Thursday, January 30th, 6:30pm
Hosted by Beatrice Boschis of E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis
5 courses, $250 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.
On Thursday, January 30th at 6:30pm, we invite you to help us celebrate the legendary wines of E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis accompanied by traditionally inspired dishes of Piemonte. Each of the five courses have been thoughtfully created by Chef Lou to compliment the wines of E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis and to present the dishes of the Piemonte region. Beatrice Boschis, second generation of E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis, will be presenting her family’s wines at the dinner. Please call to reserve, 540-253-5501.
“…I understand what my path is: I want to make wines that are clean, pure expressions of the territory. Most of all I want my efforts to be experienced and felt in each bottle.”
Chiara Boschis
Antipasto di Benvenuto
Welcome Appetizer
Dolcetto d’Alba 2023
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Carne cruda alla Piemontese
Chapel Hill Farm veal crudo with extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and shaved 48-month aged parmigiano-Reggiano
Langhe Nebbiolo 2022
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Tortellini di Mandorla con salsa al Tartufo Nero
Almond Tortellini with a black truffle sauce
Barolo ‘Via Nuova’ 2020
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Faraona con Vin Santo
Guinea Hen with vin santo, squash puree
Barolo ‘Mosconi’ 2020
Barolo ‘Cannubi’ 2020
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Dessert
*Menu subject to change based on availability
About Chiara Boschis and E. Pira & Figli
“Chiara Boschis: rock star, rebel, feminist, pioneer, entrepreneur, iconoclast—these are just a few terms that come to mind when considering this prestigious Barolo producer.”
Chiara was born into wine; boasting 9 generations of winemakers before her. She and her brothers Giorgio and Cesare grew up working in the family business, but the expectations at the time were that the boys would one day run the family winery, while the daughter would be married off—but Chiara had other plans for herself, she knew her destiny was home in Barolo.
In 1980, the legendary Gigi Pira, owner of the E. Pira winery in Barolo passed away with no heirs, and in 1981, Chiara convinced her mother and father to take out a mortgage together to purchase the E. Pira cantina and vineyards. By the late 1980’s, after Chiara finished her studies in business and economics in Torino and a brief professional career, she took over the reins at the E. Pira winery. Her very first wine, 1990 Barolo Riserva Cannubi, was a smash hit. She earned the coveted Tre Bicchieri award from the Gambero Rosso in Italy, and since then has consistently produced stunning, highly lauded, and age worthy wines. Production is very limited, a miniscule 5,000 cases per year and wines are made exclusively from the 27 acres of vineyards in the very best Crus of Barolo in the villages of Barolo, Monforte d’Alba, and Serralunga d’Alba.
As ‘the First lady of Barolo’ and the only ‘Barolo girl’ of the rebellious ‘Barolo boys’, Chiara has revolutionized the Piedmont in many ways including paving the way for a new generation of female winemakers and demonstrating an unwavering commitment to sustainability, long-term environmental protection, and biodiversity in the vineyards, and she is not done yet. For nearly 20 years, she worked alone, but in 2010 she was assisted by her brother Giorgio, his wife Daniela, and their three daughters, Beatrice, Elena, and Vittoria, who are helping to ensure quality for the next generation.
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