Freshness, the right amount of acidity, delicate but well defined perfumes, this is the portrait of SPUMANTE GARDA ROSE’ “BESPOI” D.O.P. - Podere Dei Folli, Garda DOC rosé sparkling wine by Podere dei Folli. The last one is an organic agricultural company that is specialized in the production of Lake Garda gastronomic excellences, among which it’s impossible to forget wine. From the great tradition of rosé wines typical of the areas adjacent to Lake Garda, among which certainly the Chiaretto (which is produced by this winery too), starting from the local vine variety par excellence as the Groppello is born a lively organic rosé sparkling wine, as its copper color, almost tending to orange, with floral aromas, while at the palate it is quite dry, fresh favoring the drinkability without boring the palate.

When it comes to Garda white wines, the thought, as a normal consequence, moves immediately to the #Lugana, a great typical wine from the southern shore. But today we’re talking about Serai Bianco Veronese IGT - Le Morette, a cuvée of the wine cellar Le Morette, and what’s better than an exclusive cuvée to represent a wine cellar? An assembly including the local vine variety Turbiana and two international as Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay, the result at the sight is a straw yellow with green shades, at the nose the main aromas tend to flowers and tropical fruit. It is at the palate where the Serai Bianco gives its distinctive trait: freshness and great acidity side a light pleasant hot sensation that exalt all the aromas.

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.

Adamo is an historical name in the Sicilian wine background. At the beginning of 20th century Figli Adamo was one of the most high standing Sicilian companies in the field, the wine cellar even had its own train line due to the huge request and the success of the high quality Sicilian wines produced. Unfortunately the familiar contrasts led to the closure of the activity at the end of the 80s, until Vincenzo Adamo, raised in the middle of the vineyards and endowed with a natural passion for the wine universe, deals with the relaunch of the company funding Adamobio. The production includes only organic wines, cultivating some international vine varieties but strongly oriented towards the development of local Sicilian grape varieties. The trend is not producing only blends, but many pure varietal wines too, in order to convey the most authentic expression of the vine variety in that precise territory.

Every vine variety, according to the different geographic position, terroir and clime performs in a different way. Some places have proven to be the ideal match with a particular type of wine varietal, his is the case of the Trentino Alto Adige and the Gewurztraminer. This area is the perfect thanks to its rocky ground, the hight and the cold-temperate clime. The historical wine cellar Abbazia di Novaccella started the production in 1142, the vineyards are located in the places with the most extreme conditions, as only there it is possible to have the best exposition and obtain the best from these kinds of vine varieties. ABBAZIA DI NOVACELLA Gewürztraminer Praepositus 2016 is an Italian wine which has been rewarded many times thanks to its high quality, the color is the typical one with golden shades. The aromatic profile shows exotic fruits and spices (cinnamon, cloves), the same feelings continue in the palate sustained by a great structure and persistence.

Podere dei Folli is a familiar conduced agricultural company at the fourth generation now, placed in the Valtènesi area, adjacent to the Brescia shore of Lake of Garda. The changes have been many and different, thanks to the dedication to research and innovations during the years brought to the company production, but the authenticity of the flavors has remained the lowest common denominator. The choice has been focalizing uniquely on BIO DOP certified products, with the aim of offering truly genuine, natural, healthy, good DOP lake of Garda wines and evo oil without the use of any chemical additive. When I first tried the Sofaì Valtènesi D.O.P. organic wine - Podere dei Folli, it immediately brought my mind back to its native territory, thanks to the prevalence of the local vine variety groppello: the main aromas are red fruits with a lightly spices notes, at the palate it is soft, velvety , with a well balanced tannin by the 12 months in barrique and a light almond aftertaste.

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.

Agricultural Company Cobue: Not only Lugana among the wonderful vineyards on like of Garda. Yesterday we were lucky to visit the Agricultural Company Cobue, located in the southern area of Lake of Garda. The vineyards extend for 17 hectares, surrounding the wine cellar with a mangnificent panorama of the Lake. The wine cellar is modern and innovative, specifically dug under the ground level to maintain constant temperature and humidity in the most natural way all year long. What makes the company different is the choice to not produce only Lugana (as it happens in the 90% of the cases in the area), but make wines with other local traditional grape varieties, each one in the way that fit the best to the vine variety. We had the occasion to taste Monte Olivi San Martino della Battaglia 2015 - Cobue, a white wine 100% made up of historic Tuchi (former Tocai) grapes. Straw yellow color with golden shades, the main aromas are white flowers with a particular chamomile note; a the palate the freshness exalts the aromas which are find again in the mouth with a balance light almond final. Ideal pairing with appetizers, pasta dishes, risotto and fish main courses.

Agricultural Company Cobue: Not only Lugana among the wonderful vineyards on like of Garda. Yesterday we were lucky to visit the Agricultural Company Cobue, located in the southern area of Lake of Garda. The vineyards extend for 17 hectares, surrounding the wine cellar with a mangnificent panorama of the Lake. The wine cellar is modern and innovative, specifically dug under the ground level to maintain constant temperature and humidity in the most natural way all year long. What makes the company different is the choice to not produce only Lugana (as it happens in the 90% of the cases in the area), but make wines with other local traditional grape varieties, each one in the way that fit the best to the vine variety. We had the occasion to taste S.Martino della Battaglia, a white wine 100% made up of historic Tuchi (former Tocai) grapes. Straw yellow color with golden shades, the main aromas are white flowers with a particular chamomile note; a the palate the freshness exalts the aromas which are find again in the mouth with a balance light almond final. Ideal pairing with appetizers, pasta dishes, risotto and fish main courses.

The Chiaretto is a rosé wine rigorously produced in the Lake of Garda area. Once considered a waste of the red wine vinification, this kind of wine has been acquiring more and more importance with the passing of the years, improving itself and acquiring precise qualitative characteristics and identity. The result is a wine with strong chromatic tones, a great acidity and overall more near to a red than a white wine. The Valtènesi Chiaretto D.O.P. “Preaféte” BIO organic - Podere dei Folli is a product that expresses all the tradition, but also the progressive research for innovation during the years, linked to the Chiaretto vinification. Made up of Groppello ( a local vine variety), it has the typical strong cerasuol pink color, feeling floral and fruity aromas. At the palate stands out the typical sapidity of rosé, paired with a light almond final aftertaste.

Piedmontese wines are well known for their strong character and their important structure. As a consequence, the wine-making tradition is mainly centered on the red wines production as Barbera, Barbaresco and Barolo. The Poderi Colla are in the heart of Langhe, precisely in Alba, an area of Piedmont renowned all over the world for the production of first level food and wine excellences. The wine cellar vineyards are at an average height of 150m, on a hill round exposed ground. Part of the vineyard has been planted before 1930, with a partial renovation in 1955, moreover joining the agricultural program instituted by the Piedmont regional institutions with the aim of a total environmental sustainability. Today we’re describing you the Barbera d’Alba Poderi Colla. As it is a vine variety endowed with a very high yield, its production is limited to obtain an higher quality. The colour is a violet intense red, strong vinous aroma with floral tones of strawberry, cherry and prunes. On the gustatory side the tannin is light, it is enjoyable young but its structure is full bodied and ideal for long aging too. A whole meal wine to pair with pastas, soups and meat pies; great also for the preparation of sauces and beef stews.

Masciarelli is a wine making company born in 1981 with the aim of conciliate the respect of the territory and the production of great wines. It is located in the southern part of Abruzzo, province of Chieti, an area endowed with a rich biodiversity of animals and plants, also due to the presence of many different environments and kind of soil conformations. The Abruzzese vine variety par excellence is the Montepulciano, Masciarelli journey in the world of the wine making of course started with the production of a Montepulciano doc. MONTEPULCIANO ABRUZZO MASCIARELLI '11 is 100% made up of Montepulciano grapes cultivated on an argillous soil, its taste offers notes of red fruit, cherry, currant, violet, with tobacco hints and has a 13% alcohol content.