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Music Night is Friday Night

The best way to start off a weekend is with some live music and we have booked out every Friday evening from February 21st until the Fringe! We present to you... MUSIC NIGHT IS FRIDAY NIGHT!!

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Regional Wine Tastings

Join us for a series of regional wine tasting events throughout 2020 where we will explore the regions of Italy and their fascinating wineries

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Pre-Theatre Menu

Take the hassle out of your evening by booking a table with us before the show. Our Caffe Bar is a five-minute walk from the Edinburgh Playhouse, offering a delicious selection of Italian cuisine.
2 courses £16 | 3 courses £20. Purchase your show tickets by clicking on the picture above.

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Dear Alfonso

This story unfolds an incredible tale of poverty, adventure and survival, which he had not shared with his family during his life time and in the pages he has left a moving and extraordinary legacy for his family, friends and customers.

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Valvona & Crolla 85 Years Celebration

Valvona & Crolla celebrated the 85th anniversary of our establishment on the 8th September 1934.
Thank you to all of our loyal and valued customers!

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Top Edinburgh restaurants and wine bars

We are thrilled to announce that in his debut article for Decanter Magazine, Peter Ranscombe (Thank you!!) has named Valvona & Crolla as one of his wine highlights of Edinburgh!

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5* Reviews

We are so proud to receive some high praise from our valued customers lately that we just can't help but share our favourites!

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Great British Food Award 2019

We are thrilled and humbled to be shortlisted for Scottish Best Independent Food Retailer for the Great British Food Awards. We would so appreciate your vote in this, our 85th anniversary.

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A Tasting Of Your Favourite Wines Of 2019

2019 was an exciting wine year for V&C and for you, our customers. You purchased some fabulous wines and vintages. In this tasting, run by Francesco Cardinale, we will recap and retaste one the best Chianti and Chianti Classico vintages ever released; and the 2015 Barolo and Nebbiolo launched last year is the best vintage of the decade so far; and the establishing of relatively new grape varieties such as the Sicilian Grillo and Nerello Mascalese, the Puglian Verdeca and Malvasia Nera, and the Passerina and Lacrima di Morro d’Alba from Abruzzo. Come along and taste and relive with us the most thrilling wines of 2019.

Thursday 30th January

6 - 7.30pm

£15*

*Includes a 10% discount on all products purchased on the day

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The Dick Lee Trio - Classics of Jazz

The Trio are equally at home entertaining thousands at the Royal Highland Show or performing at jazz clubs and festivals. Their Music Night is Friday Night concerts at Valvona & Crolla feature the classics of jazz, from ballads to barnstormers, from a shout to a whisper.

Friday 21st February

7 - 8pm

£10

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Sicily & Calabria

The two regions are separated at its narrowest point, between Torre Faro and Villa San Giovanni, by 3.1 km (1.9 mi) of sea. Both regions have very similar climatic conditions, though the wines they produce are very different. Sicily’s most famous red grape variety is Nero d’Avola, usually used to produce big and bold red wines. In Calabria, red grape, Gaglioppo produces wine more similar to the Northern Nebbiolo grape. These two regions have improved the quality of their wines over the last 20 years and enjoy worldwide recognition. Come and join us to discover the exciting wines of these two regions.

Thursday 27 February

6 - 7.30pm

£15*

Includes a 10% discount on all products purchased on the day

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The Directors Recommend

We have new products coming in all the time from UK, Italy and rest of Europe.
Our stock is always changing, bringing in new vintages & harvests, seasonal specialities & exciting new producers.

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Pesto Genovese 185g Agnesi

Classic Ligurian basil sauce with olive oil, parmigiano, nuts and garlic. Delicious sauce for pasta. Serve with our Campofilone pasta and lots of freshly grated parmigiano.

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Pappardelle Egg No 205 250gr

10-12mm wide ribbons of egg pasta. Serve with a buttery, creamy mushroom and rosemary sauce.

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Spaghettoni 14 500g La Molisana

This shape summarizes the essence and love for pasta. Monument to the essential: a simple string or a cylinder, is by far the world's most popular shape in Italy and abroad. Our new bronze item is a tribute to the lovers of fleshy pasta, which requires a few more minutes of cooking, but it gives satisfaction to the most demanding tastes in terms of thickness.

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Amaro Montenegro 70cl

Amaro Montenegro is a traditional amaro distilled in Bologna, Italy and made using over 40 herbs. Contains scents of orange peel, fresh coriander, red cherry, pekoe tea and cucumber. The flavour begins sweet but quickly changes mildly bitter, botanical taste containing the same hints of orange peel.

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San Pellegrino ‘Panna’ Still Mineral Water

Pure, still mineral water from San Pelligrino.

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Linkwood 12YO

A round, delicate whisky with a taste of apples and spice. A great example of a light but complex whisky with a gorgeous feel.

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Glenkinchie 12 Year Old 43%

From Pencaitland outside Edinburgh, this is a distinctivly fresh, clean tasting malt with a hint of dryness.

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Dry Sack Medium Sherry

An amber-coloured wine of intense aromas suggesting dried nuts. Full-bodied and balanced, with little acid and slightly sweet.

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Oregano Infused ECO 25cl Galantino

Recommended for dressing caprese (mozzarella and tomatoes), salads, steaks and other meats, perfect for pizzas and focaccia.

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From market stall to dot com, we now serve the nation from our original premises in Edinburgh.

We are Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Food Shops, founded in 1934. From our humble beginnings, serving the fledgling immigrant Italian community in old Edinburgh, we now list food products and wines from around the world, and supply the entire UK with an efficient, speedy delivery system that boasts a next-day service to 90% of the population.

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