Carrabba's Italian Grill Celebrates the Italian Wine Harvest Season with Vino Italiano

New seasonal menu features wine-infused dishes and cocktails

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Oct 07, 2014, 09:00 ET

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the Italian wine harvest season, Carrabba's Italian Grill is highlighting the rich flavors of a traditional Italian cooking technique: wine-infusion. The new Vino Italiano menu is a collection of innovative dishes cooked with wine to enhance and accent their flavors.

Carrabba's menu features a variety of new dishes and several wine-inspired favorites starting at just $13.9, including a choice of housemade soup or side salad:

Chianti Salmon (PRNewsFoto/Carrabba's Italian Grill)

Pollo al Prosecco - Prosecco battered, panko crusted chicken, sauteed and topped with Bocelli Prosecco cream sauce, bacon, sundried tomatoes and scallions
Chianti-Glazed Salmon on a Cedar Plank - Salmon glazed with Gabbiano Chianti then roasted in a wood-fired oven on a wine-soaked cedar plank served with roasted grapes and a side of broccoli
Sirloin Marsala with Crab Cake –6 oz. wood-grilled sirloin topped with mushrooms, prosciutto and housemade Lombardo Marsala wine sauce. Paired with a jumbo lump crab cake and roasted red bell pepper sauce.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin – Medallions of pork tenderloin wood-grilled and topped with a port wine fig sauce
Champagne Shrimp and Scallop Linguine - Pan-seared shrimp and scallops with mushrooms and roasted bell peppers, tossed in a champagne cream sauce

Vino Italiano doesn't end with food. It also includes innovative wine-infused cocktails worth toasting:

Chianti Kiss - Solerno Blood Orange liqueur from Sicily, Disaronno and Captain Morgan spiced rum, mixed with pineapple and cranberry juices topped with a touch of Chianti.
Toast of Tuscany - Housemade Limoncello, Bocelli Sparkling Prosecco and cranberry juice, with a hint of fresh lemon.

To celebrate one of the most important seasons of Italy, Italian wine harvest, Carrabba's is offering $10 off all bottles of wine during the month of October.

To find the nearest location or for more information about Carrabba's Italian Grill,^® visit www.carrabbas.com. Watch a Vino Italiano preview here.

About Carrabba's Italian Grill^®Offering Italian-inspired cuisine passed down from our founders' family recipes, Carrabba's uses only the best ingredients to prepare fresh and handmade dishes cooked to order in a lively exhibition kitchen. Featuring a wood-burning grill inspired by the many tastes of Italy, customers can enjoy signature dishes, including Chicken Bryan, Spiedino di Mare and a fresh twist on an Italian Classic, Wood-grilled Chicken Marsala. Carrabba's was voted #1 Italian in the 2014 Consumer Picks Survey by Nation's Restaurant News. For more information about Carrabba's, please visit www.Carrabbas.com, www.Facebook.com/Carrabbas or www.Twitter.com/Carrabbas.

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