Spaswinefood welcomed the opportunity to return to
Yakima Valley Wine Country, Washington State. During an
earlier trip we discovered some of the local wineries. This time we did an overnight stopover in Yakima. After research we decided on a popular Yakima restaurant for dinner. We decided on
Gasperetti's Gourmet Restaurant & Bar. Gasperetti's offers
five dining room options and a bar. We dined in their main dining room.
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| Gasperetti's Main Dining Room © Spaswinefood |
The
history of Gasperetti's culinary tradition dates back over 150 years to Italy. While proud of its culinary roots today Gasperetti's uses many local ingredients in their dishes. The restaurant also offers an extensive wine list. The wine list features wines from Yakima Valley, California and Italy. For us it was so delightful to discover this restaurant, which is popular with both locals and visitors alike.
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| Gasperetti's Gourmet Restaurant & Bar © Spaswinefood |
The Yakima Valley offers many wine options. We selected a wine from Gilbert Cellars, a local winery wines that we discovered on a prior visit. The wine we chose was a
Gilbert Cellars Allobroges, Wahluke Slope, 2010.
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| Gilbert Cellars Allobroges, Wahluke Slope, 2010 © Spaswinefood |
We started dinner by sharing a Caprese Salad.
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| Caprese Salad at Gasperetti's © Spaswinefood |
For our entrées we decided on one pasta with lemon butter sauce and another pasta with Marsala Chanterelle sauce.
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| Pasta with Lemon Butter Sauce, Gasperetti's © Spaswinefood |
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| Pasta with Marsala Chantrelle Sauce, Gasperetti's © Spaswinefood |
We shared a Chocolate Decadent Desert. Of course a little Grand Marnier was just perfect as well.
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| Grand Marnier, Gasperetti's © Spaswinefood |
We found that Gasperetti's lived up to our expectations. For other diners reviews of Gasperetti see
BooRah,
Tripadvisor,
Yelp and
Urbanspoon. Others have also written about this restaurant such as
BBOnline,
Fodor's and
Kim Hawkins. Given that Yakima Valley offers many dining options if you are looking for an restaurant with good Italian cuisine Gasperetti's is an excellent choice.
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| Gasperetti's © Spaswinefood |
If you have not done so already do plan to visit wineries in the Yakima Valley. The
Yakima Valley Appellation established in 1983, is the oldest and largest in
Washington State. There are three sub-appellations within the
Yakima Valley Appellation. They are Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain and Snipes Mountain. The Yakima Valley wineries produce over one third of Washington State's wine. Since
Yakima Valley Wineries number over 60 this offers lots of choice of wineries to visit.
If you are planning a wine tasting trip, Yakima is Valley is within driving distance from major North West cities such as, Seattle (142 miles), Spokane (203 miles), Tri-Cities (85 miles), Walla Walla (130 miles), Portland, Oregon (185 miles) and Vancouver, British Columbia (276 miles).
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Yakima Valley, Washington State
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