Vara Pairing Dinner
/The next monthly M’tucci’s Pairing Dinner is just around the corner. Our June 8th dinner is at M’tucci’s Italian and features wines and cocktails made with spirits from local winery and distillery, Vara. If you aren’t familiar with their products, this is the opportunity to get to know them.
From the Vara story: “Vara is an international family of Spanish and American wines and spirits celebrating the origin of the American wine experience thanks to the historical connection of Spain and New Mexico.
The history of wine in New Mexico is over 390 years old and is as rich and complicated as its colorful landscapes. The flavor of this ancient history plays out in the wines produced here from robust reds to crisp whites. Wine lovers will find Vara wines an enchanting experience.
In 1629, 140 years before the first Missions of California were established and planted, a Franciscan friar named García de Zúñiga and a Capuchín monk named Antonio de Arteaga planted the first European wine grapes in what is now the U.S. at a pueblo in the Rio Grande Valley of the Province of New Mexico.
Viticulture took hold in the valley, and by the year 1880 the New Mexico territory was the fifth largest wine producer in America. The cuttings brought to the new world by missionaries from Spain were of a Vitis Vinifera grape variety known as Listán Prieto, or the present-day Mission grape. This variety has been continuously grown and is still harvested in New Mexico today.”
Here is the lineup of some of the Vara products we will serve:
Tasting Notes
Weekend Specials
M’tucci’s Italian
Ravioli - Prosciutto & Ricotta Filling - Lobster, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Spinach Vodka Sauce, Pecorino, Crispy Prosciutto $27
24 oz. Hand Cut Porterhouse - Salt Water Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Grilled Lemon, Balsamic Reduction $43
Pan-Seared Ruby Red Trout - Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Arugula, Grilled Artichokes, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce $29
Braise - Red Wine Blackberry Shrub Sackett Farms Pork Belly, Creamy Farro Risotto, Red Onions, Peas, Micro Greens $29
Weekend Cocktail
Mule Without Borders - Apple Crown, Campari, Fresh Lime Juice, Ginger Beer
M’tucci’s Moderno
14 oz Hand Cut NY Strip - Salt Water Potatoes, Sautéed Broccolini, Salsa Verde $37
Pan-Seared Rockfish - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Broccolini, Roasted Artichoke, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce, Prosciutto Powder $25
Lobster Ravioli - Baby Scallops, Shrimp, Asparagus, Lobster Cream Sauce $29
Weekend Cocktail
Abuelito Amaron - Rittenhouse Rye, Amaro Nonino, Cherry Puree, Plum Bitters, Fresh Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
M’tucci’s Twenty-Five
Pappardelle Lamb Ragù - Milk Braised Lamb, Pecorino, House Made Pappardelle, Pecorino $21
Pan-Seared White Bass - Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Braised Greens, Artichoke Hearts, Lemon Beurre Blanc Sauce $31
24 oz Hand Cut T-Bone - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Charred Broccolini, Smoked Blackberry Bone Marrow Compound Butter $42
Weekend Cocktail
Something Borrowed - Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Fresh Lemon Juice, Cucumber Oleo, Mint Leaves
M’tucci’s Bar Roma
Picante Ham & Creamy Polenta - Applewood Smoked Ham, Creamy Rosemary Polenta, Kohlrabi & Kale Apple Slaw, Calabrian Honey Mustard $23
Pan-Seared Ruby Red Trout - Garlic Whipped Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Arugula, Roasted Artichokes, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce $24
Weekend Cocktail
Gin n’ Teani - Botanist Gin, Italicus, Tea Mix, Celery Bitters
Live Music for June & July
M’tucci’s Bar Roma - Wed 6:30-8:30
6/7 RJ Perez
6/10 - Justin Nuñez (Saturday Nob Hill Music Series - Noon - 2:00)
6/14 Gilbert Uribe
6/21 Justin Nuñez
6/25 Gilbert Uribe( Only Sunday in June)
6/28 Shane Wallin
7/5 Shane Wallin
7/12 Delaney Davis (feature)
7/19 Lani Nash
7/26 Shane Wallin
M’tucci’s Twenty-Five - Thursday 6:30-8:30 * Friday 7:30-9:30
6/2 Cali Shaw
6/8 Shane Wallin
6/9 Chessa Peak
6/15 RJ Perez
6/16 Nathan Fox
6/22 Cali Shaw
6/23 Gilbert Uribe
6/29 Amy Faithe
6/30 Alex Long
7/6 RJ Perez
7/7 Javier Ortega
7/13 Eryn Bent
7/14 Delaney Davis (feature)
7/20 Matt Jones
7/21 Alex Long
7/27 Chessa Peak
7/28 Cali Shaw
M’tucci’s Moderno - Thursday 6:30-830 *Friday 7:30-9:30
6/2 Nathan Fox
6/8 Gilbert Uribe
6/9 Jacob Chavez
6/15 Alex Long
6/16 Chessa Peak
6/22 Eryn Bent
6/23 Cali Shaw
6/29 Lani Nash
6/30 Alex Maryol
7/6 Matt Jones
7/7 Justin Nuñez
7/13 Delaney Davis ( feature )
7/14 RJ Perez
7/20 Jacob Chavez
7/21 Matt Jones
7/27 RJ Perez
7/28 Lani Nash
Thanks for reading. See you next Friday. Ciao!
