An autumn wine dinner among the barrels

In this story: Wine country after dark ↓ / An autumn dinner among the barrels ↓ / Tai Rosso, the local Grenache ↓ / From winter tastings to vineyard evenings ↓

WINE COUNTRY AFTER DARK

In Brendola, at the entrance to the Colli Berici, an evening of wine tasting can take you into the bottaia: the barrel room. Le Pignole’s tasting space has bottles and casks around the tables, with the winery’s production rooms close by. This is Vicenza wine country in Veneto, northern Italy, where a small family estate offers a reason to spend the evening beyond the city. [1] The scale is personal: three hectares of vineyards and a family involved in the business. Wine writer Paolo Massobrio featured Le Pignole in la Repubblica in 2025, including its tastings and seasonal wine evenings. [2]

Le Pignole welcomes private bookings for celebrations, wine tastings and evenings with friends. Below are examples of past events hosted at the winery. Contact the team to plan your own occasion or check the next public dates.↓

AN AUTUMN DINNER AMONG THE BARRELS

The Cena in Bottaia on 27 October 2023 paired six wines with dishes by chef Massimo Sella, starting at 20:00. The menu gives you a good reason to watch for another edition: pumpkin and porcini focaccia with sparkling wine, followed by Creorosso 2015 Tai Rosso alongside lasagna with seasoned pork and radicchio. [3] Later came Roan 2015, a Cabernet Franc and Malbec blend, with slow cooked cheek and apple mostarda. Rosso del Buielo 2011 accompanied chocolate, mascarpone and a crisp honey wafer. Autumn ingredients met bottles from several harvests, served in the cellar itself. [3]

TAI ROSSO, THE LOCAL GRENACHE

For anyone exploring Europe through its wines, Tai Rosso is the name to remember here. As Decanter explains, the Colli Berici grape is genetically identical to French Grenache, Spanish Garnacha and Sardinian Cannonau. Centuries in these limestone hills have given it a distinctive local identity. [4] At the documented autumn dinner, guests encountered Tai Rosso as both a sparkling wine and an older red. That comparison gives a wine cellar dinner in Vicenza a particular interest for Grenache lovers: a familiar grape, tasted through another region’s traditions. [3,4]

FROM WINTER TASTINGS TO VINEYARD EVENINGS

The cellar has hosted other evenings in the colder months. Berici in Bottaia on 26 January 2024 combined a guided winery visit with four red wines, cured meats and cheeses, from 19:30 to around 21:00. [5] Summer takes the evening outdoors: the documented Berici in Vigna on 30 August 2024 offered sunset aperitivo overlooking the vineyards, wine and live music from 19:30. [6]

Check the next edition. The dinners and tastings described above are past programmes. Contact Le Pignole for upcoming wine cellar dinners, evening tastings and seasonal events. Ask about the menu, wines, price and availability in English for your chosen date.

FROM WINTER TASTINGS TO VINEYARD EVENINGS

The cellar has hosted other evenings in the colder months. Berici in Bottaia on 26 January 2024 combined a guided winery visit with four red wines, cured meats and cheeses, from 19:30 to around 21:00. [5] Summer takes the evening outdoors: the documented Berici in Vigna on 30 August 2024 offered sunset aperitivo overlooking the vineyards, wine and live music from 19:30. [6]

Check the next edition. The dinners and tastings described above are past programmes. Contact Le Pignole for upcoming wine cellar dinners, evening tastings and seasonal events. Ask about the menu, wines, price and availability in English for your chosen date.