Barolo to Reggio Emilia. We tasted a large number of wines yesterday. One great, the others terrible. So far, two out of four have been very promising. A decent average, to be sure.
We had a multi-course dinner of thrilling quality at La Cantinetta in Barolo last night. Or maybe it tasted so good because we'd had grotty tramezzinI on the autostrada?
Onward. The boys await.
I am chauffeur today. The limo's looking like a messy birdcage.
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Posted by: Amanda | September 17, 2008 at 11:07 AM
TH, if you have time, try to make it to lunch at Da Canossa in Reggio Emilia (make sure that Herman is your waiter) and/or Bianca in Modena. Da Canossa is one of my favorite places in the world...
Posted by: Jeremy Parzen | September 17, 2008 at 12:46 PM
JP, we were at Venturini-Baldini today and asked about Da Canossa. Reggio Emilia's not a big city, so of course they all know each other (and V-B sells their wines there.) Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed on Weds evening.
We instead went to a superb place that mixes traditional and innovative dishes with a stunning wine list (except for Feudi di S.G.). L'Arciprete. We had a wonderful dry, unfiltered rosato Lambrusco from Francesco Bellei. Wow.
Next time I'll be sure to come here NOT on Wednesday.
Posted by: Strappo | September 17, 2008 at 05:31 PM