Take a little tour of Italy’s smallest winemaking region by way of Cambridge with your friends at Forage on Tuesday, October 25th. The Vallée d’Aoste is in the far northwest corner of Italy, bordering Switzerland and France to the north and west, and Piedmont to the south. The region has the highest elevated vineyards in Europe so you can expect some very interesting alpine wines made from grapes that don’t grow anywhere else like Morgex and Ariver for this week’s dinner. Chef Eric Cooper has put together some stellar plates to pair with wine guru Stan Hilbert’s picks, like Mushrooms on Toast with pine cone toum paired with 2020 Cornalin “Vigne Rovettaz,” Grosjean (check out the full menu below).
Choose either an omnivore or vegetarian spread and grab a reservation here between 5:00 and 8:45pm; dinner costs $95 per person, which includes all your food and wine before tax and tip. If you prefer to stay in, get dinner and wine for two packed up to go here for $160. Check out Forage on their socials (IG and FB) for updates on their weekly wine dinner series and other goings-on, or sign up for their weekly newsletter on their website, and call 617-576-5444 with any Qs.
Vallée d’Aoste Wine Dinner Menu
Omnivore
Squash Soup
Crispy Sopressata
2021 Petite Arvine, Nicola del Negro
Mushrooms On Toast
Pine Cone Toum
2020 Cornalin “Vigne Rovettaz,” Grosjean
Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder
Sweet Potato & Blue Cheese Gratin, Celery Root Slaw
2020 Badebec Rosso, Cuneaz Nadir
Wilde Field, Cow’s Milk, High Lawn Farm, MA
Cork Leaf Roasted Potato, Apple, Squash Honey, Boiled Cider
2019 Gamay, Diego Curtaz
Vegetarian
Squash Soup
Smoked Paprika Croutons
2021 Petite Arvine, Nicola del Negro
Mushrooms On Toast
Pine Cone Toum
2020 Cornalin “Vigne Rovettaz,” Grosjean
Red Lentil Fritter
Sweet Potato & Blue Cheese Gratin, Celery Root Slaw
2020 Badebec Rosso, Cuneaz Nadir
Wilde Field, Cow’s Milk, High Lawn Farm, MA
Cork Leaf Roasted Potato, Apple, Squash Honey, Boiled Cider
2019 Gamay, Diego Curtaz
