Sunday, November 8th at 6:30pm
5 courses, $375 per person, excluding tax and gratuity
Reservations required. Call to reserve, 540-253-5501. A credit card is required with your reservation. Please alert us of any food allergies when you make your reservation. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all food allergies.
This exclusive event is like no other in the DC metropolitan area, and features a lavish 5 course menu with wine pairings by G.D. Vajra of Barolo, Italy. Known as the ‘diamonds of the kitchen’ the white truffle from Alba, Italy is difficult to find and impossible to cultivate. We invite you to join us in celebrating the world’s most magnificent and sought after fungi, and over two decades of friendship with the Vaira family! Each course is thoughtfully created to compliment the wines of G.D. Vajra, and to enhance the aroma and unique flavor of the white truffle. Giuseppe Vaira will once again be joining us to present his family’s wines for this year’s dinner.
“Aldo and Milena Vaira are among the quietest and most introspective of Piedmont’s top echelon growers. It is the wines that do the talking here, and they do that ever so eloquently.”
– Antonio Galloni
Antipasto di benvenuto
Welcome appetizer
G. D. Vajra Extra Brut Rose ‘N. S. delle Neve’ NV
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Bruschetta con porri e funghi
Braised leeks with foraged mushrooms, beurre blanc
G. D. Vajra Riesling ‘Pétracine’ 2025
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Tortellini di riso e mandorla, con tartufo bianco
Tortellini with almond and Maine lobster, with shaved white Alba truffle
G. D. Vajra Dolcetto d’Alba ‘Coste & Fossati’ 2025
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Anatra in padella al tartufo nero
Duck breast pan seared, with apples and a black truffle sauce
G. D. Vajra Barolo ‘Ravera’ 2022
Luigi Baudana Barolo ‘Baudana’ 2022
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Dolce
Dessert
G. D. Vajra Barolo Chinato NV
*Menu and pairings subject to change based on availability
About our host, Giuseppe Vaira
Giuseppe Vaira represents the second generation at G.D. Vajra, together with siblings Francesca and Isidoro. He received a very early inception at the age of 15, both in the vineyards and cellar operations. Giuseppe recalls those days as “some of the most beautiful of my life – I love the purity, the honesty of farming our vines”. Despite studies in liberal arts and being admitted to medicine and business schools, he opted for a degree in viticulture and winemaking at Università degli Studi di Torino. He currently serves as winemaker alongside his father, Aldo. Giuseppe was featured in The Drinks Business “30 winemakers under 40 to watch” in January 2014. He is married to Sophie and has four children: Lucia, Aldo, Mia, and Teresa.
Giuseppe Vaira at Girasole. To discover more about Giuseppe, his family, and their wines, click here.