As we told you in the last news we’re starting to give our review on some of the rewarded Carpineto winery wines. The first one to appear is one of the most personal wines of the winery: the Dogajolo Toscano Rosso IGT - Carpineto which has been awarded with the second place by Wine Enthusiast in the list of the “10 Best Tuscan Wines of 20$ or less”. We’re talking about a bottle invented by Carpineto itself, with the aim of giving the birth to a sincere Tuscan wine, adapt both to the immediate consumption and the aging. Made up of mostly Sangiovese with Cabernet, the two grapes are wine made separately and united only in the final refinement in wood barrels, the result is an intense red ruby color wine, which at the sight already shows its freshness. The main perfumes are fruity (cherry above all), but also notes of vanilla and wood with a growing intensity the the passing of the years. The tastes retrace the ones sensed by the nose, with precise and direct flavors, well assisted by a soft and velvety tannin endowed with the right consistency according to the kind of wine. Fit both for red meats but also for lighter recipes as first courses or clod cuts.

Today here’s a simple and tasty first course with Ligurian influences, from the moment that a short pasta fits better to this recipe we have chosen the maccheroni Mancini. For a creamy and velvety pesto based sauce only three ingredients are needed: Pesto alla genovese - Pexto, a soft paste fresh cheese (caprino, ricotta# or maybe philadelphia) and last the binding key, that is to say the pasta cooking water. Add it gradually to the pesto alls genovese and fresh cheese mixture, mixing until obtaining an homogeneous mixture endowed with the right consistency. For an original Liguria taste touch add the taggiasche olives, finally amalgamate the pasta in the sauce.

The Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP bunches by Masseria dello Sbirro seem to be made up for being a Christmas decoration, don’t they? Directly from the Vesuvio Volcano slopes, they’re a unique product throughout the world, due to its thick skin that prolongs the conservation up tp six months from the harvest. Despite the skin with the passing of time could seem to dry out, the taste gradually acquires more intensity and sweetness. These are peculiarities due to the volcanic origin ground, that has facilitated the development in this direction, as a consequence making the cultivation a low impact one, for the low water needed. The Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP don’t have to be eaten raw in a salad, but seared and then put in first courses, in a pizza or in some recipes that stimulates its versatility.

Today is wine tasting day, and we’re trying a Garda Lake wine: the VIGNETO CAMILLA LUGANA DOC 2016 - MALAVASI. A Lugana Produced by the wine cellar Malavasi, in Sirmione, it is 100% made up of trebbiano grapes, which give it an intense straw yellow color with some green shades. The nose brings mainly melon and citrus notes, with a little floral perception, while at the palate freshness and sapidity paired with a fruity aroma and great persistency. Food pairing: first courses, fish and white meats.

Sicily is historically a territory particularly suitable for the wine production, thanks to the great climatic and geological conditions. Moreover the marked biodiversity has favored the development of many different local vine varieties, among which the Zibibbo is one of the most well known. We've found in LIGHEA BIANCO DONNAFUGATA 2014 a very good Sicilian wine, lively golden yellow coloured, on the olfactory side the Mediterranean notes as almond, floral and apricot are well exalted, while at the palate a balanced saltiness stands out with a delicate citrus note, leaving a final really good taste in your mouth. Ideal pairing with all the fish based dishes, from the cruditè, to first courses and fry fish.

In the hot summer nights the white wines, thanks to their characteristics, help to refresh the palate and make the dinner more tasty. LE TENUTE Riesling Garda D.O.P. - Tenute del Garda is a wine mostly made up of riesling grapes, a semi-aromatic vine variety, a peculiarities that makes it particularly perfumed and consequently adapt to the current season. At the sight it turns out to be pale yellow with some golden shades, the typical aromaticity suggests floral and exotic fruit notes. At the palate the aromas perceived at the sense of smell are found again, an alcoholic but not invasive note (13% vol) and a lightly sapid final. Ideal pairing: appetizers, first courses, fish main courses.