July 04 - Saturday July 4th Lunch Gathering

Join us for a fun & casual Lunch Gathering this Saturday for the 4th of July Holiday.

Click here to hear what’s happening.

We all sit at community tables and we order à la carte for our menu. Chef Denice also has 3 new dishes focused on seasonal cherries. Yay!

Plus … Tommy and I have a 5-liter bottle of 2010 San Felice “Il Grigio” Riserva (epic!) that we will share (no charge) with everyone joining our gathering.

Chef Denice created 3 new dishes that are focused on seasonal cherries that are now ripe and ready:

• Organic Salad with Cherries
• Home-made Risotto with Cherries
• Roasted Duck Breast with Cherries

Full à la carte menu available too

Click here to reserve your spots at our community table.

1pm Saturday July 4.

5-Liter Bottle of 2010 San Felice 2010 Riserva wine.

-Randy and the Solare Team

June 24 - Rioja Wine Dinner ~ Bodegas Montecillo

Rioja Wine Dinner at Solare!!

We have Bodegas Montecillo here for one-day on Wednesday, June 24. They were founded over 150 years ago in the heart of Rioja, Spain.

Pablo Garrido Cueva from Bodegas Montecillo leads the evening.

We are pouring their Tempranillo such as their Reserva and Gran Reserva as well as single varietal wines like their 100% Graciano and the 100% Garnacha.

As a special bonus, Pablo is bring his colleague, Juan, to carve delicious “Cinco Jotas” Jamon Iberico de Bellota directly from the leg. See the photo above. These pigs are raised on pure acorns which they love, and it creates a fabulous flavor to the meat.

Click here to join this dinner.

Details:

• Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30pm
• Pablo Garrido Cueva (wine) and Juan (jamon) lead the dinner
• 4-course menu of dishes featuring our Italian cuisine with great flavors from Northern Spain
• $108++
• Seating at community tables and outside patio seating available too
• Here is a short video describing the lunch

You will really enjoy this evening … in Rioja!

-Randy and the Solare Team

June 20 - June 21 - Father’s Day Weekend at Solare Ristorante

Join us for Father’s Day Weekend!

On Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21 – it’s this weekend. Reserve today to get the table and time you want.

We do have our Solare Wine Room and Chef’s Table.

Reserve your table by calling 619-270-9670 or clicking here to use OpenTable.

Reservations begin at 11:30am on both Saturday and Sunday. We have a wonderful selection of special Italian dishes for Father’s Day.

Here are some of the special selections (there are many more too!)  of Italian inspired dishes by Chef Denice including:

• 20-ouce Delmonico Steak
• Wild caught Alaskan King Salmon
• Fettuccine with Italian Truffles
• Burrata with fresh Tomatoes
• Maria’s Clam Chowder
• Solare Breakfast Pizza (sharing!)
• Kids Menu for Father’s Day

Hope to see you for Father’s Day Weekend!

Make your reservation here while the best times are still available or call 619-270-9670.

Experience Solare!

-Randy and the Solare Team

June 16 - Italian Wine Dinner – Michele and Massimo Alois

I am honored to announce that Michele and Massimo Alois are here in San Diego for one day.

And we are doing a Wine Dinner with them!

They are here Tuesday, June 16. 

Michele and Massimo are the Founders and Winemakers at Alois Estate, located in the region of Campania in Italy. Their winery is located about 30 miles north of of the city of Napoli.

The Alois family has been continuously on this estate since the late 1400’s. Incredible.

They will share their story of the wines and their family history over the course of the evening. Magical!

We will be enjoying their estate wines, such as their Aglianico and also estate indigenous varietals of Campania like Casavecchia and Pallagrello.

Click here to join this dinner.

Details:

• Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30pm
• Michele (father) and Massimo (son) lead the evening
• 4-course Italian menu of dishes from the region of Campania
• $93++
• Seating at community tables and outside patio seating available too
• Here is a short video describing the lunch

You will really enjoy meeting Michele and Massimo Alois!

-Randy and the Solare Team

June 07 - The Grand Italian Wine Showcase

A Special Announcement: The Grand Italian Wine  Showcase this Sunday – 4pm to 6pm at Solare.

38 wines from 8 Italian wine estates. People from each estate will be here in San Diego for this one day.

Chef Denice is creating Italian appetizers to enjoy with the tasting. $48. Great opportunity!

As I highlight in the video, an importer we really like called me yesterday to see if we can help with a tasting they had organized that needed a new venue. After seeing what they were thinking, we said “yes”!

Here are the 8 Italian wine estates that will be here:

• Caparzo Brunello
• Umani Ronchi
• Massolino Barolo and Barbaresco
• Kurtatsch
• Ascesa Valtellina
• Gradis’ciutta/ Borghi
• Tenuta di Fessina Etna
• Borgo Scopeto

Click here to join the Grand Showcase or give us a call: 619-270-9670.

Details:

• Sunday June 7 4pm to 6pm
• Open House Style
• $48++
• Join us for dinner afterwards
• Here is a short video describing the Grand Showcase

I hope you can join this fun event!

-Randy and the Solare Team

June 03 - Solare Wine Dinner – Little Boat Winery with José Ignacio Cuenca

An evening of happy joy and wine and Italian cuisine with our good friend, José Ignacio Cuenca.

He is the owner of Little Boat winery in Sonoma. 

His wines are delicious – old world – and very food friendly.

And equally important: We have great respect and love for José. He is super charismatic – embraces life and wine and food and great experiences.

His wines are only available at restaurants (no retail) that he embraces. Like:

Per Se, Daniel, The French Laundry, Angelini Osteria, Jose Andres, Le Bernardin, Quince, and Gramercy Tavern. And Solare Ristorante. Wow.

Click here to join this dinner.

Details:

• Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30pm
• Our great friend José Ignacio Cuenca leads the evening – you will love meeting him
• 4-course Italian menu of Italian dishes paired with José’s wines
• $96++
• Seating at community tables and outside patio seating available too
• Here is a short video describing the lunch

I hope you can join us!

-Randy and the Solare Team