We are pleased to present, in tandem with Casa Luca, a wine dinner featuring our dear friend Albertino Pardi’s wine.

The Pardi story begins just outside the city walls of Montefalco, Umbria, in the heart of Sagrantino country. In 1919, the brothers Alfredo (1880-1953), Francesco (1882-1965) and Alberto Pardi (1889- 1943) established the Cantina Fratelli Pardi.

From 1919 to 1945, the brothers worked the grapes of their family vineyards by hand on the ground floor of the abbey of San Francesco in Montefalco. The Bianco, Rosso and Sagrantino Passito wines produced in this historic winery were marketed all over Italy, and the most prestigious buyer was the Vatican.

The wine expertise of the Pardi brothers was passed down to the next generation, keeping the tradition of cultivation by hand. Since 2002 great-grandsons Francesco, Gianluca Rio and Albertino Pardi have been carrying on the traditions of their great-grandfathers’ winery.

On Sunday, August 23rd, at 5:30PM, we are pleased to welcome their great-grandson Albertino Pardi, who will lead us as we taste great wines from Cantina Fratelli Pardi, and pair them with the exquisite cuisine from their native region of Umbria, prepared by the executive chef at Casa Luca with consultation from an Umbrian chef.

The following wines will be featured:

Cantina Pardi, “Colle di Giove” Montefalco Bianco DOC (Grechetto,Trebbiano Spoletino, Chardonnay) Montefalco, Umbria, 2014

Cantina Pardi, “Spoleto” Trebbiano Spoletino DOC (Trebbiano Spoletino) Montefalco, Umbria, 2014

Cantina Pardi, Montefalco Rosso DOC (Sangiovese, Sagrantino, Cabernet, Merlot) Montefalco, Umbria, 2013

Cantina Pardi, Sagrantino DOCG, Montefalco, Umbria, 2011 Cantina Pardi, “Sacrantino” Sagrantino DOCG, Montefalco, Umbria, 2011

Cantina Pardi, Sagrantino Passito DOCG, Montefalco, Umbria, 2009

Tickets are $85 per person. Please contact Casa Luca for reservations:

202-628-1099

info@casalucadc.com

More information:

For the full menu, see the Casa Luca website: http://www.casalucadc.com/menus/

For tales of the Pardi Cantina, see the writings of Bill Menard:

http://billnsuzy.blogspot.com/2011/07/for-past-48-hours-we-have-been-testing.html#more

http://billnsuzy.blogspot.com/2011/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.html#more

Email Suzy Menard with any questions: suzy@viaumbria.com

The Pardi family is also engaged in the luxury linens business. The Tessitura Pardi is a successful and traditional mill that produces high-quality linens, all available at Via Umbria online.