Valentino Las Vegas is highlighting the delicacy in a night of white truffles and wine featuring the wines of Beni di Batasiolo and the cuisine of James Beard Award-winning Chef Luciano Pellegrini.

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As we walk into our separate rooms, the event's organizers, Cassidy Dart and James Simpson of Pol Roger, announce that we have 40 minutes for the six white wines, a 20-minute break, followed by 40 minutes on the reds.

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