CONTESSA VIOLANTE - CONTE DE QUIRRA is a Vermentino di Sardegna DOC that certainly encloses the characteristics of the typical denomination, but it is endowed with personal peculiarities that gives it a strong personal connotation too. The motivations at the base are the proximity to the sea, but above all the tardive grape harvest, that, contrary to the classic Vermentino is near the drying. As a consequence the refinement will be longer to, from the average 3 months to 8-10 months. The result is a strong yellow pale with green shades wine, with great acidity and freshness despite the tardive harvest, that encloses not only the typical aromas of a Vermentino Sardo that is to say floral, citrusy and exotic, but also more complex shades as the licorice final and the balanced alcoholic presence (14% vol). Food pairing: crustaceans, grilled fish, cheeses.

Conte de Quirra has just made a new label for the 2017 vintage changing the name of its wine into DIECI CAVALLI - CONTE DE QUIRRA. As yesterday we went to Geneva Palaexpo at the "Fall fair" to meet the owner of the wine cellar, at his stand we were able to see how much this great wine has been appreciated by the public.

Carasau bread is a typical Sardinia flatbread. It was the shepherds bread, because, as in the past they were obliged to spent long periods away from home, the carasau bread was ideal thanks to its long-life. Its dough is very simple and genuine: only water, flour,a little extra virgin olive oil and a doble cooking in the wooden oven (400-500 degrees), as the second one gives this bread its typical golden color and lightness. Its crunchiness and versatility are the secret of this product success, as it goes well with almost all the ingredients, so today we're giving you a simple but tasty recipe whose protagonisti is this Sardinian bread: Carasau bread Lasagne. This recipe has no strict rules, so you can use whatever cold cuts or cheese or vegetable you have in our fridge. Ingredients: 3 Carasau bread sheets, Salsiccia fresca (Salamina)- Salumificio Lovison (Sausage), Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, zucchini, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo. Make the sausage cook on a grill and meanwhile cut the zucchini and stir fry them in a pan with some evo oil. Place a layer of bread in a baking dish and sprinkle it with water. Then add the sausage, zucchini, olive oil and provola cheese. Repeat with the second layer. On the last layer only lay the provola. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven at 180°C oven. Wine pairing recommended: CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA COSTERA Argiolas or VERMENTINO MAZZOTTI - CONTE DE QUIRRA.

Here's the last Conte de Quirra agricultural company artisanal beer, the darkest one: Maschera Nera (Black Mask) Beer - CONTE DE QUIRRA. This is an Italian artisanal beer whose barley is cultivate in Sardinia and then the beer is produced in Tuscany. The result is a Stout beer rich and smooth taste. Balance between bitterness and sweetness of the malt, with a medium alcohol content. Easy to drink, goes well with almost all dishes. Notes of toasted malt and coffee. In the finish chocolate, licorice and dried fruit. Even if it could sound strange the pairing black beer and oysters is a great and pleasant combination of tastes. Characteristics: Malt: Maris Otter, Crystal, Chocolate, Oat, Cafe, Roasted; Hops: Magnum, Simcoe; Color: Black; Alcohol content: 5.5%; Bitterness: 50 IBU

Strong Beer Ale Orientale Sarda - CONTE DE QUIRRA is an Italian artisanal red beer whose barley is cultivated in Sardinia and then it is made in Tuscany. It is a full-bodied beer of a dark amber color. On the palate, notes of special malt, reminiscent of dried fruits. Furthermore, notes of chestnut, hazelnut and light toasted notes of bread crust. It is the ideal combined with white meats or grilled fish. Characteristics: Malts: Maris Otter, Pilsner, Crystal, Special B; Hops: Challenger, Bramling Cross; Color: red beer; Alcohol content: 6.5%; Bitterness: 40 IBU

What about begin the week with a good artisanal beer? American Pale Beer Ale Serpentara - CONTE DE QUIRRA is an amber beer made from Sardinian barley and then produced in Tuscany, with a strong hops share and notes of citrus and grass. The intensive, although not aggressive bitterness is counterbalanced by the caramel notes of malt, which can make it appear as balanced. The ideal pairing is, as it is an Ale beer, with slow cooked meats like roasts, pork shin or lamb as they contrast well with the caramel notes of this beer. Characteristics: Malt: Maris Otter, Munich, Wheat, Crystal, Chocolate; Hops: Cascade, Warrior, Simcoe, Citra; Colour: Amber; Alcohol content: 5.5%; Bitterness: 40 IBU.

One of the principles of our company philosophy is always use what nature gives you without forcing it, because eating and cooking seasonal vegetables is fundamental in order to have the healthiest and best tasty diet as possible. So we're giving you a recipe whose protagonist a typical Italian summer vegetable: the courgette flower. Courgette flowers have been cooking as a summer delicacies for centuries, mostly in the central-southern regions of Italy. They are considered one of the first street food of the history, they're cooked in different ways from region to region but all of them were fried. Today we're giving you our recipe for delicious stuffed courgette flowers fried in batter. Ingredients: courgette flowers; 110 g of Organic flour soft wheat type 0; 100 ml of ice-cold Blonde Beer Ale Tavolara - CONTE DE QUIRRA or Sparkling water and a pinch of yeast, 100g of Ricotta di Bufala (Buffalo Ricotta) - Caseificio Artigianale Esposito, some Extra anchovy fillets in oil Extra virgin olive oil - Mare Puro, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, black pepper, Raw Sea Salt Picked by Shoulder - Cuordisale - Salinagrande First let's make the batter: amalgamates in a bowl the flour and the beer\water and yeast using a whisk. For the stuffing cut the anchovy fillets in rough and not too small pieces and mix them with the buffalo ricotta and season with some black pepper and e little EVO oil. Then stuff the courgette flowers, immerge them in the batter, deep fry them in frying oil, when they will be ready dry them and season with some sea salt.

This is the second step of the artisanal beer vertical by the agriculture company conte de Quirra: Birra Golden Ale Costa Rei - CONTE DE QUIRRA As the other beer the barley is cultivated in Sardinia and then beer is made in Tuscany. The result is a simple but powerful refreshing blond beer: In the glass, notes of meadow flowers combine. Soft on the palate with little carbonic acid with a balanced finish (5% Alcohol content) The ideal foodpairing is with Tuscan cold cuts as finocchiona and guanciale, or it could be a great combined with a mix fish or vegetables fry.

Today we're introducing you Conte de Quirra, a Sardinia company which produces 5 great different types of artisanal beer that we will describe you during the next days. All of those Italian Artisanal beers are made from barley cultivated in Sardina and then the beer is realized in Tuscany. The first beer we're describing is Blonde Beer Ale Tavolara - CONTE DE QUIRRA: this is a lightly spiced beer which reminds of the German weiss or the Belgian blanche, but it is anyway endowed with a great alcoholic graduation (5,8%). It is a fresh and refreshing beer which pairs perfectly with a pizza or fish cruditès.

Spring has already come,what's better than a wine that reflects the perfume of this season? The Dama Nera by Conte de Quirra represents perfectly springs thanks to its friuty and floral aromas and it's fresh taste: definitely a well done #Vermentino