It is really amazing how Epcot Center in Orlando became a center for wine tastings, with multiple wine bars and restaurants. The wine gained importance in recent years, and there is even a festival -Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, which takes place from October to November every year.
Coral Reef Restaurant. Source: WDWNews
I’ll start talking about two extraordinary restaurants. The first, Coral Reef Restaurant, is next to the Nemo attraction and is practically a restaurant inside an aquarium. All the dishes on the menu have a wine suggestion, to harmonize with the dish. There is also an extensive wine list with several selections of wines by the glass, half-bottle or full bottles. A dream for wine lovers! I ordered a pasta with lobster and harmonized it with a Chardonnay from Edna Valley, California. It was divine!
“The Chocolate Wave” – Source: WDWNews
The wine suggestion for the beautiful dessert “The chocolate Wave” was a Napa Valley Merlot (red!).
Tutto Italia Restaurant. Source: WDWNews
The second restaurant I visited was Tutto Italia, which has impeccable service and a very fine cuisine, offering homemade fresh al dente pasta. All wines on the list are Italian, from all possible regions: Tuscany, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily. To start, order a Prosecco and if you are celebrating a birthday, the cake is on the house, with “Tanti auguri a te” sung by the waiters, who are 100% Italian.
Birthday cake at Tutto Italia
Do not miss our next post, about wine tastings at Epcot. Cheers!!!
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