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 | Feb 23, 2020 | Unusual pairings
We are talking about a white wine among my favorites: the vine is the Grüner Veltliner, the region is Kremstal, the country is Austria. Yes, indeed, Austria, among the most unknown countries in the wine sector that in the last decades has demonstrated to be capable to...
by Elena | Jan 10, 2020 | Unusual pairings
Germany is not just beer mugs and froth, but is in one word: Riesling. Excellent and superfine Riesling. I tried this bottle of Riesling from the Rheingau region, the cradle of the best Rieslings in the world: the color is a pale straw yellow, characterized by an...
by Elena | Nov 29, 2019 | Wine and words
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...
by Elena | Nov 21, 2019 | Unusual pairings
This is the classic occasion when you say to yourself: in the kitchen I have planned a dish a bit unusual … and in the fridge I have one of my classics. So what? Let’s try. We have friends for dinner, a simple dinner, a single course, we cannot do late...
