Thats’s me
Nixy! Deep in my soul, I am a sociophobe. I like umbria particularly, because it is so scarcely inhabited by human beings.
But I love food and wine，and my partner, a German who emigrated to Italy decades ago, molests me constantly with social events.
I am from Wuhan, a city in China, which no one knew before and now everyone knows. I am very proud to tell, Wuhan is the first city revolted to overthrow the last feudal dynasty in China.
And as a city nourished by broad rivers and numerous lakes, Wuhan has various great food,mostly based on rice and products from rivers and lakes, about that I will share more details in the future.
My partner left Wuhan early December 2019, apparently without COVID. Then the pandemic events separated us for nearly two years. In October 2021 we had enough. I emigrated with a tourist visa to Italy. The tourist visa should have been elevated by marrying “Giovanni”, but this still has not happened, because we have to find out the son of the lawyer who dealt with his divorce 30years(the lawyer himself is dead already) to dig out some document in some warehouse in outskirt of Rome, to get some other documents from German authorities, to ask for some other documents from Chinese consulate,which is needed to get married…and things like that. So I am still an illegal immigrant but hoping to improve my status soon.
In the meantime, I am doing what I like most, tasting wine and especially pairing wine and food. I am also organizing wine tastings and together with my partner we have wine/food pairing events at the Buonrespiro in Orvieto.
Now I am writing this blog. Another blog about food, wine restaurants, but with a Wuhanese view and without the pretense of objectivity. Still worse: A Chinese and a “Crucco ” dare to comment on Italian food and wine. This should be fun, shouldn’t it?
My Blog
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A cat with a ‘fuck off’ written on its face
It’s a rare and good quality for a dry white wine to be really satisfying. It’s easy for a fragrant sweet wine to be pleasant, but actually hard to achieve for a serious dry white wine. But I never really liked sweet wines. That’s why the grechetto from this natural winery in Marsciano is a…
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Oak in Winemaking
I consider oak as the make-up for wines. If Used right, it will make most wines appear better. The problems are: 1 not everyone knows how to use it, sometimes the wines get over oaked and become a wood soup 2 the oak is expensive To make a french oak,you have to cut an oak…
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pros and cons of natural wine
I like to try natural wines, probably because the first natural white/orange wine I tried gave me a very good impression, which had a nice aroma of salty citrus peel, and some fine hint of pickles. I tried hundreds of natural wines after that experience. The following are the pros and cons of natural wine based…
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Sunday tasting-Spoletino
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…
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Sagrantino and Truffles
We find Sagrantino is the best pair for truffles, they both have rich and deep and forestry flavours resonate with each other. Sagrantino from Scacciadiavoli is broad and profound and kind of refreshing, the 2019 vintage just won the 3 cups award from Gambero Rosso Tasting/Degustazione Mercoledì 4.September ore 18-21 Wines …
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magic of fermentation: Structured Rosati and Whites with Chinese “100 year old eggs”
Date: Saturday, July 27th, 17:00-21:00 The wines Grechetto Colli del Trasimeno, from Duca della Corgna Riesling trocken from Anlag nichterlein, PFALZ Orvieto Classico Superiore, from le Velette Rosato of Trasimeno Gamay, from Duca della Corgna Rosato of Cabernet Franc from Villa Bucher Rosato of Cabernet sauvignon/Petit Verdot/Sangiovese from contemaso Brut Trasimeno Gamay from Duca della…
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Nuricante Vertical
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…
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what are the characters of wines from iron rich soil?
Iron-rich soils are found in several notable wine regions around the world, where they contribute unique characteristics to the wines produced there. Here are some famous regions known for their iron-rich soils: These regions illustrate how iron-rich soils can significantly influence the characteristics of wine, contributing to the diversity and richness of wine profiles globally.…
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ask bot: how does soil type affect the taste of wines?
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ask Bot: How are wineNFT projects doing?
在葡萄酒NFT领域，商业上比较成功或比较有影响力的项目有哪些？ ChatGPT 在葡萄酒NFT领域，一些项目已经取得了商业上的成功或显示出较大的影响力。例如，Bitwine是一个完全数字化的葡萄酒NFT项目，通过像素艺术和图形收藏品的形式在OpenSea等平台上创作和交易葡萄酒的故事和文化。WiV Technology则与全球的葡萄酒生产商、分销商和商人合作，推出了一个售卖精品葡萄酒作为NFT的平台，每个NFT代表一瓶实际的葡萄酒，为消费者存储，使得交易过程更加简便高效。Hello Fam是世界上第一个NFT葡萄酒品牌，通过与知名数字艺术家合作，专门开发葡萄酒NFT，他们的首发产品Genesis Vintage 2021在NFT上独家销售，首日就售出了250瓶。 一些具体的酒庄也通过NFT与消费者直接互动并销售葡萄酒，同时作为有效的市场营销工具。例如，由前NBA明星姚明拥有的Yao Family Wines就是其中一个高调参与NFT的酒庄，他们通过NFT出售了”The Chop Cabernet Sauvignon 2016″的200瓶葡萄酒。Chateau Angelus是最受尊敬的波尔多生产商之一，提供了一个NFT来拥有Angelus 2020年份酒桶的所有权，附带独特的数字艺术作品。Chateau Darius则提供了每个年份的4个NFT，包括给消费者的独特数字艺术作品、存储设施和两瓶实体葡萄酒。 这些项目显示出NFT在葡萄酒行业中的多样化应用，从数字化收藏到实体葡萄酒的代表，再到增加品牌的市场营销新方式。NFT为葡萄酒行业带来了新的交易、收藏和投资机会，同时也吸引了传统葡萄酒市场之外的非传统消费者。随着技术的发展和市场的认可，葡萄酒NFT领域可能会继续见证更多创新和成功的项目。 这些葡萄酒NFT项目的营业收入，用户增长和利润情况怎样？ ChatGPT The specific financial details regarding revenue, user growth, and profitability for wine NFT projects are not readily available in public domain sources. However, the wine NFT sector is seen as a burgeoning market with significant…
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investment returns for fine wine
ask DionBot: What is the investment returns for fine wine in recent years? The investment returns for fine wine over different periods show a mix of stability and growth, although specific annual or quarterly returns can fluctuate due to various market conditions. Here’s a summary based on the information available: These insights highlight the potential…
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i caught the robot bullshiting
i caught the robot bullshiting I find DionBot performs very well if there is already enough published content on a certain topic, but if there is not, he just starts to bullshit, and he is really a master of bullshiting. Here is our conversation: What is the difference between sangiovese in Tuscany and sangiovese in…
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ask DionBot: Why Riesling goes well with shrimps
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…
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ask dionBOT: Why pinot noir pairs well with pork
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…
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the blind tasting, Brunello or not?
On December 10th we hosted the Brunello blind tasting at viniventisei.it . we prepared 9 different wines for the tasting, including 5 Brunellos and 4 Sangiovese taste like Brunello, but the most expensive Brunello is bit corked, so we end up with 8 different wines (but there were 15 bottles because we have 17 guests…
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our natural wine tasting
I like orange wines, because I find it reasonable to extract the flavors from the skin. and I like metodo ancestrale(nat pet), because I find this method has the advantage of champagne and is much easier to make. orange wines and nat pet are generally natural wines,so I end up buying a lot of natural…
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What terrible things a little cat could do
Everytime i see this guy waiting outside for more and better food, one Chinese praise appears in my mind: 程门立雪 this phrase is about two famous confucius scholars: Yangshi and ChengYi. Yangshi wanted to be ChengYi’s student, ChengYi didn’t want him at first, but Yangshi waited 3 days outside of ChengYi’s house in the snow,…
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italian rose,always versatile and often misunderstood
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…
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Cannonau and Gamay del Trasimeno
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)…
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Italian wines should make themselves easier for customers
At one of our tastings, a guest, who was born and grew up in Rome and now lives in Brussels, told me that she prefers French wines to Italian wines. To be specific, she prefers haut medoc. I was very surprised, and asked her why. Basically, it’s because if you are not an expert on…
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Verticale “lunato” 2018-2022
italian whites can age. We tried and proved this many times, and we try this again today. we have a vertical tasting of an orvieto classical, 2018-2022 vintages from le Velette, which is made of 60% of grechetto and other autochthonous grapes. All the 6 tasters decided unanimously that, amongst the 5 vintages, the older…