Italian Wine Tasting and Cooking Class
Thursday, July 23rd
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific Time
Wine and dine with a master sommelier while cooking appetizers with a chef from Italy!
In partnership with our friends at Crunchy Red Fruit, experience an in-depth wine tasting created specifically to accompany this recipe. During class, you will cook three different crostini with Gaia and a master sommelier will guide you through tasting various pairings of hand-selected wines.
Reserve a spot in class through The Table Less Traveled and purchase the wines to taste in class by heading over to Crunchy Red Fruit and selecting the curated box for this class. Purchase your wines by Friday, July 3rd to guarantee shipment by class date.
~ THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT ~
Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Crostini
Serves 2-3
Italian bread or any bread of your choice (4 slices per person)
Zucchini Topping
Paired with Colle Stefano Rosa di Elena Rosé
1 onion
2-3 zucchini
Mint
Oregano
A few teaspoons white wine vinegar
Mushroom Topping
Paired with Castellani Chianti Colli Senesi
300 (4 cups) grams mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
A bunch of parsley
A glass of white wine
Cannellini Bean Cream Topping
Paired with Talamonti Trabochetto Pecorino
1 can cannellini beans or white kidney beans
Rosemary
Pancetta in cubes (or sliced bacon if not available)
4 garlic cloves
Salt
Black pepper
Chilli powder
Extra virgin olive oil
Equipment
Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here such as cutlery, dishes, mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Any additional equipment is listed here.
blender/hand-blender
3 or 4 small and/or medium frying pan
Oven
3 wine glasses per person
General Steps
Prepare crostini toppings.
Enjoy your appetizer with each of your wines!