MS Walker hosted a lunch at Avvio Ristorante in Cranston featuring Italian Winemaker Chiara Boschis on January 26. Boschis, a ninth-generation organic winemaker, heads the E. Pira & Figli Winery in Barolo, Italy. Boschis is known as the first female winemaker in the Barolo region and one of the top female winemakers in Italy. Trade guests enjoyed a signature Barolo wine with each course, including Dolcetto and Barbera varietals. During the meal, Boschis discussed the unique characteristics of Barolo wines, grown in the prestigious Cannubi vineyard, the terroir and organic farming methods.
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- Barolo bottlings available for tasting during the wine pairing lunch at Avvio Ristorante: Mosconi 2011, Via Nouva 2011, Cannubi 2011, Mosconi 2014, Via Nouva 2014 and Cannubi 2014.
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- Guests enjoyed a pairing menu accompanied by several Chiara Boschis Barolo wines.
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- Chiara Boschis, Winemaker, E. Pira & Figli Winery, Barolo, Italy, discussed the unique attributes of Barolo wines with guests.
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- Nat Saywell, Fine Wine Portfolio Manager, MS Walker pouring E. Pira, Dolcetto d’Alba 2015, which accompanied Avvio’s Calamari and Shrimp Fritti and Antipasto.
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- Barolo’s 2011 Via Nuova during the wine pairing lunch.
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- Guests at MS Walker’s wine pairing lunch with E. Pira & Figli Winery Winemaker Chiara Boschis (third from left).
Photos by Laura Widness.
