by Elena | Oct 6, 2024 | A glass of
Ca’ Marcanda Magari 2019 It’s obvious, when you open a wine signed by Gaja, you know where you’re going: Angelo Gaja and his genius, his speeches that leave you speechless, just like his wines. And then the name, “Magari” (translated in…...
by Elena | Jan 14, 2024 | A glass of
I inaugurate the first dinner with friends of 2024 with this Barolo Cerretta 2016 by Ettore Germano. I had tasted (and purchased) this bottle in October 2020 during the splendid visit to Sergio, son of Ettore Germano’s winery in Serralunga d’Alba, and...
by Elena | Nov 19, 2023 | A glass of
The “saga” of Burgundy continues to perfectly pair with the term “friends”. This is the wine that I decided to bring in response to the invitation of friends who we haven’t seen for a long time, friends of those who don’t need to...
by Elena | Oct 14, 2023 | A glass of
It happens that it is the departure day for a week’s holiday: just arriving at the airport and… the flight is cancelled. This happened to our dear neighbors: quickly said, we need a restorative dinner. We make the food, they bring the nectar. And voilà, a...
by Elena | May 21, 2023 | A glass of
Good question! Yes, because it is very easy to get confused: we are dealing with two wines that have in common their typology (white wines) and their country of origin (France) )…and then? That’s it!, or rather “c’est tout!”. Yes, because:...
by Elena | Apr 1, 2023 | A glass of
I’m a fanatic of white wines, I’m in love with Friulian white ones. Vespa Bianco Venezia Giulia IGT 2018, the workhorse of the Bastianich winery, is a (perfectly fitting) assemblage of Chardonnay and Sauvignon vines coming from a relatively late harvest...
