by Chiara Bassi | Jan 28, 2018 | Food Wine Matching, News
When it comes to pairing food, wine must always take into account the main ingredient as much as its parts and its cooking. The combination of each portion of the fish is closely related to how it is cooked as cooking alters the taste of food and makes it more or less...
by Chiara Bassi | Jan 23, 2018 | Food Wine Matching, News
Talking about wine pairing is always the thing I like best, especially if an ingredient and its cooking are spoiled. While the didactic aspect of wine can not necessarily interest everyone, on the other hand, knowing the most successful pairings is a useful and...
by Chiara Bassi | Dec 21, 2017 | Italian Wine, News
Lombard wines: history In Lombardy the cultivation of the vine dates back to prehistory as shown by the archaeological finds found on the shores of Lake Iseo. The Romans are the first to experiment with more advanced techniques and lay the foundations of the famous...
by Chiara Bassi | Dec 18, 2017 | Italian Wine, News
Piedmontese wines: history As was the case for other regions, it was the Greeks who introduced wine in Piedmont. To the themes the Greeks unloaded in ligurian ports amphorae full of wine and ventured inland with cuttings and cuttings then beginning the cultivation of...
by Chiara Bassi | Jan 31, 2017 | Grape Variety & Wine Produced, News
The Erbaluce is an autochthonous Piedmontese grape whose origin has been so many hypotheses, but there are no certainties. Its name has ancient origins, so much that it was already called Alba Lux (dawn light) by the Romans. It takes its name from the beautiful golden...
by Chiara Bassi | Jan 31, 2017 | Grape Variety & Wine Produced, News
Nebbiolo is a black grape variety grown in Piedmont. Nebbiolo is one of the most prestigious vines in the world and is suitable for producing wines capable of long aging. The word Nebbiolo comes from the word fog and seems to refer to the dark berry but with a whitish...