The Courtyard at Pescado will be hosting a Monte Rio Cellars 4 Course Wine Dinner with Winemaker Patrick Cappiello.
Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6pm
$175 Per Person
Plus 22% gratuity and 7% tax
21 years and older
Patrick Cappiello is the owner/winemaker of Monte Rio Cellars. He is also the Food & Wine host for Playboy and founding member of Winemakers & Sommeliers for California Wildfire Relief.
With over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, his wine career began in 2001 at TriBeCa Grill as the restaurant's first sommelier. Through the years he has been given access to four of the world's greatest wine cellars. All have been recipients of Wine Spectator's "Grand Award"; TriBeCa Grill, Veritas, GILT, and Pearl & Ash.
Mr. Cappiello was named "Sommelier of the Year 2014" by Food & Wine Magazine, "Wine Person of the Year 2014" by Imbibe Magazine, and "Sommelier of the Year 2015" by Eater National. He moved from his NYC Sommelier career to Sonoma County in 2017 to pursue winemaking. The first vintage of Monte Rio Cellars was 2018.
He has been featured in the New York Times, Food & Wine Magazine, Men's Journal, the New York Post, Martha Stewart, and many additional times in Wine Spectator issues. Mr Cappiello resides on both New York City's Lower East Side and California’s Sonoma County. He is an avid vinyl record collector, enjoys smashburgers, beer in a can, and Mezcal.