Vinitaly 2007 Gallery

Random shots, here and there, of people and places in and around Verona.  Feel the love.

Romanesque church, Bardolino












Castelrotto from the bedroom

of the B & B

At Stefano and Maria's place  (Maria is in the kitchen cooking)

Friend Alex cornered by giant glasses, Giardino delle Esperidi, Bardolino










Girl talk at Giardino delle Esperidi: Maria, Laura & Micaela

Elisabetta Tosi (Lizzy), wine journalist

Everyone at Giardino delle Esperidi

Susy Tezzon, one of the owners of the restaurant (which is awesome by the way)

 

But wait!  There is more, much more! 

Including pics of beautiful girls
and beautiful wines.

The courtly Emidio Pepe and one of his pourers

A Pepe vertical back to 1967 -- stunning wines

Emidio's daughters are pretty stunning, too -- this is Sofia with her husband...wanted to get one of Stefania but she was busy selling wine

Waiting for the oysters at the big Soave do

Andrea Mantengoli of La Serena, a small but excellent estate in Tuscany's Brunello di Montalcino zone (very elegant wines)

And Elisabetta, his fiancee

Lorenzo Bernini, agronomist (vineyard manager) at Le Fonti in Chianti

"Val" of blog Nella botte piccola (and Balestri Valda in Soave land)

And Val's charming mother at their booth

Friend Tony Sasa, who has opened the renovated Enoteca Pontevecchio in Florence

The young man who poured the fantastic wines from I Clivi (sei tu Paolo??)

There are plenty more pictures like this

And this

Garden at alla Colombara where Domenico stayed and was treated very well

But it's best to conclude with pictures of good friends, isn't it.

Giampiero Nadali and Laura Buosi

Comments

[Gabrio Tosti]

yes Terry were are the women...

[IWG]

"Everyone at Giardino delle Esperidi" ; 2nd from left? hmmm, looks like the jig is up.

[Terry Hughes]

Huh? Domenico is taking the picture, that's his papa'.

[Val alias nellabottepiccola]

Terry, dovresti avere anche una foto in cui siamo io&te (o forse io&Domenico??) insieme davanti al mio stand...mi farebbe piacere averla, come bel ricordo del Vinitaly 2007...thanks!!!

[Val alias nellabottepiccola]

Terry, grazie per la foto; sarà proprio un piacevole ricordo di questo pazzo Vinitaly. Siamo così carini...proprio bellissimi!!

[Terry Hughes]

Tu sì Dumì no !

[Gourmet]

Ciao Uncle Terry!! ;)
sono contenta che la gita veronese sia andata bene,anzi benissimo!!!
Un abbraccio grande
S

[liloniadriano]

minchia cosa mi sono perso!......:-O(

[Terry Hughes]

Adriano, ci sara' un'altra volta, amico mio!