Dine with Luca & Francesco de Franco - Calabria
Passione Vino invites you to experience an exclusive wine dinner hosted by the renowned Francesco de Franco, winemaker of A Vita Winery, and Luca Dusi - the mastermind of Passione Vino.
You'll have the chance to drink four 'A Vita wines, perfectly paired with our mouth-watering Calabrian cuisine.
Booking is essential as places are limited
£70 per person
bubbles + 4 wines + 3-course dinner - service included.
Date + time & Location
Tuesday 18th April 2023
6.30 - 9.30 pm
Passione Vino’s Secret Room
6.30 aperitivo, Dinner starts at 7 pm
7 to 9.30 pm WINE and (the usual) FOOD FEAST! A generous regional-themed buffet with a laid-down vibe where you'll have the chance to chat with the winemaker and discuss wines and wow factors with him.
Wines
Each wine is carefully selected for its unique character, reflecting the passion and expertise of Francesco de Franco's heritage.
Malibran – "Sottoriva Col Fondo" IGT, N/V - bubbles
'A Vita – "Leukò" Vino Bianco, 2020 (Greco Bianco + Gaglioppo)
'A Vita –"ROSATO" Calabria IGP, 2020 (Gaglioppo)
'A Vita –"IL ROSSO" Calabria IGP, 2021 (Gaglioppo + Magliocco)
'A Vita –CIRÒ Classico Superiore Riserva DOC 2016 (Gaglioppo)
Menu
Our Calabrian-style dinner menu features a delectable selection of dishes, all perfectly paired with Francesco's wines. Chef Pascal has handpicked the freshest and highest quality ingredients to create a menu that will transport your taste buds to the rolling hills of Calabria - Vegetarian options available on request
Salame calabrese
Spianata calabrese
Pecorino calabrese
Formaggio canestrato calabrese
Olive calabresi
Baccalà e pipazzi (baccalà stufato con pepperoni) - Cod and peppers
Vruacculi I rapa e sazizza (cime di rapa e salsiccia) - Turnip top and Sausages
Cuddrurieddri ( ciambelline salate fritte) - Deep fried salted donuts
Fileja alla ‘nduja (strozzapreti con salsa di 'nduja peperoncino e pomodoro)
Pasta strozzapreti with 'nduja and tomatoes
Info
Email isabel@passionevino.co.uk
or call/whatsapp Isabel +44 7904570964
* Refund policy
Contact Isabel to request a refund - 48 hour notice
** Special dietary requirements
Vegetarian menu available - get in touch
About Franco and his wines...
Calabria, a region located in southern Italy, may not be the first name that pops up in one's mind when discussing Italian wines. However, Calabrian wines are known for their rich history and unique flavours that would satisfy any wine-lover.
After graduating in architecture and a job that takes him between Florence and San Marino for over 20 years, Francesco decides to abandon everything and train in oenology, returning to his native land to live according to the rhythms of nature and recover the family vineyards in Cirò.
His work begins with the 2008 vintage and with the precise idea of wanting to enhance Cirò, his wine and the main grape of this land: Gaglioppo.
"Working organically in the vineyard and with minimal interventions in the cellar is not an end, but tools to best express my idea of local wine, my idea of Cirò". In these words, the meaning of an approach is not an end, but a means to express intense wines of Soil and seasons, of his work and his idea—a true ambassador and dreamer as well as an excellent winemaker.
