Montevertine, Dinner with the Winemaker

A preview of a "little" dinner we had at home with Montevertine's winemaker, Martino Manetti...

Cerignola and Castelveltrano Olives + Tomato Bruschetta

Oysters on the Half Shell

Grilled Shrimp

Brandade Stuffed Squid

Squid on Grill

Cheese: Pecorino l'Olivia

Sheep's milk cheese from Tuscany (also had another Tuscan sheep's milk cheese, Pecorino Tenerina)

Cheese: L'Charmand

Raw cow's milk cheese from Switzerland

Le Pergole Torte 2006

I don't always remember wines by their proper full family names; only by some nickname that I can remember, whether it's some trigger for

Bread Salad

Green Beans, Squash and Arugula, and Bread Salad

Roasted Potatoes

Grilled Eggplant

Pasta

Wine: Montevertine

Montervertine Corks

Whole Ribeye

Ribeye Steak

Ribeye Cap

Guess who snatched the rib cap from the block, ducked down behind the counter, and gnawed away at the dry, dirty fetid piece of bloody raw deliciousness? (It might have been me, or so some pictures of an Asian girl in an electric blue silk jumpsuit say, but I don't recall doing that. No, I sure don't.)

Ribeye Steaks on the Grill

Ribeyes

Ribeye

Roast Lamb Shoulder in Pesto with White Beans

Lamb Shoulder and Pesto

Lamb Chop

Tuscan Grill Dinner Table

grilled ribeye, pesto braised lamb shoulder and white beans, lamb chops, eggplant, squash salad, green beans, bread salad

Dark Chocolate Gelato with Strawberries and Fennel

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