Ambrosia’s December Wine Dinner celebrates Sicilian cuisine and wine

Ambrosia’s last wine dinner of the year at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 3, will take you to the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Sicilian cuisine is an intricate lesson in history—it shows traces of all cultures that have existed on the island of Sicily over the past two millennia. While it has a lot in common with Italian cuisine, it also has Greek, Spanish, French and Arab influences.

The five-course dinner, prepared by Ambrosia’s culinary staff headed by Ryan Blaze will be paired with six Sicilian wines.

Our host for the night is Patricia Zanatta, the regional director of Taub Family Selections. She will share her deep knowledge of each wine and the Sicilian wine region as a whole.

This five-course wine dinner with wine costs $65.00 per person. Purchase 12 or more bottles at the dinner and receive a 10% discount. Space is limited to 25 people, please call 541-342-4141 now to book your seats. We hope to see you there!

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The Cuisine of Sicily Wine Dinner Menu

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

COURSE ONE
Caponata
Eggplant Caponata, crostini, shaved pecorino
Planeta Etna Bianco 2016

COURSE TWO
Arancini
Fried creamy arborio rice with wild mushrooms, pomegranate aioli
Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2016

COURSE  THREE
Lamb Spezzatino
Lamb stew with saffron and mint
Planeta Mamertino Nero D’avola\Nocera 2015
Planeta Santa Sicilia Nero d’Avola 2016

COURSE FOUR
Involtini di Pesce-Spada
Roasted swordfish stuffed with capers, olives, breadcrumbs, salmoriglio, risotto
Planeta Burdese (Cab. and Cab Franc) 2013

COURSE FIVE
Cassata Siciliana
Traditional sponge cake and marzipan topped with candied pears, maraschino cherries, lemon zest
Planeta La Segreta Grillo 2016

Eric Dietrich & Ryan Blaze Culinary Team
Nick Kennedy & William Varin Service
Armen Kevrekian Owner & Sommelier

Menu may change slightly due to availability of ingredients.