Barolo to Valpolicella, Brunello to Zibibbo: the Italian Wine Festival

Name: Barolo to Valpolicella, Brunello to Zibibbo: the Italian Wine Festival
Start: 2026-02-06T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-06T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 631 Genesee St., Delafield, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53018

Schedule

Fri Feb 06 2026 at 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

631 Genesee St., Delafield, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53018 | Delafield, WI

Italy and wine are inseparable—woven together across three millennia of cultivation, conquest, craftsmanship, and culture. Today Italy stands not only as one of the world’s largest wine producers, but as its most exuberantly diverse: a peninsula so densely planted that only two nations surpass its total vineyard acreage, and none can rival its kaleidoscope of native grapes and regional styles.
Long before Italy was Italy, Greek explorers named the peninsula Oenotria—the Land of the Vine. The Romans took that legacy and unfurled it across Europe, creating nearly every major wine region known today (save for Bordeaux). And when Pliny the Elder wrote about site selection, pruning, and vineyard character in the first century, he was laying the groundwork for viticultural principles still guiding growers in the 21st.
Modern Italy is a country where ancient habits and contemporary technique walk arm-in-arm. Nearly five billion liters of wine flow from its mountains, coasts, and volcanic plains each year—everything from regal, age-worthy classics to joyful, obscure local treasures that exist nowhere else on Earth.
How do you taste through all of that? With the Italian Wine Festival, of course!
Across this delicious journey we’ll explore the power and perfume of Nebbiolo from Barolo, the deep Tuscan resonance of Brunello, and the sunlit spice of Valpolicella. But we’ll also champion Italy’s unsung heroes: the alpine brightness of Prié Blanc from Valle d’Aosta, the silken charm of Sicilian Frappato, the mountain-born freshness of Teroldego and Nosiola from the Dolomites, and so much more.
So join us for a day of discovery—an odyssey shaped by history, flavor, and the irresistible spirit of a country that has been perfecting the art of wine for over 3,000 years.
Buon viaggio, and salute!
One ticket fee credited towards a 12-bottle purchase, no cash value.
Wines to be tasted - this list is from 2025, but is representative of what we would be pouring. New list coming soon!
2021 Benanti Brut Noblesse $71.99
2022 Ronc Platat GAF Blanc $45.99
2023 Vini Belluzzo Perla Nera Bianca $42.99
2023 Elena Walch Pinot Bianco $35.99
2022 Bruno Giacosa Arneis $55.99
2021 Benanti Contrada Cavaliere Bianco $86.99
2021 Donnafugata Floramundi $42.99
2020 Isole E Olena Cepparello $183.99
2019 Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino Collepiano $60.99
2021 Sassicaia $389.99
2019 Contratto "Millesimato" Alto Langhe Brut $40.99
2022 La Spinetta Timorasso $35.99
2022 Cottanera Etna Bianco $33.99
2019 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino $79.99
2008 La Spinetta Sassontino $108.99
2021 Zeni Amarone della Valpolicella Classico $56.99
2020 Chiara Boschis (E. Pira) Barolo Via Nuouva $140.99
2015 Coocito Barbaresco Riserva $93.99
Ferghettina Franciacorta Brut $55.99
2022 Vietti "Derthona" Timorasso $45.99
2022 Corte Giacobbe Soave "Runcata" $41.99
2022 COS Winery "Rami" Bianco $35.99
2021 Pietradolce Etna Rosso $35.99
2019 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino $69.99
2021 Ornellaia "Le Serre Nuove" dell'Ornellaia $99.99
2019 G.D. Vajra Barolo "Ravera" $119.99
2022 Livio Felluga Friulano $67.99
2021 Pieropan Soave Classico Clvarino $52.99
2020 Borgogno Derthona $79.99
2022 Jermann Vintage Tunina $99.99
2016 Colombaio di Cencio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione $69.99
2010 Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino $109.99
2017 Cascina Valle Asinari Barbera Nizza $59.99
Produttori di Barbaresco $69.99
2023 Allegrini Amarone $118.99
2023 Abbazia di Novacella Praepositus Kerner $48.99
2020 Colli di Lapio Fiano di Avelino "Clelia" $80.99
2014 Gini Salvarenza Soave $59.99
2022 ZAMO Sauvignon Friuli Colli Orientali $33.99
2020 Tre Monti Sangiovese di Romagna Riserva "Thea" $38.99
2020 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana "Bellacolonna" $49.99
2020 M. Marengo Barolo Brunate $89.99
2020 Manni Nossing Sylvaner, Sudtirol Eisacktaler, Alto Adige $36.99
2020 Kante Chardonnay, Friuli $51.99
2021 Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, Valle d’Aoste $47.99
2022 Vigneti Massa “Derthona” Timorasso, Piedmont $47.99
2017 Conterno-Nervi Gattinara, Piedmont $41.99
2022 Foradori Teroldego “Morei”, Trentino $65.99
2017 Peter DiPoli “Iugum” Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon, Alto Adige $79.99
2019 Monte dall’Ora Valpolicella Ripasso “Sausto”, Veneto $49.99
2023 Michele Satta Casta di Giulia Bolgheri Bianco $40.99
2021 Tenuta Mazzolino Blanc Chardonnay $45.99
2022 Vie di Romans Flor di Uis $58.99
2022 Vie di Romans Friulano Dolee $61.99
2021 Marenco Albarossa $41.99
2018 Fattoria del Cerro Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva $41.99
2019 Nuraghe Crabioni Cannonnau Antigua Riserva $45.99
2019 Speri Amarone della Valpolicella Classico "Sant Urban" $100.99
All prices listed shown are regular retail. Significant discounts offered on all wines at the tasting. Due to the their highly allocated nature, some wines may change without notice.
Painting is Fortunato Depero, Nitrito in Velocità, 1932.