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BAROLO & BARBARESCO – Study in Scarlet
Posted by Frank Ward on December 17, 2017
Posted in Italy, Other Countries | Tagged: Azlia, Castello di Verduno, elio altare, Elio Crasso, Guiseppe Marscarello, italy, Justerini & Brooks, Mario Marengo, Nebbiolo grape, piedmont, Roberto Voerzio, Scarzello | Leave a Comment »
A Tasting at Tasca d’Almerita – Sicilian Wine Pioneer
Posted by Frank Ward on June 12, 2015
June 2015. I first tasted a wine from the Sicilian estate Tasca d’Almerita some years ago at the Lo Scuderio restaurant in the centre of Palermo. It was by accident, or at least happenchance. This is how it came about. We’d booked for lunch on the last day of our stay on the island, arriving at the restaurant at about 13.30. “Our flight home isn’t until this evening,” I told the manager. “So we have several hours to pass. And we don’t want to get out to the airport too soon. We’d love to spend as much as possible of the intervening time at your excellent restaurant.” [….]
Posted in Italy, Tasting notes | Tagged: Enna, Laura Orsi, Lo Scuderio restaurant, Mount Etna, Regaleali, Rosso del Conte, Sicily, Tasca d'Almerita | Leave a Comment »
A Tale of Three (Italian) Cities
Posted by Frank Ward on October 5, 2014
October 2014. On a quick visit to three north-Italian cities – Verona, Mantua, and Bologna – I was able to sample a few delicious dishes (and some appalling ones too) and a couple of splendid reds. One of the best meals was also the cheapest: A lovely cep risotto taken in a tiny, unpretentious bistro, l’Orlogio in Verona, chosen more or less at random. It came with a perfectly decent glass of red and finished with one of the best espressos I’ve had in years [….]
Posted in Gastronomy, Italy | Tagged: 1961 Château La Tour Bicheau, Al Calmerieri, Aquila Nigra, Bologna, elio altare, Fragoletta, Hotel Rechigi, I Portici, italy, La Fontanina, l’Orlogio, Mantua, Roccolo Grasso, Sandrone, Teresina, Verone | Leave a Comment »