Tonight I make my way to Buckhead to my favorite Italian Tuscan restaurant in Atlanta, Antica Posta. (The owner insists it is a Tuscan restaurant, not an Italian one.) Here are the wines and food we will be consuming tonight.
First Flight
Banfi Pinot Grigio "San Angelo" 2007
Mormoraia Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2006
Salmon and sea bass carpaccio with parsley pesto
Second Flight
La Mozza Morellino Di Scansano “I Perazzi” 2005
Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina 2005
Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2005
Swiss chard and ricotta cheese ravioli with traditional Tuscan meat sauce
Third flight
Terrabianca "Campaccio" 1999
I Greppi "Greppicaia" Bolgheri Superiore 2004
Frescobaldi Castel Giocondo Brunello di Montalcino 1997
Wild boar osso buco with oven roasted potatoes
Dessert
Cacchiano Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 1999
Housemade Tuscan Biscotti
Sometimes I live a really tough life.
Posted by denny at March 23, 2009 12:47 PMI'm not sure I'd try the carpaccio, pee-eww!
Posted by: LisaKay on March 23, 2009 04:32 PMTantalizing, mouth-watering, palatable, flavourous, nectarous, scrumptious....and I'm just talking about the food. I have no words to describe the wine list! It's the last time I read about your tough life. This menu makes me cry for myself...
Posted by: Claudia on March 23, 2009 05:31 PMDenny, all I wanna know is who the crunk is your designated driver? The chances of me making it from 1st through 3rd are slim at best, but dessert has left town....MR. major lightweight here. And I'm with you, LisaKay, on the sea bass carpaccio...how many ways can you say R-A-L-F??
Posted by: Chappy on March 23, 2009 07:26 PMA really really tough life.
Posted by: thud on March 23, 2009 09:16 PMSince my bariatric surgery 7 weeks ago, all I can do is look at this & whimper softly...But, I'm down to 313 from 387...That ain't too bad !-Unca Sandy
Posted by: Sandy G. on March 24, 2009 07:15 AMSo, did ja try the fish? Was it gross?
Posted by: LisaKay on March 24, 2009 06:44 PMLisaKay - The carpaccio was delicious.
Posted by: Denny on March 24, 2009 07:23 PMI've been an avid lurker for several years, and not found need to post before, but the link to this restaurant made me glad I was eating when I read their menu. Now I need an excuse to go to Atlanta.
(a retired cripple in Seattle.)
I cannot believe the wine list.....I think my palate would be challenged after the second flight. How were you able to really appreciate the last 4 appellations? I don't doubt you, just looking for tips and tricks. A good meat sauce usually lays waste to my sense of taste. Also, since you shared the entire menu, please share your favorite wine...and why(relation to the accompanying dish,standalone merits etc). And also the favorite dish. Same reasons.
Sorry, I am just odd about these things.
Posted by: Brian on March 26, 2009 07:01 PM