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Giorgio Rivetti Winemaker at La Spinetta in Charleston one night only

Come join Giorgio Rivetti renowned winemaker of La Spinetta for a fantastic evening of amazing Italian wines and food @ Trattoria Lucca.

4 course dinner including wines for $78.00 plus tax & gratuity = SWEET DEAL!!!

This is the wine dinner you CAN'T miss! Seating is limited so please RSVP With Trattoria Lucca (843) 973-3323

http://www.la-spinetta.com/
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About the Winemaker and Wine:

Giorgio Rivetti is a serious equestrian and amateur chef who also happens to be one of Italy’s best winemakers. Twenty years ago there were more than a handful of world class wine producers in Piedmont. Today the number is closer to one hundred, according to Giorgio Rivetti, scion of LA SPINETTA, one of the most acclaimed wineries in Piedmont, if not in all of Italy. Rivetti is the head winemaker at La Spinetta (named Winery of the year in 2001 by Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine guide), where he works side by side with his two equally talented brothers: Bruno and Giancarlo. The three work together through every phase of the winemaking process--pruning, cultivating, thinning and, of course, harvesting. “Never lose contact with the vineyard” was his parents’ advice, Giorgio says. It’s clear the brothers took it to heart.
Rivetti has turned La Spinetta into a veritable force in Italy. Not only does he make an excellent Moscato d’Asti that has been widely acclaimed for years — the Bricco Quaglia is said to be the first single-vineyard Moscato in Italy — his stable of Piedmont reds, including single-vineyard Barbarescos, Barolo, Barberas, Dolcettos and Langhe Nebbiolo, is impressive and garners high scores across the board. And now, Rivetti has purchased 75 acres in Tuscany, where he is producing single-vineyard Sangiovese-based wines.