Villa di Geggiano Wine Dinner

Amphora Wine Co. and Kermit Lynch are bringing Andrea Bianchi Bandinelli and his son Gregorio to Boise for a special wine dinner featuring wines from their Villa di Geggiano winery in Siena, Italy! If you love Chianti, this is the five-course meal for you.

Menu:

To Start:

-Prosciutto Tartlets & Beef Fat French Fries with Truffle Aioli

Wine Pairing: 2015 Gregoletto Prosecco Sui Lieviti

First Course:

-Celeriac Soup with Acme Toast

-Local Pork Terrine with Housemade Pickles and Caselvetrano Olives

Wine Pairing: 2015 Toscana IGT 'Bandinello'

Second Course:

-Housemade Gnocchi with Chanterelles and Pancetta

Wine Pairing: 2013 Chianti Classico

Main Course:

Roasted Purple Sage Farms Leg of Lamb with Seasonal Veggies

Wine Pairings:

-2011 Chianti Classico Riserva

-2007 Chianti Classico Riserva

-1997 Chianti Classico Riserva

To End:

-Assorted Cheeses and Housemade Cookies

More info about Villa di Geggiano:

The Villa di Geggiano vineyards are located in the southern part of the Chianti Classico near Siena at an altitude ranging from 300 to 350 metres. The average age of the vines is about twelve years, but some Sangiovese plants have been preserved for over thirty-five years.

The first documents which testify to the family’s wine making activity date back to 1725 when Niccolò Bandinelli, who was producing wine in the cellars of the Villa, started exporting to Great Britain.

Today, brothers Andrea and Alessandro Boscu Bianchi Bandinelli, and partner Malcolm Caplan, follow the principles of organic farming in the management of the Villa’s 50-acre estate. Organic farming, using traditional wine making techniques supported by state-of-the-art analytical controls, combined with the careful selection of grapes, ensures we produce top quality wines that are available at prestigious shops, restaurants and hotels.