Please join us for an exclusive evening of fine wine alongside Giovanni Folonari, owner of Ambrogio E Giovanni Folonari Tenute.
Guests will experience an outstanding selection of his Tuscan wines, paired with a menu thoughtfully curated by Vigilucci's Seafood & Steakhouse Executive Chef Dana.
Wednesday June 10th 2026 6pm
Vigilucci's Seafood & Steakhouse Carlsbad
Cost is $195 per person and includes dinner with paring
(not including tax and gratuity)
Reservations Required as space is Limited (Menu with featured wines, view below)
Amuse Bouche
Vermentino, Campo al Mare, Toscana, 2023
Cotoletta Maiale e Aragosta
Pork Milanese pan crisped with sweet Maine lobster, baby arugula and a lemon-thyme vinaigrette.
Chardonnay, La Pietra, Tenute Del Cabreo, Toscana, 2022
Risotto ai Funghi e Midollo con Capesante e Speck
Roasted bone marrow atop a wild mushroom and black truffle risotto. Topped with a seared Diver scallop and Speck.
Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, La Forra, Tenuta di Nozzole, Toscana, 2021
Intermezzo~Palate Cleanser
Rigatoni al Ragu’ Toscano
Classic slow braised Tuscan Ragout tossed with rigatoni and topped with a duo of Pecorino Romano and Parmigiano Reggiano.
Super-Tuscan, Il Borgo, Tenute Del Cabreo, Toscana IGT, 2020
Costata di Manzo con Fagioli Bianchi al Pesto di Cavolo Toscano
Grilled Prime Rib Eye Cap over slow simmered Tuscan white beans and kale pesto.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Il Pareto, Tenuta di Nozzole, Toscana IGT, 2021
Palate Pleaser
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Giovanni Folonari’s interests reveal a mechanical bent: It might surprise anyone who didn’t know him well to learn that he loves working with tractors in the vineyards. If he weren’t the eighth generation of a renowned Tuscan wine family, he might be an automotive engineer doing R&D for one of the major motor companies. Having grown up in the family that owned the famous Chianti producer Ruffino and seen his father at the forefront of the quality wave in Italian winemaking beginning in the 1960s, though, his instinct was for wine.
Folonari graduated the University of California at Davis enology program and names his father, Ambrogio, Michel Rolland and consulting winemaker Franco Bernabei among his most important career influences. He worked for Robert Mondavi in 1989 and Ruffino from 1991 to 2000, when the family reorganized its holdings and he and his father formed their own group of estates—Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari Tenute—making small-production wines in the most prestigious appellations.
Folonari and his wife live with their three children at the Tenuta del Cabreo estate in Greve, 30 minutes from Florence.
Giovanni Folonari worked for Robert Mondavi in 1989 and Ruffino from 1991 to 2000 before forming Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari Tenute
Thank you and we hope to see you soon. Ci vediamo presto!
Vigilucci's Restaurant Group