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FOOD & WINE MATCHING Part I

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BUBBLES

Serre Valgres Prosecco Extra Dry DOCG Grand Cuvèe

Pale straw yellow coloured. The sparkling is small-grained and the perlage is delicate and persistent. Its aroma is a mix of apple, pear, banana, wisteria and jasmine. Velvety, wide, creamy with a vague hint of raisins. Try with king prawn cocktail, antipasti Italian cured meat, canapes, smoke salmon blinis or platter, chicken and pork platter, buffet food, marinated olives, salted snacks, salads, fruits desserts IWC SILVER 2009

WHITES

Passerina 2010 IGT

A very well made wine. Great intensity in the nose, the grapefruit,melon and a hint of pineapple give this wine a wonderful bouquet.The palate is flavorful, well balanced and just as exciting as the nose.It has lemon, pear, melon, apple and mineral flavors. The finish isfairly long and enjoyable. Try with sushi canapés, cous cous roast vegetables, crabs and lobster, soft cheese, greek salad, pesto pasta, seafood

Castello di Buttrio Sauvignon DOC 2010

Pale yellow colour with greenish hues. Very aromatic, yet delicate. Hints of yellow bell peppers and sage with notes of tropical fruits, peach, melons. Broad, full, soft and elegant at the palate. Perfect match also with oysters, assorted cooked meat platter, fish pie, fish & chips, pesto pasta, salads, gravadlax and smoke salmon, risotto, ravioli, mild cheddar

Massimo Pastura Gavi DOC 2011 – Il Poggio

This wine comes from a single vineyard with 60 years old vines located between the town of Gavi and Arquata Scrivia, on a very clayey and stony soil. Full of flavours and aromas, typical of the Cortese grape, this wine shows a good complexity, elegance and balance in the mouth. Excellent with flavored starters, sea food and white meat. Try with pork, turkey and cranberry pie, cranberry and orange ham, orange duck, turkey breast stuffed with sweet winter fruits, gammon with winter chutney, apricots and cranberrries, chinese &spicy food goat cheese,

REDS

Leyus Ribeira Del Duero Roble, 2007

Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes and aged for 9 months in French and American oak barrels, this wine has an intense cherry colour. At the palate the tannins, acidity and alcohol appear very balanced, making it fresh and long in the mouth. Very expressive on the nose as the varietal aromas are not masked by the funds toasted and vanilla ofthe wood. Match with cooked and roasted turkey chicken slices, Honey roast ham, barbecue chinese and hot and spicy chicken wngs selection, selection of cured Italian meats and antipasti, chicken and pork pate’, pig roast, rack of pork, pies, pasta, beef stroganoff, paiella, risotto, pizza, mature cheddar & brie

Anfra Nero dei due Mori Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2007

Deep cardinal red bright with violet reflecting shimmers. Rich to the palette, the taste is delicate and intense, fruity with hints of red berries, jam and spices. Soft and long flavour with a well-balanced tannic aftertaste. Dry, very hot with a soft tannic structure perfectly balanced from the proper barrique passage. Persistent, harmonious, and gripping. Best with goose, duck, boneless leg and carvey leg of lamb with garlic and rosmary, lamb shanks, beef wellington, peppered beef, tomato and red pepper pasta, chilli with carne, lasagne al forno, risotto, stilton

SWEET WINES

La Viarte passito SIUM IGT 2006

“Dream” in Friuli dialect. Obtained from selected Verduzzo Friulano and Picolit grapes air-dried and raisined in wooden boxes in a naturally ventilated storage environment. A bright amber yellow in the glass with a delicate bouquet. Lusciously fat yet satisfyingly firm. There are aromas of apricot, nectarine, honey and – surprisingly in a white wine – hoary stock. Food match pate, fresh foie grass, profiterols, red berry cheese cake, tarte au chocolate, panettone, ginger cake, Christmas pudding, fruit salad, cheese board, stilton