L'Oca Barocca

Great little place in the center of Foligno to have an aperitivo or tea

salumi di oca (goose), speck di oca & bresaola di tacchino

Pecorino or Passerina? I forget!

Aperitivo Oca Barocca Style!

Greco Di Tufo & Polipo

Greco & Polipo

Chablis

12.07.2011

Nothing special to cook tonight, but we decided to open up a nice wine anyway.

aperitivo a casa

Just made a simple aperitivo on the terrazzo, 
with sun-dried tomatoes, from last years crop, 
bruschette semplice with extra virgin olive oil 
and fresh Umbrian Pecorino cheese.

Chablis 2000

pale golden yellow

We picked up this wine when we were in Chablis earlier this year.  It was really good, it made my night.  The thing about Chablis is the perfect acidity, that’s what makes it last so long.  This wine was bottled over 10 years ago, but still maintains its freshness.  Loved it!

Cantina ColSanto

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Winery Visit, ColSanto, Bevagna PG Italy

May 5, 2011

Sagrantino Vines at ColSanto

Just a Thursday night, not a dinner, nothing formal, just some of Graziano’s colleagues getting together with a friend who works at the ColSanto Winery, to taste some recent vintages.

Ladies in the vineyard

We went with some new friends, Amanda and Ryan who were here on their honeymoon.  They are great wine tasting partners, with well traveled palates and can keep up with us.

Doreen, Ryan & Amanda

ColSanto is one of 3 wineries that the Livon family owns. 

http://www.livon.it/home.htm

Brenda & Sig. Del Rio (enologo)

The wines we enjoyed that evening were

2010 Prosecco, Villa Chiopris, Friuli Grave 11,5%, *

fresco, leggermente aromatico, floreale, con note di mele verde.

Bought 2 bottles.

2009 Sauvignon, *

minerale

2009 Solarico, 12,5%, **

this is a Friuliano & Ribolla blend.  By the way I love Ribolla.

melone, kiwi, ginestra (Scotch Broom, in English?), and honeysuckle

20089 Fenis ***

Ribolla Gialla

Cleansing, slightly bitter on the finish

2008 Ruris 13,5% *

Sagrantino

a blend of Merlot, Montepulciano, Sangiovese and Sagrantino.

2010 Sagrantino 14 % antiprima

prunge, tobacco, balsamic, buona

2 Sagrantino's, young and old