Events/Tastings
All events will be held on Ottimista's front patio. Tasting, educational materials and small nibbles are included. Attendees also receive 10% off wine
bottle purchases the day of the event.
To sign up for events, please email Melissa Gisler or call 415.674.8400.
Credit card required for class registration. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance.
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 7:00pm
Montresor Dinner Event
Cantine Giacamo Montresor, founded in the mid-eighteenth century, is a family-run winery based near Verona in Italy's Valpolicella Valley. The Montresor have been growing grapes since 1550, when the family came to Verona from France. Named "Winery of the Year" in 2010, Montresor today is one of the most important and successful producers of Amarone and other DOC wines typical of the Veneto region.
In a rare US visit, Edouardo Montresor, the 3rd generation of this illustrious wine family, will host an exclusive winemaker dinner at Ottimista. Forty lucky guests will enjoy a five-course family style meal, inspired by the cuisine of the Veneto, with each course paired with a Montresor wine. San Francisco's top Italian sommelier Mauro Cirilli will co-host and lead a discussion about the Veneto region and its famous wines.
Menu
Sole in saor
Petrale sole, fried and marinated, with sweet/sour caramelized onions
Wine: Montresor Lugana "Gran Guardia" (single vineyard) 2009
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Polpette di tacchino
Turkey meatballs with citrus and ginger sauce
Wine: Montresor Ripasso "Capitel della Crosara" (single vineyard) 2008
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Risotto con radicchio di chiogga
Risotto with radicchio and guanciale
Wine: Montresor Primo Ripasso "Castelliere delle Guaite" (single vineyard) 2008
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Brasato di anatra
Duck braised in Amarone wine served over white polenta
Wine: Montresor Amarone della Valpolicella 2008
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Gorgonzola piccante
Wine: Montresor Recioto della Valpolicella "Re Teodorico" (single vineyard) 2007
Cost is $125/pp
$14 bottomless mimosa at brunch!
New Happy Hour Format
Every Tuesday - Friday from 4-6pm.
Happy hour at Ottimista is getting even happier! Every weekday from 4-6pm you'll enjoy a special happy hour menu, including:
• $5 wines by the glass
• $3 Menebrea
• $5 seasonal cocktail special
• $5 arancini
• $4 polenta fries
Did you know about HAPPY MOM Hour?
Thursdays 4pm-6pm
Attention all moms and mommy groups - on Thursdays we start happy hour early just for you! We know you like to get together with other moms and your little ones before prime time, and that you need enough room for all that gear. So we're starting the party at 2pm every Thursday, and reserving the patio, just for you!
All of the regular happy hour specials listed above apply. Just grab your baby and come on by!
Note to mom's clubs: if you are planning to bring a bigger group (more than 4 strollers), please give us a call at 674-8400 to let us know, so that we can better accomodate you.
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