Mario Batali in the White House Kitchen

Oct 24, 2016 425

All White House State Dinners pull out the stops to impress, but for his 13th and final gala, President Barack Obama set a high bar for his food-and-wine purveyors with his choice of guests: the Italians, specifically Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife, Agnese Landini.

Accordingly, the gourmands at the White House called up some of America's finest in drinking and dining, tapping a Crocs-clad Mario Batali to put food on the table and calling in wines from Palmina (the label of California-grown Italian varietals from Brewer-Clifton's Steve Clifton), Villa Ragazzi and Ridge.

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Source: http://www.winespectator.com/

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