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‘Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used; exclaim no more against it.’ (W. Shakespeare: Othello) There is not the hundredth part of the wine consumed in this kingdom that there ought to be. Our foggy climate wants help. (Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey ) When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When I hear someone I don't respect talking about an austere, unforgiving wine, I turn a bit austere and unforgiving myself. When I come across stuff like that and remember about the figs and bananas, I want to snigger uneasily. You can call a wine red, and dry, and strong, and pleasant. After that, watch out.... (Kingsley Amis: ‘Everyday Drinking’) Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a 1
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Wine Tasting

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• ‘Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used; exclaim no more against it.’ (W. Shakespeare: Othello)

• There is not the hundredth part of the wine consumed in this kingdom that there ought to be. Our foggy climate wants help. (Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey )

• When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When I hear someone I don't respect talking about an austere, unforgiving wine, I turn a bit austere and unforgiving myself. When I come across stuff like that and remember about the figs and bananas, I want to snigger uneasily. You can call a wine red, and dry, and strong, and pleasant. After that, watch out.... (Kingsley Amis: ‘Everyday Drinking’)

• Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing. (Ernest Hemingway: Death in the Afternoon )

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John Keats: ‘The Mermaid Tavern’

Souls of Poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern,

Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern? Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host`s Canary wine?

Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison? O generous food!

Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian,

Sup and bowse from horn and can. ….

Souls of Poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known – Happy field or mossy cavern –

Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern? 2

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John Keats: ‘Give women, wine, and snuff’

Give me women, wine and snuff,Until I cry out "hold, enough!" You may do so sans objection

Till the day of resurrection: For, bless my beard, they aye shall be

My beloved Trinity.

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Le Grane Colli Maceratesi Ribona DOC

Vitigno: 100% ribona (la ribona o maceratino è un vitigno raro che si coltiva solo nella provincia di Macerata). Vendemmia: inizio settembre, raccolta manuale.

Vinificazione: pigiatura soffice e fermentazione in tini di acciaio inox a temperatura controllata per circa 12 giorni; alla fine della prima fermentazione viene aggiunta al mosto uva diraspata intera raccolta leggermente surmatura. Questa seconda rifermentazione, che viene chiamata tradizionalmente “fare le grane”, dura una ulteriore decina di giorni e permette l’estrazione di sostanze e profumi tipici della buccia dell’uva.

Caratteristiche: la particolare tecnica di vinificazione e la rarità del vitigno conferiscono al vino peculiarità uniche. Il colore è paglierino intenso quasi giallo ed in bocca risulta strutturato, pieno ed armonico. Al naso si caratterizza per i profumi particolari di frutti maturi. Si abbina bene alle paste ed ai piatti di pesce della cucina Italiana, non disdegnando sapienti accostamenti con carni bianche o formaggi.

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Youssou n’dour: ‘7 Seconds’Music is a way of life that is used to transmit a message to those who are able to understand and appreciate it. By mixing African, Caribbean and pop rhythms, Youssou N’Dour has never tied himself down to a single style but has continuoulsy evolved, looking for the perfect union between the tradition of his land and contemporary music. We think he’ll intensify the bouquet , the refined structure, the fullness and harmony of the wine as well as the fragrance of ripe fruit.

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W.B. Yeats: ‘A Drinking Song’

Wine comes in at the mouthAnd love comes in at the eye;

That's all we shall know for truthBefore we grow old and die.I lift the glass to my mouth,

I look at you, and I sigh.

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W.B.Yeats ‘All Souls’ Night’

Midnight has come, and the great Christ Church BellAnd may a lesser bell sound through the room;

And it is All Souls' Night,And two long glasses brimmed with muscatel

Bubble upon the table. A ghost may come;For it is a ghost's night,His element is so fine

Being sharpened by his death,To drink from the wine-breath

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Saltapicchio Marche SangioveseVitigno: sangiovese 60%, merlot 40%. Vendemmia: fine settembre, inizio ottobre, raccolta manuale

Vinificazione: dopo una lunga macerazione sulle proprie bucce, matura in barriques nuove o di secondo passaggio per un periodo di 14-16 mesi, quindi viene imbottigliato e conservato per almeno sei mesi in azienda prima di essere immesso al consumo.

Caratteristiche: il Saltapicchio si esprime con la finezza e l’eleganza dei profumi, e con la ricchezza, la morbidezza e la dolcezza dei tannini, esaltando al massimo le caratteristiche di tipicità del Sangiovese delle Marche. Pur preferendo l’abbinamento classico alle carni rosse, questo vino può accompagnare i primi piatti sostanziosi della cucina tradizionale italiana.

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Diana Krall: ‘How Can You Mend a Broken heart’

She has a soft, sensual voice. Her elegant and refined sound allows her to interpret the classics of jazz . Diana Krall is perfect for setting the mood in a sophisticated atmosphere like that of Sangiovese Saltapicchio, whose refinement and elegance is enhanced, as well the richness and softness of its tannins.

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Emily Dickinson ‘I taste a liquor never brewed’

I taste a liquor never brewed, From tankards scooped in pearl; Not all the vats upon the Rhine

Yield such an alcohol! Inebriate of air am I,

And debauchee of dew, Reeling, through endless summer days,

From inns of molten blue. When the landlord turn the drunken bee

Out of the foxglove's door, When butterflies renounce their drams,

I shall but drink the more! Till seraphs swing their snowy hats,

And saints to windows run, To see the little tippler

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Ben Johnson: ‘To Celia’

Drink to me only with thine eyesAnd I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup

And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise

Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup,

I would not change for thine.

I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee As giving it a hope that there

It could not wither'd be; But thou thereon didst only breathe,

And sent'st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,

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Rosso PicenoVitigno: montepulciano (50%), sangiovese (50%).

Vendemmia: fine settembre per il Sangiovese, seconda metà di ottobre per il Montepulciano. Raccolta manuale.

Vinificazione: pigia-diraspatura soffice e fermentazione in tini di acciao inox con rimontaggi programmati e frequenti; lunga macerazione del mosto sulle bucce. Affinamento del vino in barriques di rovere francese di secondo e terzo passaggio per 10-12 mesi.

Caratteristiche: di colore rubino profondo, questa moderna versione del Rosso Piceno al naso presenta una caratteristica nota speziata con sentori evidenti di vaniglia, cioccolato e piccoli frutti rossi; in bocca i tannini si estendono in una trama cremosa e avvolgente che garantisce un finale piacevole e persistente. Può essere facilmente abbinato ai piatti tradizionali tipici del Centro-Italia, come può accompagnare le preparazioni della nuova cucina italiana.

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Malika Ayane: ‘Soul Waver’Her voice is strong, creamy and compelling. It feels like black velvet and brings to mind warm far-away places where although she did not grow up there, she has had in her home since she was a child, in the smell of food and in the colours of Morocco. We suggest accompanying it with the Rosso Piceno of which we are sure will highlight the spicy flavour with unmistakeable clear scents of vanilla, chocolate and small red fruit, so that the taninns will linger in your mouth as Malika’s soft music will remain in your mind.

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