Showing posts with label vino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vino. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Italian wine tasting coming up in Auckland!


Love Italian wine?  
Sapori D'Italia is offering a fabulous tasting of 150 of Italian wines on September 8th at the Maritime Room in the Viaduct. 
Tickets are $45 and include wine tastings, food and the possibility to purchase wines at reduced prices. 

Dante members can also enjoy a 10% discount for orders over $150, just enter the code Dante2024 at the check out.



 

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Gambero Rosso Top Italian Wines Road Show in Auckland!

🍷 For Italian wine's lovers 🍷 : the Gambero Rosso Top Italian Wines Road Show will reach Auckland this month! Held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the event will be also open to the public in the afternoon, from 2pm to 7pm, on Sunday 29 May. Tickets are $35, available at iTicket: https://www.iticket.co.nz/.../may/gambero-rossos-roadshow
Programme and winery list in the pics. Salute! 🥂




 

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Donne di Terra wine tasting, 10% discount to Dante Auckland members


Stefania Ugolini invites you to a special wine event to taste six naturally produced wines from three unique winemakers from the North, Center North and South of Italy; Three winemakers, Arianna Occhipinti - Elisabetta Foradori - Elena Pantaleoni, three women who are passionate about wine, "real" wine, wine that is made using natural processes and ingredients.

These three women are at the forefront of an exciting new movement in wine making and are producing acclaimed wines of a high quality. Wines that reflect their unique territory, the grapes grown there and the hands that produce them.

Three Italian women... three women of the Earth... tre Donne di Terra.

Six wines will be matched to six dishes prepared by Pasta & Cuore's chefs Gabriele Marangoni and Stefania Ugolini.

This intimate evening is limited to 20 guests, the cost is $165 per person. Bookings are essential. Please call (09) 630 9130 or email at info@pastaecuore.co.nz
( 10% discount for Dante Alighieri members  and friends of Dante Auckland)


Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The official Prosecco of the Festival Italiano: Borgo SanLeo


San Leo


This year one of our major sponsor is Prosecco Borgo SanLeo, Farro’s top selling Prosecco, and the drink of choice at many Italian events, like the 2015 Festa della Repubblica Concert with Maestro Christian Leotta, hosted by the Embassy of Italy in Auckland.

About Prosecco Borgo SanLeo
Vinification: The estate’s Glera grapes are softly pressed and the must is kept at 0° C until ready for conversion into sparkling wine in stainless steel pressurized tanks, according to the traditional Charmat method.
Colour: Bright pale straw-yellow; a fine, clear mousse with a very delicate perlage
Bouquet: Pleasantly fruity and with a good aromatic intensity, recalls wisteria flowers and Rennet apples.
Flavour: Very well-balanced and appealing, with the extremely delicate almond note that is typical of Prosecco.
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
Serve at 5° – 7° C.
FOOD MATCHES:
Excellent as an aperitif, this wine can accompany a whole meal when the menu consists of delicate dishes, right through to dessert.


ProseccoBorgosanleo


La storia del Prosecco ebbe inizio nel 1500 a Trieste, ma nel corso dei secoli la produzione di questo vino venne completamente abbandonata dai viticoltori del Carso triestino e del Collio friulano, sviluppandosi invece lungo le colline venete, in particolare nella provincia di Treviso (zone di Conegliano ed Asolo). Il Prosecco ha ottenuto grande successo all’estero a partire dal secondo dopoguerra, ed in particolare negli ultimi anni, infatti nel 2014 ha superato per la prima volta lo Champagne per numero di bottiglie vendute nel mondo. Ma questo ha creato una serie di tentativi di imitazione in diversi paesi come il Sudamerica (“Prosecco Garibaldi” in Brasile), la Croazia (“Prošek”), in anche l’ Australia (“Prosecco Vintage”). Per questo motivo si è reso necessario ricollegare la produzione veneta col nome della località originaria del Prosecco, e cioè la località omonima presso Trieste, nel contempo ripristinando gli antichi nomi – “Glera” e “Glera lungo” – dei vitigni. Si decise quindi di creare un’area di produzione contigua molto più vasta della precedente, contenente anche alcune province nelle quali il Prosecco non era mai stato prodotto o prodotto in quantità limitatissime (Venezia, Padova, Belluno) e anche nella sua zona di nascita (Trieste, Gorizia, Udine), proprio dove la produzione era praticamente cessata da secoli. L’iter venne concluso il 17 luglio 2009, con la promulgazione del decreto di riconoscimento della DOC “Prosecco”, e di due zone DOCG.


Thursday, February 26, 2015

Special offer for Dante members and wine lovers: Italian style Pinot Gris, produced here in New Zealand!


Welcome to our newest Business Friend of Dante: use your Dante membership card and get 10% off Cracroft Chase Vineyard wines!
Salute!


Cracroft Chase Vineyard in Christchurch is a destination for tourists and locals alike. At 15 minutes from the centre of the town, it’s nestled at the foot of the Port Hills, in a cul-de-sac valley that provides an ideal microclimate for growing Pinot Gris grapes.
Alessandro and Wilma Laryn immigrated from Italy in 1996, bought this lovely property, and then established the vineyard on 5 hectares (13 acres) of their land; the winery was built, and eventually after the earthquakes the Cellar Door was opened.



“We prefer to call ourselves an artisan winery, more than a boutique winery; it reflects the artisan attention with which the grapes are grown and handpicked, and how the wine is crafted”.

The summer workers and the harvest pickers are, in true Italian style, neighbours and friends. At the end of each harvest a communal picnic celebrates the season. When the work in the winery is finished, the wine is left in the tanks for at least 8 months before being bottled, and then aged in bottles for at least 3 years before release. Both vineyard and winery are certified sustainable by Sustainable New Zealand Winegrowing.

The two Pinot Gris produced at Cracroft Chase are different in style: Grey Pearl is well suited for lunch, Wood’s Edge is more for dinner. However personal taste can dictate otherwise! Both are dry, mouth filling, and have a long finish. Both have won international awards, including silver medals. They are very genuine, and will easy become a staple of your cellar or fridge!




Dante members can enjoy a 10% discount with Cracroft Chase Vineyard

Send an e-mail with your Dante membership number and your order, including delivery address and contact phone number to: 
bluesun@xtra.co.nz 
Ph (03) 337 9339

Monday, June 25, 2012

Venerdì scorso alla Dante...



Edoardo, la tua crostata era buonissima!


Italian Food and Culture Presentation

Over 40 people attended our special lunchtime event presented by Wilma Laryn, wine- maker and producer of the Italian radio broadcast Cartolina.

Che mangiata!


Wilma offered us an engaging talk about Italian food and culture throughout the centuries, accompanied by fascinating images and photos, and after the talk we all enjoyed a delicious Italian shared lunch, and Wilma's Cracroft Chase Wine.

Also remember that Wilma has invited you all to visit her vineyard and cellar in Christchurch! Andiamo??


Grazie per la presentazione e per il vino Wilma!
Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Friday, May 25, 2012

Risotto al Primitivo


A photo on Flickr

Today's recipe is a classic risotto with red wine from the blog of AlessandraLe Pappe Kitchen.
Alessandra lives in Milan but hopes to come and live in New Zealand very soon (maybe December Alessandra?). Well, we all hope to see you soon, and in the meantime thank you for the recipe!


RISOTTO AL PRIMITIVO

curtesy of Le Pappe Kitchen
photos and text copyright Alessandra and Le Pappe Kitchen and kindly reproduced with permission.




Se preparerete questo risotto, non sentirete il retrogusto acidulo del vino, ma un'intenso sapore di rosso avvolgente! Si può fare con con il Refosco, l'Amareno, con il Brunello di Montalcino insomma, un vino che voi amate.
Io ho scelto il primitivo che è alla mia portata, ma la mia prima scelta sarebbe stata L'Amarone ^-*
L'idea me l'ha data Csaba dalla Zorza che ha preparato il risotto al Morellino di Scansano.

INGREDIENTI
1 cipolla
radicchio rosso qb
mezzo bicchiere di vino rosso che preferite
riso ^-*
brodo vegetale, o di carne, come vi piace (io di carne questa volta)

Tagliare la cipolla sottilissima e farla imbiondire in poco olio.
Versare il radicchio di cui avrete tagliato solo la parte rossa sottile sottile,e far appassire.
Poi aggiungere il riso e tostarlo per poco,non bruciando nulla,e a questo punto versare il mezzo bicchiere di rosso. Dovrete farlo sfumare del tutto a fiamma semi vivace, mescolando, e solo quando sarà del tutto evaporato procederete alla cottura classica, 20' a fiamma moderata,aggiungendo brodo poco alla volta.

Far riposare il riso nella pentola 5' a coperchio chiuso prima di servirlo nei piatti.