Above: Celery root salad at Vinoteca Poscol in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston, Texas.
D’Amore Wine Selections recently visited one of our favorite Italian cuisine destinations in Texas, Vinoteca Poscol, the most casual restaurant in Chef Marco Wiles’ trifecta of great Italian eateries in Houston, including his flag ship Da Marco and Pizzeria Dolce Vita.
Above: Housemade bresaola, perfect on a hot summer evening with a glass of white wine.
Named after the famed Via Poscolle (Poscol in Friulian dialect) in the city of Udine, the restaurant is a tribute to Chef Marco’s Friulian roots. When you enter its doors, you feel like you’re in a classic Italian wine bar.
Above: There is an art to the perfectly sliced Prosciutto.
Like all of Chef Marco’s restaurants — from the fine dining venue Da Marco to the more casual pizzeria and enoteca Dolce Vita — the food is fantastic. But the Prosciutto… aaaaaaaa… the Prosciutto…
Above: The vintage Berkel “Prosciutto slicer” used at Poscol.
Anyone can buy a Prosciutto (the famous salt-cured pig’s thigh of Italy) but it takes a true master to slice it correctly. It should be paper thin while maintaining its integrity. In other words, it’s needs to melt in your mouth, not on your plate.
Above: Tagliolini al forno with béchamel and Prosciutto, inspired by Harry’s Bar in Venice.
The food and wine service at Poscol are top-knotch. But, then again, we’d go back just for that heavenly slice of salt-cured pig thigh.
Vinoteca Poscol
1609 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77006-3727
(713) 529-2797
Highly recommended
