{"id":311,"date":"2008-06-06T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2008-06-06T08:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/carluccios-spitalfields-welcomes-francesco-mazzei-from-castello-di-fonterutoli\/"},"modified":"2008-06-06T08:27:45","modified_gmt":"2008-06-06T08:27:45","slug":"carluccios-spitalfields-welcomes-francesco-mazzei-from-castello-di-fonterutoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/carluccios-spitalfields-welcomes-francesco-mazzei-from-castello-di-fonterutoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Carluccio&#8217;s Spitalfields welcomes Francesco Mazzei from Castello di Fonterutoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Carluccio&#8217;s Spitalfields welcomes wine producing heavyweight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday the 18th of June, as part of Carluccio&#8217;s Tuscan festival, Carluccio&#8217;s caff\u00e8 in Spitalfields is holding a special Tuscan wine dinner, hosted by one of the region&#8217;s most illustrious wine producers; Castello di Fonterutoli. For those new to wine-tasting the evening offers the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the flavours of Tuscan wine, while for seasoned professionals, it&#8217;s a unique chance to increase your knowledge of one of Italy&#8217;s most well known wine regions.<\/p>\n<p>The evening begins at 7pm and includes a four course traditional Tuscan meal including coffee and canap\u00e9s, with each course accompanied by a specially chosen Tuscan wine. Wines on offer include Maremma Rosato &#8211; a fresh, fruity ros\u00e9 from Southern Tuscany, Poggio alla Badiola &#8211; a \u2018Super-Tuscan\u2019 with flavours of plums and damsons, and Chianti Classico  &#8211; a rich and intense Chianti with a lingering fruit finish. <strong>Each tasting will be enhanced by the expertise of Francesco Mazzei from Castello di Fonterutoli, who will provide tasting notes and reveal some of the secrets behind creating a great Italian wine.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Guests will enjoy traditional, rustic cuisine including; antipasti toscano &#8211; a selection of Tuscan meats and cheese; porchetta &#8211; spit-roasted pork with rosemary; and zuccotto &#8211; a Tuscan sponge cake soaked in liqueur. <\/p>\n<p>Carluccio\u2019s Tuscan wine festival is taking place across all caff\u00e8s and includes a complimentary wine tasting on Thursday the 12th of June, and the opportunity to try a selection of regional wines and Tuscan dishes from the deli and foodshop. For more information please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carluccios.com\">www.carluccios.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carluccio\u2019s caff\u00e8, 27 Spital Square, London, E1 6DZ   T: 0207 392 7662<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carluccio&#8217;s Spitalfields welcomes wine producing heavyweight On Wednesday the 18th of June, as part of Carluccio&#8217;s Tuscan festival, Carluccio&#8217;s caff\u00e8 in Spitalfields is holding a special Tuscan wine dinner, hosted by one of the region&#8217;s most illustrious wine producers; Castello di Fonterutoli. For those new to wine-tasting the evening offers the perfect opportunity to immerse&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/carluccios-spitalfields-welcomes-francesco-mazzei-from-castello-di-fonterutoli\/\"><span>read more&nbsp;&#8230;<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}