An Evening with Isole e Olena at Biagio Ristorante | September 15, 2026

Isole e Olena has been a benchmark producer in Chianti Classico for decades, and we are delighted to welcome Philippe Bourrat to Toronto for a very special dinner at Biagio.

Few estates in Chianti Classico carry the weight this one does. From the 1970s onward it was one of the properties that drove the region's quality renaissance, rebuilding from the vineyard up, and the massal selection work done here with Sangiovese became a reference point for growers across Tuscany. Cepparello, first bottled in 1980, was among the first pure Sangiovese wines made outside the rules of the day and remains one of Italy's benchmark bottlings.

Biagio is one of the finest rooms in the city for a dinner like this. There is an old world charm to the place, and the heart and soul they put into every plate is exactly what these wines call for.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 6:30 PM
Biagio Ristorante - 155 King St. E, Toronto
$360 per person, plus taxes and gratuities
 
The table is small by design and seats are extremely limited.

To book email: events@halpernwine.com 

Menu and Pairings

Reception
Stuzzichini, mixed hors d'oeuvres.
Prosecco

First
Baccalà mantecato alla Toscana, creamed salted cod.
2024 Chardonnay Collezione Privata

Second
Pappardelle al ragù di Cinghiale, wide pasta ribbons with wild boar.
2023 Chianti Classico

Main
Lombata di Vitello alla crema di Tartufo Nero Estivo, veal chop with black summer truffle, roasted potatoes and chicory.
2022 Cepparello

Cheese
Selezione di Pecorini Toscani, Tuscan sheep's milk cheeses.
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Collezione Privata