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Wine Barolo today on the Yellow Road. Barolo is the king of Italian wines. True, Barolo wine is red wine. But Poderi GIANNI GAGLIARDO, a winery from Piedmont, also has a fine white wine, so its participation in the Yellow Road is quite legitimate.

If there wasn’t the name of the new champion, the event in our region would probably have gone unnoticed. But in the news, there were familiar local names: “Vincents” Restaurant, Martins Ritins, Elizabeth’s Street, Riga. And, surprisingly enough, Latvia's Raimonds Thomson won the World Sommelier Championship 2023.

Will this idea be enough to become a millionaire? Today is September 14, 2022, and while winemakers are busy harvesting, I decided to introduce the readers of the Yellow Road blog to my new idea - printing a print on the inside of packaging cardboard boxes (an unusual way to promote paper works - collages).

The most important news of the "cultural" section of the "Yellow Road" is an article about the presentation of the cube as the main subject of sculpture (first form).

Vineyard at an altitude of 1460 meters. This is Tsiakkas Winery Tsiakkas winery was established in 1988 just outside Pelendri village on the Troodos Mountains, in the Pitsilia wine region. The first year’s production was 500 bottles of a red wine called Thyrsos.

Today is October 27 - International Teddy Bear Day. And I have a book practically in one copy. Teddy Bear Adventures (Eddy's amazing life on earth, in the air and under water). Published in Vilnius in 2003. It contains 23 short stories. Very short. The authors of these stories are students of one first grade from Vilnius. Ordinary children. 23 students - 23 works. I called this collection: Children write for adults. Today I will stage several stories in Russian, well, I must somehow celebrate Teddy Bear Day. And later I will make the translation and put the English text in the comments. OK? I think it would be nice to translate into several languages, because such literature is sorely lacking .

I wilIn August I received a letter from Giuseppe Buonanno: Hello Sergey... Next saturday 28th, I will participate to a wine tasting, by Etna area, a small/medium localy wineries event, (I will expone my dried citrus slices, to be coupled with wine), invitation attached...

Ready to start our 102 harvest! everyone is what creates day by day. New vintage, new challenge. harvest represents the continuity, the circle of life. We are ready to start and write a new chapter.

"We were very young and inexpert when we started, but we wanted to see where and how far our wager would lead us, we were aware that being in the deep south of Sicily would not do us any favors. Here the earth is burnt by the sun and the clods are arid and fiery; a land without water where growing grapes is tough and requires great sacrificies. In our process of growth we made important choices such as concentrating on indigenous grape varietals, getting mechanized, gradually transforming everything possible in the production systems, and trying to best utilize new available technologies, which has somehow modified the approach to wine to some degree all over the world.

Educated in law and international trade, when Marta was born, was celebrated with Vega Sicilia… perhaps it was a signal. Her mother comes from La Rioja, land of wine, and it is there, in her hometown, where she tells us that she has spent some of the happiest summers of her childhood, between vineyards. “I have been attached to the wine world from many different angles, always learning new perspectives and discovering new wines. But what keeps me engaged is the person behind each one, the story, the passion, the resilience…” Her goal at People Wine is to help small and not so big producers to get to be known in Scandinavia and at Winetourism.com is to connect wine lovers from all over the world with the best experiences in very special places.

As you know, Sicily has been a land were all big cultures came around: Greek brought olives and the olive oil culture, while Romans grape and wine and after Arabic brought citrus and Spanish conquistadores chocolate. So now a days, all this products are still available here, even popular ‘Modican Choccolate’ is following and old recipe by the Spanish Conquistadores (that imported from the Aztech). Probably citrus, expecially lemons, we know were used by Romans as a remedy to ‘sgorbuto’ (gouged) a widespread disease on the Roman vessels, who usually did great load of fresh lemons and lemons plants before crossing the Mediterranean.

For the first time on the "Yellow Road" a Cypriot winery. Winemakers from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Lebanon and even Switzerland were on the "YR"". But there was no Cyprus. Of course, one could ask my fellow student from Riga, Aleksey Sh., who lives there, to take the initiative. But everything is difficult now. And not everyone can be trusted with such an important matter as tasting.

A Wine Journey in Italy with the book “Andare per vini e vitigni” by Patrizia Passerini In 1353 the charming estate, already famous for the quality of its vineyards, was bought by Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante Alighieri, the famous Italian Poet, who had followed his father in exile in Verona. Since twenty-one generations the descendants of the Supreme Poet live in the Villa, a reference point for the viticulture of Valpolicella. Here Masi winery shares its great love for the land with Conti Serego Alighieri, collaborating with them in the production of prestigious wines, heirs of an ancient, noble and wise enological tradition. Tenuta Serego Alighieri is today one of the most prestigious historical Venetian estates. Facing the courtyard with its vines is the historic drying loft for “Appassimento”,the traditional method used in the Venetian regions to concentrate aromas and perfumes in wines. Two prestigious cru wines are made at Villa Serego Alighieri: Vaio Armaron Amarone, which was classed as one of the ten best wines of the world, and Casal Dei Ronchi Recioto. Today, the estate is open to visitors, displaying the soul of the Valpolicella region and its unique traditions. Guests can stay in the magnificent “Foresteria”, as well as book a visit to the vineyards and a tasting of the prestigious wines.

A Wine Journey in Italy with the book “Andare per vini e vitigni” by Patrizia Passerini 1 - What is the story of your book “Andare per vini e vitigni? I’m the author of the book “Andare per Vini e Vitigni” (“Going through wine and vines”), which is part of a series called "Ritrovare l'Italia" (“Finding out Italy”) by Il Mulino publishing house. The book comes from the idea that Italy has a very strong and multifaceted cultural identity, which is the result of its complex historical past, also considering the theme of wine. It wants to be a story that unfolds its patterns around places (and therefore itineraries), visible but often flattened to icons without context, and around different times, through the centuries. Andare per Vini e Vitigni is a historical journey in the culture of Italian wine, as different kind of vines, different cultivation processes and winemaking techniques are often the result of the past and people who inhabited the peninsula. The book is a "Grand Tour of Italy", a journey from the south to the north of Italy to find out some of the oldest vines still cultivated today, connecting archeology, history, myths, literature and classical authors (such as Pliny the Elder, Virgil, Horace, Ovid), art and nature. Through the Greeks, the Etruscans, the Romans, the Middle Ages of Dante, the Renaissance Palaces and the eighteenth-century villas, you discover the beauty of vineyards surrounded by woods, vineyards that embrace temples, abbeys, castles, vineyards that stretch on the slopes of a volcano, which climb over impervious mountains or overlooking the sea. Following this itinerary we arrive at the present, finding out wines that derive from ancient vines with their specific characteristics today. It is a way to travel and discover the extraordinary beauty of Italy, which the ancients called "Enotria", meaning "land of wine" because of the ease with which the vine in Magna Graecia grew. It is a book not only for wine lovers, but also for lovers of culture, art and literature.

The vineyards of Quinta de Marrocos stretch up to 180 m above sea level on terraces supported by stone walls. The location in the north is one of the key points for smooth ripening of the grapes: if the altitude gives rise to high temperatures, the river breeze cools the vineyards at night. All work is done by hand, this is a centuries-old heritage that has been preserved taking into account the age of the varieties and the quality of the grapes. This type of vineyard is characterized by low yields without irrigation on shale soils with low fertility and slightly acidic pH. Over the years, the vineyards have acquired a natural balance: "they produce what they can, not what they want." With a vines age of over 100 years and a density of over 8000 plants per hectare. More than 50 noble and ancient Douro grape varieties coexist here. Guarded by its emblematic twin trees, the Quinta de Marrocos is one of the oldest Quintas in the Douro. It is located on the left bank of the Douro River, in Baishu Korgo, from where the demarcated port wine region entered

The Penedès is situated in a privileged territory halfway between Barcelona and Tarragona, between the sea and the mountains. The Penedès landscape is warm and harmonious, full of Mediterranean light, where, depending on where you are, you can see the sea, the Pyrenees or the Montserrat mountain range. This harmony would not be complete without its defining feature: the vineyards. Winegrowing in this part of the world has become the art of working and shaping the land; an art which has been passed down from generation to generation. The care with which the vineyards are treated is complemented by the traditional methods used in the still and sparkling wine-making processes. Although traditional and careful methods are used both in the vineyard and the cellar, modern innovations are also incorporated so that we can progress without losing our essence. The different types of soil, grape varieties and the art of working the land are what make the Penedès a territory with its own identity; one that is is firmly rooted in winegrowing but which is also complemented by its culture and heritage.

“Each of our wines are different aspects of life, extensions of ourselves, of our soul. They are the various moments in which opening a bottle makes every sense. That is the beauty of the Douro: its ability to deliver elegant, complex, distinct wines.”

In Campania in the Vallo di Lauro, Marzano di Nola, where Agostino and Andrea Nappi, two friends with the same surname, who live in the same street of the same town, born in the same place, in the same month and year, are also united by an identical passion: the wine. Thus was born the winemaking partnership aimed at planting a vineyard, which will bear fruit in the years to come, as old as the "stones of the Marzano coast": thus the Petra Marzia winery was born. Initially dedicated to the production of the homonymous wine Petra Marzia - produced in 2017 with a blend of 70% Casavecchia, 20% Aglianico and 10% Merlot grapes which, after 12 months in oak barrels, continues its maturation in the bottle - the new “wine artisans” (as they like to call themselves) have decided to implement the production, integrating it with two noble wines from Campania: Taurasi DOCG and Fiano di Avellino DOCG. Both united by an elegant label, they take the name of "Parlami", a Taurasi reserve with an unmistakable "Hellenic-Aglianico" flavor, and "Ramia", a fresh and pleasant Fiano that is enjoying great success in terms of quality and of its relationship with the price.

Valle do Nídeo winery is a new member of the Yellow Road from Portugal. I am grateful to Beatriz Caseiro , Export Manager, for her assistance in preparing this publication.

So, your plane has landed at Bergamo Airport, which is near Milan. In your plans, which, of course, will be adjusted in the course of events, there is a desire to visit Tuscany and swim in the Ligurian (or Tyrenian) Sea. Or, first you decide to swim in the sea and then visit Tuscany. You can go directly to Genoa and then the Ligurian Sea remains - this is it. Or you can rush to Parma, and only then turn to the sea towards La Spezia. Or drive even further to Bologna. But if evening comes soon, and you are already tired, then it is worth slowing down in Piacenza, which is only 70 kilometers from Milan. Yes, the "Genoese" road seems to be shorter, but, starting from Rapallo (towards Chiavari), such serpentines (!), that at night looking for adventure on the mountain slopes of Italy is a very risky activity. What to do in Piacenza itself? Here you will find many tips on the Internet without us. But nearby, 30 kilometers from the city of Piacenza, there is a small winery Mossi 1558 (or Cantina Mossi 1558)