Sicilian Wine Tasting | Duck Dinner

Posted on 11 November 2025

Wine Tasting - Sicilian Winemaker Visit
Thursday Dinner - Duck Night

Hello from the Caviste:

What a leaf show this past week! We love this town and our community here. We hope that you will be able to find a moment to see people you love, spend a moment in this fall color reverie, and pause for a good glass of wine. We have lots of opportunities for you this week to do just that.

This week: Tuesday Tasting (Nov 11), is a Sicilian Winemaker visit, with Matteo Catania. His family has long-standing winemaking chops, especially mentored by the renowned Salvo Foti. This is a do-not-miss, as we are pouring benchmark wines, plus an estate olive oil.

Thursday is Duck Night (Nov 13) with Chef Peter Bedrosian of Bobby Boy Bakeshop. It is a 3-course meal with a glass of burgundy. Few seats are left! See menu below for more details. This will be our last Thursday Dinner in November.

Stay tuned for our two BIG Christmas Dinners - Beef Wellington and Fried Chicken & Champagne.

As always, we continue to bring in fresh arrivals for our retail shop, so email us for any wine inquiries or needs.

Cheers

Tuesday Tasting
Sicilian Winemaker Visit

Sicilian Winemaker Visit - Gulfi Winery
Tasting Sicilian Wines + Olive Oil
With Matteo Catania & Sophie Barrett of Haw River
Tuesday, Nov 11, 5-7pm drop in
$7 tasting fee, waived with featured bottle purchase

We are excited to host Matteo Catania of Gulfi Winery, from Sicily, with Sophie Barrett from Haw River Wines as your tour guide. There will be four wines plus an estate olive oil tasting. It is always more rewarding and enriching to hear from the source, get a peek at the frontlines of the winemaking world, and immerse yourself in what makes these wines wonderful. We hope you can join us.

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Located in the southeastern part of Sicily in Ragusa, close to Vittoria and the Iblei mountains, Gulfi winery is now led by third generation family member, Matteo Catania. Salvo Foti (one of the greats in Sicily who essentially helped put Sicily wines back on the map in the past few decades) influenced and mentored Matteo's grandfather. They work with native grapes, farm organically, and created four "grand crus" for Nero d'Avola. This is a do-not-miss tasting.

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Whites
Valcanzjria | 60% Chardonnay, 40% Carricante | $22
fennel, white orchard fruits, mandarin orange, crisp fall air

Carjcanti | 100% Carricante | $31
yellow/green fruits, lemon pith, apple, savory, an afternoon picnic

Reds
Nerojbleo | 100% Nero d'Avola | $27
red fruits, hint of vanilla, cassis, black raspberry

Nero SanLoré 2019 | 100% Nero d'Avola | $54
serious red, elegant tannins, intense flowers/fruits

Estate Extra-Virgin Olive Oil $32

UPCOMING EVENTS

- Wine Tastings -

Winemaker Visit - Gulfi Wines from Sicily
Nero d’avola, Carricante, & estate olive oil
with Matteo Catania of Gulfi Wines
Tuesday, Nov 11, 5-7 drop in*

Thanksgiving Wines
with Anna from Piedmont Wine Imports
Tuesday, Nov 18, 5-7 drop in*

*November tastings are $7 tasting fee, waived with featured bottle purchase

- Wine Class -

Overview of Burgundy - *date change
Wednesday, Nov 19, 6pm, rsvp only

- Thursday Dinners with Bobby Boy Bakeshop -

Duck Night
Thursday, Nov 13, $82++, rsvp seatings 6pm to 7pm

- - HOURS - -

Thanksgiving week Hours:
Tuesday Nov 25: 12pm to 8pm
Wednesday Nov 26: 12pm to 5pm
Thursday Nov 27: Closed
Friday-Saturday Nov 28-29: 12pm to 8pm

Normal Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12pm to 8pm

Wines open / Corks pulled all day

Small snacks offered all day

Have a great week!

The Caviste Team