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Fall in love and then leave. Sciala, Vermentino by Cantine Surrau

9 marzo 2016

When you fall in love, you recognize it right away. All your receptors suddenly go out of  scale, all your senses lose any reference point. And then, above all, your sensitivity reaches levels never seen before, you perceive everything with extreme clarity and lucidity. And everything becomes, everything becomes large and never seen. And does’nt mean … More Fall in love and then leave. Sciala, Vermentino by Cantine Surrau

Valle Galfina, Etna Rosso by Scilio: wine in movement

4 marzo 2016

There are times, especially evenings, where I understand the meaning of my love for cooking or food and wine in general. There are times, especially bad ones, in which I feel overwhelmed by the flow of life, from external impositions, from all those contingencies that make me lose control of what I think is most important and … More Valle Galfina, Etna Rosso by Scilio: wine in movement

Around Merlot

17 febbraio 2016

A very nice event organized by Delegazione AIS Castelli Romani is a wonderful chance to make clear ideas about Merlot, a beloved but also denigrated variety of grape. Beloved because it is perhaps one of the first loves for the wine neophytes, for his certain softness and ability to return wine to be easliy drunk. Beloved also because it … More Around Merlot

My moments of reflection and Pinot Nero Oltrepò Pavese DOC Carillo

15 febbraio 2016

Tasting wine means carefully drink it, trying to understand it, so it needs time, space and clear mind. That’s the reason why ‘to taste’ is not just ‘to drink’. When you drink wine, you simply do it, without so many thoughts or attentions, so it’s probably more funny. Instead, when you taste wine, you’ve to isolate, … More My moments of reflection and Pinot Nero Oltrepò Pavese DOC Carillo

Back to the classic: Cannonau, Sileno 2011 by Ferruccio Deiana

8 febbraio 2016

Sudden step back, especially in terms of Cannonau idea. Far from modern conceptions of wines where elegance and typicality are the master, just like a Burgundian style wine, this Cannonau brings with it all the usual traits of the denomination, at least the ones we were used to know up to few years ago. Quindi, in soldoni, … More Back to the classic: Cannonau, Sileno 2011 by Ferruccio Deiana