by Elena | Mar 8, 2020 | A glass of
While passing through Savoy in the south-east of France closed to the Alps, a wine-growing area unknown also – I think – to French people, I stopped in a shop selling organic products only, looking at the wine corner: and I get advice. Apremont is an AOC...
by Elena | Mar 1, 2020 | A glass of
As a I am from Piedmonte region, I can’t miss a bottle of Dolcetto in my cellar. But who says Dolcetto says Dolcetto d’Alba, Dolcetto of Diano d’Alba, Dolcetto of Asti, Dolcetto Langhe, Dolcetto Monferrato, Dolcetto of Ovada, Dolcetto of Acqui...
by Elena | Feb 1, 2020 | A glass of
It is reported on the label: ” C’était l’occasion, le moment opportun, la faveur ou la saison”. Once again it’s a matter of a lunch with friends, those with whom every year we promise to see each other shortly, but in the end we meet once...
by Elena | Jan 19, 2020 | A glass of
Frankly, I am for the salty. And yet, when the time comes, you have to be ready…and let go. We are at the end of a copious meal with friends, the ones you don’t see every weekend, so a lunch that starts at 12.30 and ends at 18.00 is, to say the least,...
by Elena | Dec 7, 2019 | A glass of
Portugal is often associated with the typical fortified wine Porto, much less known for its wines. It happens to taste a Cartuxa, an assemblage of Aragonês, Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira. It is a ruby red wine with a very intense aroma with clear notes of ripe...
by Elena | Sep 14, 2019 | A glass of
That’s what happens. That you are with friends and they show up with a bottle of wine with a bright orange color that leaves you quite sceptical. It is an “orange wine”, a Rençel 2013 that comes directly from Slovenia. The aroma shows notes of...
