Great wine list at Oakland’s Bellancio
By Jessica Yadegaran
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 11:38 am in Oakland, Restaurants.
The Glenview District of Oakland is straight-up stoked. Finally, Blackberry Bistro has a cool culinary next door neighbor in the form of Bellancio, an Italian bistro specializing in seasonal rustic fare.
Not surprisingly, the wine list is Old World, with a heavy lean on Italy. Last night, to accompany my ricotta and beet ravioli, I got a glass of biodynamic (there were 13 organic/biodynamic selections), 100 percent Anas Cetta from Cogno in Piemonte.
The ultra rare white varietal only grows in the Novello commune and has a ballsy, fruity presence with a nose of pure rose petals. I was more taken with the nose than flavors, which showed too much honey and fruit for me. You can find the wine at Zza’s as well.
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May 28th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Is this the place that made that awesome risotto we had at the Urban Vintners event last summer?
May 28th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Nope, unfort., this place has only been open two months. The search for the magic risotto continues…
jessica
September 6th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Megan & Jessica,
We did participate in the Urban Vintners event last summer and again this summer. We were paired up with Periscope both times and we made Black mission fig risotto with Gorgonzola dolce and Deep 6 red from Periscope.
Chris
Bellanico
September 15th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Thanks, Chris! Any plans to put it on the restaurant’s (already fabulous) menu?
~M
September 16th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I know, right? I still think about that risotto. Chris?