAN KOSA, ACCOMPANIED BY SELECTED WINE PAIRINGS WITH MATTEO FRANCHI, WINEMAKER FROM BOVIO WINERY IN PIEDMONT. $100 per person inclusive of Tax and Gratuity MENU First Course Ceviche of New Bedford Scallop - Lemon Oil – Pepper Coulis _Bovio Chardonnay_ Second Course Braised Spanish Octopus – Lardon – Pearl Onion- Roasted Parsnip Puree _Bovio Barbera d'Alba Il Ciotto 2017_ Third Course Elite Prime Sirloin- Potato Darphin – Baby Carrot Pickle – Shallot Confit _Bovio Barolo Normale 2015_ Fourth Course Dark Chocolate Pate – Blackberry- pastry crunch _Bovio Barolo Single Vineyard Arborina 2013_ Fifth Course Gorgonzola Cremificato _Bovio Barolo Single Vineyard Gattera 2013_ Matteo Franchi is the young winemaker at Azienda Agricola Bovio Gianfranco in La Morra. He started working with the winery’s founder, Gianfranco Bovio, in 2014 and took over the production side of things when the older man died in 2016. 2014 is a rather infamous year for Barolo and the red wines of Piedmont, since it featured an unusually cool and wet fall. Much of the Nebbiolo harvested was declassified from single cru’s or even Barolo DOCG wines. At Bovio they cut production to less than 1,000 cases of Barolo, blending the best grapes from their prized holdings at Arborina and Gattera, neglecting to make single vineyard bottlings from the two celebrated La Morra vineyards.