Cantina Paltrinieri is absolutely on of the Lambrusco champions, a winery that has succeeded in making the best of the uniqueness of the Sorbara vineyard, an Emilia enology pride. Lambrusco Radice - Cantina Paltrinieri is a bottle that conveys precisely and directly the uniqueness of the winery, a Lambrusco di Sorbara Doc re-fermented in the bottle, natural and sincere, with a very intense rosé colour (which has been made visible due to the restyling of the Radice Paltrinieri bottle from dark to transparent). The taste is fresh, well acid and pleasantly fruity but without excess also due to the dry connotation that soften the sweetness of the fruity tastes. Ideal as an aperitif, with fired fish, crudité, cold cuts and gnocco fritto.

Summer has come, and with it the re-styling for the Prosecco La Marca too, which has come back dressed in elegant clothes. The dress changes, but not the substance, what remain are the delicate fruity aromas, the great drinkability and the freshness of a perfect wine for aperitif, these are qualities of this Prosecco recognized by the critics too. Another new entry is the certified BIO Organic wine production for some of the La Marca wines as the La Marca Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry Bio.

Colterenzio is a very particular casa in the Italian enology panorama, indeed it wasn’t created from a single family project, but from the will of 300, for most of them wine production is the main passion and not the effective job. The wines produced in turn are someway infected by this uniqueness, the same changes itself through the years, because wine, as the wine cellar dynamism represents well, is constantly evolving. Colterenzio (Schreckbichl) Pfefferer is a very direct Trentino wine, that certainly doesn’t go unnoticed, one of the characteristic it owes its success in the public to. From moscato grapes, it is straw yellow colored, the aromatic side is very intense with flowers, fruity and lightly spiced aromas. At the palate it is fresh, with the right acidity level, with tropical fruit and citrus notes, characteristics that make them ideal as an aperitif, mainly in the summer period.

The Valdobbiadene is the mother land of the Prosecco par excellence, a hill area dedicated to the viticulture for more than a thousand years as some ancient scripts dating to the middle age testify. It is in the heart of the DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene area that in 1968 nine small wine cellars united their resources to create the highest quality possible wines, it’s here that the Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOCG - La Marca is born. A wine that has been rewarded with many prizes as the 90/100 score by Wine Spectator, and represents the most sincere expression of the Prosecco DOCG and its territory. The color is straw yellow with some golden shades, aromas are mainly floral and a little fruity, at the palate it prove to be very balanced, soft, with some interesting citrus notes and a pleasant mineral finale. Certainly the ideal as an aperitif, great paired with fish or appetizers too.

The strictly personal peculiarities have curbed the possibilities and pairings of the Lambrusco. It is often considered a wine to pair only with Emilia specialities as tigelle or gnocco fritto with cold cuts, the Lambrusco di Sorbara is a vine variety that can be developed in many different ways with many different shades according to the methods used in the vineyard and in the wine cellar. Cantina Paltrinieri was one of the first entity to sustain the versatility of this Italian wine, introducing different processes for the same vine variety obtaining excellent results. As it is for the GROSSO Lambrusco di sorbara metodo cl.2013 - Cantina Paltrinieri, where the choice of a metodo classico, with 24 months of initial refinement and 6 months of refinement in the bottle, has been able to reconsider a wine diversifying it from its stereotype. Indeed the result is particular starting from the color, in this case a copper ancient rosè, the perfumes are floral, fruity but accompanied by a light citrus note, which anticipate a freshness that we find again at the palate, where a good acidity make the wine pleasantly fresh paired with sapidity, sensations that combine at their best with the typical red fruit aromas. Great as aperitif, paired with fish, fried food and naturally Emilia specialities.

The bruschetta can’t be part of your appetizers, or aperitifs, as they’re simple, quick and tasty. What can make yours different is an careful selection of high quality products and raw materials, from the moment that the simplicity of the recipe exalts and highlight their natural taste, without the possibility of hiding it with many other tastes. The Paté of green Nocellara Etnea olives - SoloSole is an authentic surprise for the palate: tasty and decise, like the variety of Sicilian olives it is made up of, the Nocellare Etna ones, typical of the volcanic area. The consistency is fragrant and inviting, the finely chopped olives give a really thin crunchy feeling which is very pleasant for the senses, so much that often you find the pot empty without even realizing it.

Azienda Agricola Biologica Adamo is a Sicilian company which produces BIO organic wine, flour and food. All of their products are absolutely natural and come from local ground, in Alcamo. We really suggest you to try the Dry Tomatoes - Azienda Agricola Biologica Adamo, as it is a real traditional specialty of that land. Thanks to the perfect temperature and the constant sunny days, the Sicilian tomatoes are among the best in the whole world, moreover the company still dry them naturally, under the same sun to give them that special home made taste. You can eat them as an aperitif and appetizer natural as they are, or you can put them in a pasta or a sandwich to give a special touch to your recipes.

Sicily and Olives: a thousands year old tradition. There are many products that represent the expression of their origin territory, le olives certainly have a relevant place among these. In the region more than twenty different cultivar (olive tree varieties), of local origin and each of them with their own particular taste and organoleptic characteristics. The Agricultural Company Melia cultivates and processes the olives at a completely artisanal level in Alcamo, in the north-west area of the island, an ideal zone thanks to the constant presence of sun and wind all year long. The kind of olives cultivated by the company by the company is mainly the Nocellara del Belìce, endowed with a great aromatic-tasting intensity and pleasant bitter and lightly hot notes. The Pitted black olives in condiment - Az. Agricola Melia are great both during an aperitif or for the preparation of recipes too.

If you are fond of smoky tastes you must be a real fan of smoked scamorza - Caseificio Voglia di Latte. This product had its origin in the regions of Molise, Campania, Apulia and Abruzzo. The production method is similar to the fiordilatte ones, that is to say a very short or null seasoning, followed by a smoking in specific chambers for 15 minutes at 45°-50° resting for only one day. The result is a spun curd cheese with a smoked shade given by the external part, balanced by the internal sweetness obtaining a special and unique contrast. We’re giving you a simple and quick recipe, working well both as an aperitif or an appetizer, that will save you when you will be lack of time: speck and scamorza rolls Ingredients: smoked scamorza - Caseificio Voglia di Latte*, Speck - 5 months maturing Cut the scamorza into strips (not too small, otherwise they’ll dry too much) and roll them up in speck slices. Take a baking tray with a sheet of oven paper on it, put the rolls on the tray and then in the oven at 160° for a few minutes, until the scamorza will be melted.

This is the Prosecco week, indeed we're making a 20% DISCOUNT on all the bottles of the kind of wine. The history of Prosecco began several centuries ago among the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene, during the Romans empire, this valley has always been a sort of wine paradise, where famers and wine producers have been working with passion and have been constantly improved their techniques during the passing of the years. The Prosecco nowadays is a D.O.C.G wine and the Valdobbiadene hills are even candidates to become part of the UNESCO heritage. The prosecco is the ideal for a perfect Italian style aperitif, but also adapt for being paired with delicate taste and recipes with raw materials maintaining the original taste.

Usually an excellent product as raw ham is should be eaten pure as it is with only a piece of good bread. But today we're trying to suggest you a recipe with raw ham using the most adapt product Piece of Prosciutto di Parma (parma ham) aged 18 months - Ghirard Onesto because , in our opinion, is an high quality parma ham which thanks to its sweetness and short seasoning can go along perfectly with other ingredients. So here you are our raw ham rolls, a good recipe for you aperitif or appetizers. Ingredients: 4 slices of parma ham, a bunch of chives, 150g of fresh soft cheese, 4 eggs, soft inside of bread, salt and pepper. Prepare the hard-boiled eggs in boiling water for 5 minutes and then make them cool down. Open the bread and take the soft inside, extract the yolks from the hard-boiled eggs, mice them and mix them with the soft inside of bread. Add to this mixture the fresh cheese and season with salt and pepper, amalgamate all the ingredients and add chives. Finally prepare singularly the rolls using two spoons making a quenelle to put on each slice, roll up the raw ham and close each roll with a blade of chives.

La Valle “Rosé” - Franciacorta Brut D.O.C.G. 2012 vintage in April 2016 has been rated 89\100 by the famous Italian sommelier Luca Gardini (Gardini Notes, the wine killers). This wine is the born from the meeting between the elegance of the Chardonnay grapes and the power of the Black Pinot grapes and the result is an incredibly lively wine that is perfect not only for aperitifs but also with fish based meals and particularly with crustaceans.

Do you want to start your week end with a good Italian way aperitif? Let's try Prosecco DOCG La Marca, it is produced in Veneto, Italy's Prosecco region. La Marca has reached an high quality thanks to the good mix between traditions and innovation. This is certified by the 90\100 rate by Wine Spectator and many other rewards.