While the full list is still rolling out, Slover expects it to be similar in size to the Boston location’s: around 425 selections, approximately half Italian, with the balance mostly divided between California and France. He acknowledges that these aren’t the most requested wines on the list, but he says, “they add a slightly different color to the wine selections. The list at Contessa’s Boston outpost contains some 10 pages of Nebbiolo Slover hopes to match that in Miami.īeyond Nebbiolo, Slover plans a smattering of whites from Trentino–Alto Adige, Friuli, Valle d’Aosta and elsewhere Wachau and Jura bottlings will also make an appearance. Slover is passionate about these overlooked, if not obscure, wines-which, he points out, offer the opportunity to taste Nebbiolo (one of his favorite grapes) with significant bottle age without breaking the bank. While set amid the lushness of southern Florida, inside, Contessa explores the wine and food of Northern Italy. While diners won’t be disappointed by the “gigantic” selection of Barolo and Barbaresco, fans of off-the-beaten-path Nebbiolo will swoon for the deep selections in Gattinara, Ghemme and beyond, including horizontals and verticals of producers such as Nervi Conterno, ArPePe, Antoniolo and more. He notes that the cuisine-influenced by Switzerland, Austria, France and beyond-requires wines with a particular kind of food-friendliness he finds that fruit-driven Italian whites and reds with high-toned acidity and modest alcohol do best. Slover says the Miami location will retain a focus on the wines of Northern Italy, especially Alto Piemonte and Valtellina. A swanky 2021 addition to Boston’s Back Bay, Contessa draws diners with traditional takes on Northern Italian cuisine as MFG corporate wine director John Slover told Wine Spectator, “Contessa was first Italian Italian restaurant,” as opposed to the Italian-American Carbone.ĭishes include classics such as Chianina beef carpaccio alla Piemontese, rigatoni carbonara and veal Milanese, plus pizzas and glamorous steak options. Major Food Group (MFG)-the booming hospitality giant behind Wine Spectator Grand Award winner the Grill, Carbone, Dirty French and more-has opened a location of Contessa in Miami’s glitzy Design District.
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