Perchance to Dream:
Your Travel Veneto Vicariously Wine Brett says: "Fresh and viscous floral stone fruit from the classical Veneto grape of Friulano Read about the family here: https://www. |
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This blog is dedicated to learning Italian La Dolce Vita, that is, fashion, food and wine! We will focus on the words and phrases you need to get by in Italy. We will learn by translating facebook posts from some of our favorite winemakers including Gaetana Jacono Gola of Valle dell'Acate and Giampaolo Tabarrini, "Menu Italian" from Ristorante...
This blog is dedicated to learning Italian La Dolce Vita, that is, fashion, food and wine! We will focus on the words and phrases you need to get by in Italy. We will learn by translating facebook posts from some of our favorite winemakers including Gaetana Jacono Gola of Valle dell'Acate and Giampaolo Tabarrini, "Menu Italian" from Ristorante Trippi in Valtellina as well as text from the winery websites for some of the many Italian Wines on the shelves @MetroWines. Andiamo! (let's go!)
*** PRIEST CHOKER *** Will economic conditions reinvigorate a traditional Tuscan savings plan? https://www.news.com.au/ the-choking-history-of-italys- Your Discuss it Over OR Pair with the Pasta - Wine 92 Points Wine Enthusiast A blend of 60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, this has alluring,
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New York Times Says Cling to COLUMBO
While the Columbo character was said to be of Italian Heritage, Your Sink into The Comfort Zone and Watch it With Wine: It works!
La Casaccia Monfiorenza Monferrato Freisa 2018 More on Columbo: A scene from "Any Old Port in a Storm" |
Summer (Big) Red
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Alto Adige, 13% ALC Lis Neris Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Why is this the Summer Big Red? The Cabernet Sauvignon of Lis Neris winery is an elegant and precise wine, Lis Neris winery is one of the most interesting realities of Friuli Venezia Giulia, $23 (red tag) |
Heat Buster even in Moscow. Read on.....
A blend of Trebbiano 80%, Malvasia di Candia 2019 Tuscany Available in Moscow. Shipping will be high! But if there, the store has free parking! Check it out: https://inwine.ru/wines/ Meanwhile, back in Italy...... |
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*** Put a Chill on It ***
*** Schiava *** Teaching Moment: Schiava is a light-bodied red wine (like Pinot Noir) with aromas Alois Lageder's great grandfather founded the winery over 150 years ago in Alto Adige, Northeast Italy. In 1934, the family acquired the Lowengang estate in Magre and continued adding other prime Alto Adige vineyards. Now in its fifth generation, the company is led *** 12% alc. $15.99 ***
*** Ruche *** Teaching Moment: Ruchè is a varietal of Piedmont in Italy that has risen Ruchè wines can be characterized by their lightness in color and complex aromas, Ruchè is a very unique wine from the Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato Forbes Magazine on Ruchè and Surroundings 13.5% alc. $23 |
Heat Buster even in Moscow. Read on.....
A blend of Trebbiano 80%, Malvasia di Candia 2019 Tuscany Available in Moscow. Shipping will be high! But if there, the store has free parking! Check it out: https://inwine.ru/wines/ Meanwhile, back in Italy...... |
Terre di Giotto sorge a Gattaia, sull'Appennino Toscano, nel comune di Vicchio del Mugello.
Siamo nella parte nord della Toscana, area che dopo la fillossera non è più stata destinata alla coltivazione specializzata della vite per più di un secolo ma solo alla mezzadria, rimanendo fuori dai giochi delle denominazioni. Michele Lorenzetti, dopo una laurea in biologia, si iscrive ad un corso di laurea in enologia e scopre quanto il mondo della viticoltura convenzionale sia pieno di chimica.Trova nella biodinamica una logica applicazione ed estensione delle sue certezze da biologo e a Gattaia individua i terreni dove dar seguito alle sue idee e conoscenze. Nel 2006 qui impianta il suo primo vigneto. Siamo tra i 480 m. s.l.m. e i 590 m s.l.m., su suoli argillosi-calcarei con presenza di arenarie e scisti, in un'area che domina dall'alto tutta la vallata del Mugello dove le nebbie, che si fermano poco prima dei 400m, spesso condizionano il clima. E' un vigneto stretto e lungo, che ripropone sull'etichetta dei suoi vini, circondato da boschi di castagni e querce e sommerso dalla luce. Qui recupera l'esperienza del passato, reimpiantando Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Pinot nero e Riesling da selezioni massali francesi, perchè in passato il Marchese Vittorio degli Albizi qui le aveva portate ed impiantate prima che la fillossera distruggesse tutto. Solo 2 ha condotti in biodinamica per una produzione di nemmeno 6000 bottiglie l'anno, suddivise su 4 referenze. Vini fermentati con i propri lieviti, vero patrimonio della gestione secondo natura della vigna, in vasche d'acciaio e senza controllo della temperatura. Vinificati senza ricorrere ad aiuti enologici, non stabilizzati, non filtrati nè chiarificati per portare nel calice la potenza e ricchezza di una natura intonsa dalle cime degli Appennini del Mugello.
Call the shop! (828) 575-9525.
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Ciao Asheville Book Recommendation
THE GARRUBBO GUIDE is a handbook to the delicious importance Your Read it With Wine Winemaker says: Made from a selection of Nero d’Avola grapes cultivated to showcase precise aromas of graphite, blueberry, and violet. Medium bodied and quite tangy, with fresh acids giving the flavors similar to the aromas a piercing quality. Finishes with silky tannins and freshness. A lovely Nero d’Avola of early appeal. James Suckling says 92 Points: I love the sweet, floral and mulberry nose Decanter says 92 Points: Tasca d’Almerita is an aristocratic and historically important Robert Parker's Wine Advocate says 90 Points: Here is another excellent value Vivino says $17.99 *** We say $14.99 *** From The MetroWines "How Can This Be" Department How can this be? Week after week, including today, we post their prices |
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Ciao Asheville Presents Caffe Dante
New York City (CNN) — Dante, 104-year-old bar and restaurant in NYC, is on fire. More cocktails than wine served at Dante, but we do share *** YEAH, WE DO COCKTAILS TOO! ***
************************** But What We Really DO is Wine! This ruby-red wine shows a deep aroma of spices and red fruit. The wine is 100% Spanna, the local name for Nebbiolo in the Alto Piemonte. In order to protect the older clones of Spanna, Vallana only replaces Live La Dolce Vita for $23 |
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Prepare for The Next Isolation!
In 1945, the owner of "Gino" an Italian red sauce joint, commissioned
Flora Scalamandré, wife of legendary textile house founder, to design wallpaper
for his drab Manhattan restaurant. When it came to covering walls,
the primary goal of Gino Circiello was to hide the splatters of marinara sauce
on the walls! The zebra design is now available in many colors. The pattern has endured because of the way they hop so unexpectedly into relatively
conformist rooms. The motif, says NYT, is a go-to choice for enlivening
powder rooms, foyers and hallways. SanFrancisco designer Maria Haidamus said:
"It adds whimsy to an otherwise sober setting."
Rooms covered in Scalamandré zebras have made cameo appearances
in movies including "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Mighty Aphrodite."
https://www.decoratorsbest.
scalamandre-zebras-masai-red-
Your Celebrate and Decorate with Scalamandré Wine:
La Quercia Montepulciano Riserva 2015
Here's a solid, straightforward red that opens with aromas of sour cherry
and a whiff of new leather. The ripe fruity palate exhibits juicy blackberry,
raspberry and a hint of anise. It's easy drinking, with soft tannins.
*** $22 ***
And a BIG can of Stanislaus Red Sauce, $14.99!
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Travel to Italy Through a Board Game
*** Lorenzo the Magnificent ***
Each player is an Italian Renaissance family seeking to impress the church and expand
their power. This is accomplished by acquiring cards representing lands, people, activities
or ventures. Dice-based workers are placed to action locations while resources such as wood, stone, and money are managed to the highest efficiency. Victory points determine the winner.
https://www.boardgamequest.
Your Drink Like Lorenzo Wine
RODANO, Toscana 2017A blend of Sangiovese and Merlot, Rodano is a class act. Made in the traditional style,
Rodano uses younger Sangiovese vines younger blendedwith 30% Merlot
to create a fresh vibrancy while maintaining the rustic characterof old world wines.
Under Italian law, this bottle could be labeled Chianti Classico and, thus,
command a higher shelf price. You will find cherry fruit with some dark plum notes
and bits of gingerbread and spice. Long finish. Drink now through 2022.
After import issues, Rodano is finally BACK!
*** $16.99 ***
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June 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET FEDERICO FELLINIAn Absolutely Sincere Liar. A talk by Caterina D’Amico( Zoom Webinar ) |
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This year Federico Fellini would have turned 100! To celebrate the anniversary of his birth, we honor the Italian Maestro with a webinar featuring Caterina D’Amico, former Dean of the Centro di Centro di Cinematografia Sperimentale in Rome and founding member of the Zeffirelli Foundation in Florence. Federico Fellini, probably the world’s most famous Italian film maker, and 5 times Oscar winner, had unrivaled success. His feature films, all set in Italy, tell stories that cannot be classified as conventional genres, but deemed necessary the coining of its own fantastic and surreal “felliniesque” genre. LOCATION: Zoom Webinar (registration required) This program is part of Fare Cinema 2020, an initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation promoting Italian quality film productions in the world. |
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