Slocum & Sons, in conjunction with Meet Me Here Restaurant of Middlebury, hosted a wine dinner featuring selections from Italy’s Poliziano Winery on February 16. Poliziano’s wines, billed as “The true taste of Tuscany,” are produced in the Montepulciano region. The featured wines included Adami Garbel Prosecco; 2014 Poliziano Rosso di Montepulciano; 2013 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano; and 2011 Poliziano Asinone. Meet Me Here Restaurant paired the wine selections with charcuterie and cheese, mixed green salad, boneless short ribs with polenta and vegetables and, lastly, a chocolate torte with raspberry sauce. Poliziano’s Margherita Pallecchi guided guests through the tasting, presenting information on the region, vineyard, wine making process and history.

Featured wines and menu for the Poliziano wine dinner on February 16 at Meet Me Here Restaurant of Middlebury.

Margherita Pallecchi, Poliziano; Paul Burne, Slocum & Sons; Liz Ruskay; Robin Burne; Kate Cassidy, Dalla Terra Wines; Niall Houton, Slocum & Sons.