Tasting of Tuscan cheeses paired with J63 Craft Beers and an exceptional guest: Mr. Charles Scicolone
Recently we were invited on a press meeting in Acciaiolo, near Pisa, by Caseificio Busti, a well known local producer of Pecorino Toscano DOP, made of sheep’s milk and in many varieties. We had an opportunity to see our friend Stefano Busti, who owns the Dairy, the retail store and the restaurant “Il Rifocillo” and to meet Mr Charles Scicolone and his wife Michele. Charles is a famous Wine and Beer writer and Michele a Food...
Organic wine, what it is and what it means
Our desire for natural things is growing, as is the passion for the search for genuine and environmentally friendly products, capable of enhancing the territory and, above all, protecting our health. It is increasingly important to know what we choose, what we eat, to know where it comes from and who brought it to us. It is essential to become aware of all these things: we are what we eat … and drink! Our well-being stems from...
An amazing story
There was once, more than a thousand years ago, a fortified farm, then a medieval village and finally a large estate. There were once noble Tuscan and European families, a lively community of peasants and great fertile lands. There was once, and there is still our agricultural beer. J for Julia Noble Carthaginian girl at the threshold of the Christian era, she was captured and enslaved. Acquired by a Syrian merchant, she traveled...
The sea in the soil, that’s the super Vermentino Cenaia
At Torre a Cenaia the wind is at home, the air is always moving and gives life to everything, even a soul to the cypress and oak trees, fields and vineyards; it sweeps the sky making it blue with drawn high white clouds grazing slowly on the horizon as it happens in the best “on the road” movies. On this valley sheltered by the Pisan mountains and the hills of Livorno, a green corridor between the sea and the plain of Florence,...
Women and wine: 10 commonplaces to debunk
They drink whites only, the prefer the sweet ones, they buy little. And they do not know how to choose it. How many times have we heard these commonplaces about women and wine? Not to mention those winemakers or sommeliers describing a bottle and assuring that “this is a wine for the women’s taste, it is a wine that appeals to women.” Too many clichés! Let’s go to destroy them one by one 1) Men buy more wine...
Per non dormire
Made of 75% syrah and merlot for the rest, resting for twelve months in Allier oak tonneaux and for another twelve months in the bottle, Per non dormire is an amazing wine, with a sumptuous but at the same time outspoken character. It Imposes itself immediately, since its incredibly deep ruby red color and violet hues. The bouquet envelops with strong notes of blackberry and blueberry. The flavor is consistent and well structured,...