The Opolo Winemaker’s Dinner at
Francesca’s Bellezza features wines
from California’s Opolo Vineyards. Tickets are $52 per person, excluding tax
and gratuity. Reservations are required.
The evening starts with Cicchetti,
an assortment of small bites paired with Opolo
Sparkling Wine. This is followed by Capesante e Arancia, pearl pasta
with jumbo sea scallops and baby spinach in blood orange sauce paired with 2010 Roussanne. The next course is Papardelle
con Anatra, papardelle pasta with a duck confit, vegetables, stewed
tomatoes, oregano and parmesan cheese. Opolo’s 2007 Grande Rouge is the perfect pairing for this course. The final
course is Filetto con Polenta, pan-roasted beef tenderloin topped with
mascarpone polenta and black cherry pepper reduction paired with 2010 Mountain Zinfandel.
