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.

Sciacchetrà Wine: A taste of heaven

Cinque Terre, one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Also Cinque Terre is home to one of the best wines that I have ever tasted. Namely the sweet Sciacchetrà wine. Sciacchetrà is a passito wine which is made from dried grapes. This drying process I could see when I visited Manarola in Cinque Terre.

The grapes hang from the roof and walls in this building slowly drying out until they are ready to be used for the winemaking. I have tried many passito wines and this Sciacchetrà by producer Cheo, is probably the best I have ever tried. The grapes is grown in the hills above Vernazza. The wine is from 2008 and it has been stored in chestnut barrels before being bottled.The colour is deep amber and looks very good. The nose is intense and by just smelling I know that it will taste good. The taste is of apricots, dried raisins and honey. It is very strong and intense and leaves a long aftertaste. Wonderful, unfortunately I cannot buy this at Systembolaget so the next visit to Cinque Terre I have to buy several bottles of Sciacchetrà.

But one will always find reasons to visit Cinque Terre. Salute!