10/23 Tastemaker Dinner with Mateja Gravner
October 23, 2024 until October 23, 2024
The Story Behind the Tastemaker Series
The greatest, most memorable wine tastings are the ones where the winemaker invites you into their home, lays out a spread of food, opens up bottles, and tells you their story. It is intimate, illuminating, and unforgettable.
Our Tastemaker Dinner series aims to recreate that same feeling. We set our private dining room up so that there are no more than 12 gathered around a table, including the winemaker. Our chefs write the menu with the terroir of the region in mind (if it grows together, it goes together), and all are transported for a night of stellar wine drinking.
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Join us for an exclusive wine dinner featuring some of the most profound and thought-provoking wines from a region that has been traded between Italy, Nazi Germany, Yugoslavia, and Slovenia.
Joško Gravner’s journey as acclaimed Friulian winemaker & champion of ancient Georgian vinicultural methods is legendary. Often regarded as one of the pioneers of “orange wine”, his wines stand apart in the world of skin-contact wines - long-aged, complex, and deeply expressive - reflecting centuries of tradition and the terroir of Italy's Northeasternmost corner.
Today, Joško’s daughter, Mateja, runs the family estate, continuing the family tradition of long aged, long lived, and profound skin contact wines.
We invite you to join Mateja around the table for an unforgettable evening, where you’ll have the chance to taste and explore the magic behind these singular wines. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to connect with the legacy and innovation of one of the most influential winemaking families in Italy.
FIRST COURSE
CICORIA | chicory, guanciale vinaigrette, pickled apple
2016 Gravner Ribolla Venezia-Giulia Bianco
SECOND COURSE
COTECHINO | pork sausage, polenta, mustard green
2015 Gravner, Ribolla Gialla Venezia-Giulia
THIRD COURSE
CJALZON | pumpkin, brown butter, montasio
2010 Gravner Ribolla Reserva Venezia-Giulia Bianco [en magnum]
FOURTH COURSE
STINCO DI MAIALE | pork shank, cherry, pork jus, cabbage
2009 Gravner Rosso Breg Venezia-Giulia Rosso
2007 Gravner Rosso Rujno Venezia-Giulia Rosso
DESSERT
GUBANA | walnut, raisin, cocoa, whipped cream