I love grapefruit, but even this seemed a bit odd. Bella insisted I should try it. So today for lunch (last night’s left-overs), I did. Not horrible… sort of like beer mixed with fresca, without the icky saccharine aftertaste. Not something I could drink everyday, it’s a bit too sweet and soda poppy for beer. [...]
Tonight we had our wine tasting class at La Corte dei vini. three very different white wines, and two excellent “little brother” tuscans, and we learned what the marketing term “super tuscan” means. this was our final bottle.
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David & I picked up this wine at the market in Zagreb last month for a few kuna. Honestly, I was a little afraid to try it… the old guy selling it just had a few bottles and some random junk on an otherwise empty table. All the bottles were different. Not even [...]
After spending a beautiful Friday morning walking all over Venice fresh off the night train, we took the noon train to Florence and arrived home to Pieve di Cerreto Friday evening. All looked good… house still standing, electricity still on (though we discovered today that it must have been out for a [...]
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for dinner tonight: nostrano cervogia artiginale…
i added rosemary and garlic to my zucchini flower tonight. yum.
Perfetto.
Course 0: salad of fresh tomato, cucumber, onion, garlic, bread
Wine: Pinot noir prosecco
Course 1: tuna tartare with anchovies and peanut sauce
Wine: Pinot grigio
Course 2: steamed calamari with basil, squash and tomato
Wine: Gevurztraminer
Course 3: prawns with bacon over beans
Course 4: Monkfish with jellyfish flakes, tomatoes and gnocchi
Wine: Marabino Nero d’Avola
Course 5: Grouper with eggplant and [...]
Di Sicilia…
This red wine finished our meal (before the muscato di Puglia)… the very best meal I have ever had, at Tre Cristi in Siena. More photos to come when i’m on a real connection.
Today we also drove around the Lucca hills looking for an olive oil factory. We finally found one that was open and not too busy, the last one on our list! The woman, Carla, was so nice she gave us a quick little tour. I will definitely come back here!
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