We had a tasting of Nuricante from Duca della Corgna on 25th April 2024 in or Perugia wine cellar. We tried the vintages 2019, 2020,2021,2022. Usually we presume the older wines will have a deeper color than the younger ones, but actually the 2021 vintage has a more golden color than the 2020 vintage, but…
Ah, Riesling and shrimp, a match made in culinary heaven, much like peanut butter and jelly, but for the sophisticated palate! Let’s uncork this pairing: So, pour yourself a glass of Riesling, grab a shrimp, and enjoy the symphony of flavors. It’s a pairing that’s stood the test of time, much like reruns of classic…
Pinot Noir, with its elegant profile and balanced structure, is a versatile wine that pairs beautifully with pork for several reasons: Overall, the elegance, acidity, and fruity notes of Pinot Noir, coupled with its ability to complement a wide array of spices and cooking methods, make it an ideal pairing for pork, elevating both the…
Some people have a misunderstanding about rosato wine, thinking they are not serious wines, only blank drinks with pretty color. but as a wine professional I would say, that’s not true. There are blank pinky drinks for tourists at the seaside and there are the opposite.On October 27th we had a tasting of 6 Umbria…
We had a tasting of Cannonau & Gamay Trasimemo on 29th October.Both grapes share the same DNA with Grenache/Garnacha, but grow in different regions. Cannonau grows in Sardegna while Gamay Trasinemo grows in Umbria around lago trasimeno. We served 6 wines including 3 single vineyard Cru. The wines tasted Winery wine vintage price (€) (1)…
we shipped 8 different raw milk cheese from Gut Backensholz” (https://backensholz.de/),and we find 5 wines from our cave to pair with them. for the 2 soft blue cheese-We pair them with a Grechetto from Duca della Cogna. This is a semi-fragrant wine with complete bone structure. It is fragrant but more salty than sweety( which…
No need to buy Champagner. A lot of wine producers try to apply the Champagner method to their grapes. In our last tasting before summer holidays, we present 7 of them. Barrage and Novintage are from Orvieto and they are really good. We know the Scacciadiavoli Rosè for years. Audacious to make a Spumante from…
In the last two weeks, we had a wine trip in Germany. We had a fun time, despite the totally messed up German train system. It is very convenient to have a wine trip in Germany, you don’t even need a car. Wine countries are accessible by train. In these villages, wineries are more concentrated…
I had a big piece of “primo Sale” from the sheeps of my friend Andrea. I am not getting mad for this kind of fresh cheese, it is too neutral in tast. But panfrying it delivers the necessary power. Wonderful together with date tomatoes and serving it on a bed of fresh salad. Pairs wonderful…
