To celebrate my wife’s birthday, we took a bottle of Paolo DeMarchi’s beautiful Proprieta Sperino Uvaggio to La Viola on 16th Street in Philly. Susan had suggested this as a “nice, romantic” setting for a birthday celebration. Hmmm…I liked the food, but apparently a Saturday evening is anything but romantic at this very busy, wonderful, little restaurant.
The Uvaggio (DOC Coste della Sesia is one of those wines that hadn’t made it home just yet, even though I love the wine – Susan and I try to “cook light” at home. So, Susan hadn’t had the wine yet, and La Viola is the perfect BYO for this wine. It was particularly good with the roasted pepper appetizer, and the Vitello Alla Viola.