The Tuscans have been doing natural wine way before it was cool (think: the Renaissance), and you can channel your inner Michelangelo at this week’s wine dinner at Forage on Tuesday, August 29th. Let wine guru Stan Hilbert take you on a tasting adventure through Italy’s sixth largest wine-producing region with four pours that span from Tyrrhenian coastline inland toward the Apennine Mountains. Chef Eric Cooper has four perfectly-paired courses planned, including Chamomile Cured Arctic Char with Confit Garlic Puree, Cucumber and Charcoal Salt paired with 2022 Trebbiano “La Cerretina,” Pacina; and Beef Sugo with Fried Polenta, Carrot & Celery Salad, Asparagus Vinegar paired with 2022 Alicante… “Un Litro,” Ampeleia. Take a peek at the full menu below and snag a reservation here to dine indoors or enjoy a late summer evening on the patio; dinner costs $110 per person. If you prefer your own backyard or a picnic blanket you can also order your dinner to go for two for $160, which includes all your wines.
If you like anything you sip at dinner, you can skip the airfare to Italy and take home a few bottles at retail prices instead, and be sure to check out Hilbert’s new wine shop in Dedham if you’re looking for more small, independent, natural wines.
Tuscany Wine Dinner Menu
OMNIVORE
Summer Panzanella
Heirloom Tomatoes, Charred Sweet Pepper, Sweet Corn, Iggy’s Bread
2021 “Annick,” Cosimo Maria Masini
Chamomile Cured Arctic Char
Confit Garlic Puree, Cucumber, Charcoal Salt
2022 Trebbiano “La Cerretina,” Pacina
Beef Sugo
Fried Polenta, Carrot & Celery Salad, Asparagus Vinegar
2022 Alicante… “Un Litro,” Ampeleia
Vivace, Cato Corner, CT
Golden Alexander Cultured Butter, Autumn Olive Mostarda, Rye Toast
2021 Chianti Classico, MonteBernardi
VEGETARIAN
Summer Panzanella
Heirloom Tomatoes, Charred Sweet Pepper, Sweet Corn, Iggy’s Bread
2021 “Annick,” Cosimo Maria Masini
Chamomile Cured Arctic Char
Confit Garlic Puree, Cucumber, Charcoal Salt
2022 Trebbiano “La Cerretina,” Pacina
Mushroom and Black Barley Sugo
Fried Polenta, Carrot & Celery Salad, Asparagus Vinegar
2022 Alicante… “Un Litro,” Ampeleia
Vivace, Cato Corner, CT
Golden Alexander Cultured Butter, Autumn Olive Mostarda, Rye Toast
2021 Chianti Classico, MonteBernardi
