A visit to Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre is one of the most beautiful places in the world with the five villages so beautifully situated along the water. 

Less know is that in Cinque Terre they also produce wine, although in Italy one can produce wine almost everywhere. The wines of Cinque Terre is mainly white wines made by the grapes of Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino. The vineyards are beautifully situated along the slopes of the mountain.

I had the chance to dine at the restaurant Dau Cila in Riomaggiore, this restaurant has excellent seafood. The view of the Mediterranean sea is beautiful from Dau Cila.

If you ever has the chance to visit Dau Cila you should try their excellent seafood starters.

Of course when eating in Cinque Terre I always drink wine from Cinque Terre and for this dinner I choose a white wine from producer Cheo. I have tasted a Sciacchetrà from this producer and that was awesome so I had high hopes for their white wine. This wine is from 2015. It has a full body and it tastes of apples and some citrus. Very good. Matches the seafood perfect.

All in all, a wonderful evening in Riomaggioe in Cinque Terre.

Cathing up on the tasted wine

Being in Italy means that I am busy and cannot write any reviews so here a some older one that I have tasted.

Valpolicella Ripasso Pasqua of vintage 2014 contains the grapes Corvina, Rondinella and Negrara. It is made by using the Ripasso method. The taste of red berries, smooth tannins and a good after taste.
The wine Ghemme by producer Torraccia Del Piantavigna is from 2005. It is made of 90% Nebbiolo and 10% vespolino. The ABv is 13,5 %. It has a taste of cherries and tobacco, but the tannins are strong and despite being 12 year old the tannins are to strong for me.

There is a sparkling wine called Ferrari and now I have tasted a sparkling wine called Lamborghini Brut NV. It contains Pinot and Chardonnay and has an ABV of 12,5%. It has a very fresh smell of apples and tastes of citrus and bread. Almost like a heavier Prosecco. Very nice.
I don't drink half sweet wine that often but Germany knows how to make them. Kloster Eberback produces the wine Riesling Spätlese Crescentia of vintage 2015. It has a taste of tropical fruits and is very balanced half sweet wine if drunk in not to much quantities. As otherwise the sweetness takes over. For me a glass is perfect.

Two white wines from AziendaTola

It is not often that I have the chance to try two different wines from the same producer. But I had the chance to try out two different wines from producer Azienda Vitivinicola Tola. Both are made of indigenous grape of Sicily. One from Grillo grapes and one from Catarratto grapes and both are of vintage 2015. Azienda Tola is situated near Palermo in the north of Sicily.

The Azienda Tola wine made from Grillo is very fruity and fresh, some pears and some grapefruit in the end. Very good.

The Azienda Tola wine made from Cattaratto has a very flowery smell. The taste is of pear and some citrus. Compared to the Grillo this is more intense than fresh.

All in all two good wines.

Lamborghini centianni bottle and Sud Negroamoro

Lamborghini, that name brings a vision of cars. But when travelling in the sixties in Umbria, Ferruccio Lamborghini fell in love with the landscape and bought a winery there and abandoned car making. The winery Tenuta Lamborghini is situated on the edge of Lago Trasimeno and I have the fortune to taste their white wine Centanni, which is a 100 year anniversery bottling of Ferruccio Lamborghini birth. It is made of 100% Grechetto grapes. The taste if lemon and grapefruits with a big hit of acidity, definitely not for everyone. But it is a great food wine, I had it with fish and it went very well together. Buy one if you want to experience Lamborghini without ruining yourself.

Going to the south of Italy we find Puglia. Here there is a red grape called Negroamoro, this grape produces great wine. Sud from producer Cantina San Marzano is made of 100% Negroamoro and has an abv of 13,5%. The vintage is 2015. This wine has a good smell. This wine is young and one can feel it in the taste. It is red fruits, cherries and tannins. The aftertaste is of dark chocolate.  I quite like the young untamed character of this wine. Goes very well with food.