Dinner at Salotto at Delray Beach
We were in Salotto with a great ristoriante that will fit well in no matter what Italian! So since I was the first to be there, I sat on a stool in the super cozy wine bar, I think he was actually calling me, I heard him whisper my name! So this charming Italian bistro has a WINE BAR! This is gonna be great! my friends can be as late as they want. I met Claudio (with a heavy Italian accent), the sommelier who oversees the Salotto Wine Bar. Ooooh! It has Deerfield Ranch wines by the glass and Tobacco Road and Black Coyote. This will be the best impromptu night yet!
One thing about Italians, whether at home or at work, they make you feel so welcome that you just want to kick off your shoes and relax like you belong there. So Claudio and I talked about sommelier with sommelier, I’m not sure if I understood everything he said but oooh it was dreamy and “talking the grape” with someone else who knows; so I smiled and took a sip of my Deerfield Ranch Red Rex which, by the way, has 6 different grapes composing its impeccable composition: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Sangiovese, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, (that’s what they talk about wine ) and Claudio and I totally ‘compared him with the always unconditional, king of kings, Chateauneuf-du-Pape who owns thirteen varieties of grapes. Oh God help me, I was in heaven!
My friends finally arrive and we sit outside on Salotto’s lovely patio enjoying the mild 60 degrees and ordering plate after plate of homemade and handmade pasta and sauces, prepared exclusively by the owner, Tina, who literally whips up her kitchen like a white tornado. . We have the opportunity to meet Tina and her husband John, who welcomed us like family in their “home”. This Salotto is a great find, everyone knows everyone. We actually didn’t, they just made us feel that way, that great cozy Italian way. The food, the atmosphere, the authentic authenticity of the owners and yes, the incredible selection of wines has this gem on the verge of being something so magnificent that everyone will be clamoring to eat whatever Tina’s kitchen is preparing alongside the wines. of Claudio; Hurry up and find locals, or you’ll never get a table in Season. I will though!
Salotto Ristoriante & Wine Bar
145 NE 4th Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
561 266 0311