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Sunday June 5th Special Dinner Event with Leonardo LoCascio at Drago Centro

Special Dinner Event with Leonardo LoCascio

Sunday, June 5th at 7:30pm

Drago Centro, Downtown Los Angeles

Ian Blackburn, Founder of LearnAboutWine, in collaboration with Celestino Drago owner/chef
of Drago Centro (downtown Los Angeles) hosted a special dinner event welcoming the wine celebrity,
Leonardo LoCascio, President and CEO of Winebow Inc.

Mr. LoCascio is one of the worlds foremost Italian wine experts and one of Robert Parker’s
“Most Influential Wine Personalities” – and he is making a rare Southern California appearance!

This intimate dinner featured a number of Italy’s finest small artisan producers,
paired with 4-course-meal.

Dinner  & Wine List

Passed Mixed Appetizers

Beef tartar bone marrow panna cotta salt cod croquetes assorted pizza’s ? margherita, sausage, bianca bocconcini mozzarella, basil crème

Bruno Giacosa Spumante 2004

Zardetto Prosecco NV

Maculan Pino & Toi 2010

First Course (pasta/fish), White Wine Course

Seared diver scallop, agnolotti, lemon, chile

Poggio al Tesoro Vermentino 2009

Tiefenbrunner Pinot Bianco 2009

Tasca D’Almerita Leone 2009

Second Course (meat), Red Wine Course

Duo of prime beef, rapini, pomme delphine, saltimbocca sauce

Allegrini La Grola 2006

Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2004

Montevetrano 2005

Dessert Course, Dessert Wine Course

Vanilla panna cotta, wild market berries, basil cake, sunflower seeds

Maculan Dindarello 2009

Falesco Pomele Rosso 2009

Jacopo Poli Miele NV

20 Glass mat – CULT WINE

blog by Alice Hama

 

LAW Facts

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