We will have a themed tasting every Sunday afternoon in villa Orfei, via Enrico del pozzo 92, Perugia. the theme for last Sunday is trebbiano spoletino. trebbiano spoletino is a white grape grown in the center of Umbria, Montefalco. It is harvested very late and has a long time to accumulate flavors, so spoletino wines…
I started to cook this dish in 2023, when I had still my own production of eggplants at the Buonrespiro Garden. It is one of the finest dishes for starter or aperitivo. In this case the pretreatment of the Aubergines with salt is appropriate. They will share the salt later with onions and tomatoes. Deep…
A Variant of the classical “Mare e Monti” theme. “Fagioli del Purgatorio” are the small beans from Gradoli with an elegant taste. Moscardini are very small Octopus, but sepia would be good also, but no calamari or polpo verace. The beans are boiled with a clove of garlic until tender. In the meantime you may…
Inspiration by Maria Luisa Scolastra from Villa Roncalli, Foligno. Buying raw fish (and eating it) has become an issue since anyone knows about Anisakis. In Supermarkets there are now specific brands and preparations for Sashimi/Carpaccio. The COOP at Orvieto Scalo is offering them separately from the fish booth. The fish monger in Orvieto city does…
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…
