Wine & Words
Wine inspired from my favourite books
“Le petit prince” A. de Saint-Exupery – Sauternes Carmes de Rieussec
A book masterpiece, a wine masterpiece. A book that needs no introduction, a wine that has a lot to say. Both French masterpieces, both appreciated and known all over the world. What led me to this combination? In one word: sweetness. Sweetness is the key element that...
“Paddy Clark ha ha ha” R. Doyle – Lambrusco Settefilari
"Paddy Clark ha ha ha" is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read: this book shows you the world with the same eyes as the protagonist, a 10 year old Irish boy in the Dublin suburbs of the sixties. Paddy surely remind us when we were 10-year-olds (well, I'm...
“Torto marcio” A. Robecchi – Franciacorta Ferghettina Saten
This is the fourth of the series of books written by Alessandro Robecchi which features the Milanese Carlo Monterossi, TV writer of a garbage program that, willingly or not, is always implicated in police investigations. I fell in love with these novels starting from...
“La concessione del telefono” A. Camilleri – Leone d’Almerita
Who says Camilleri says - very often - Montalbano.I say not only Montalbano, but much more."La concessione del telefono" is one of those "historical" novels that fascinate and make you smile: so many misunderstandings, grotesque characters, mafia, hilarity and...
“La carta più alta” M. Malvaldi – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
This book is part of the series of BarLume novels, stories of pure entertainment that intrigue and make you smile thinking of its protagonists, the assiduous old-time bar visitors led by the barman-investigator Massimo, who has in common with me (and with the author)...