I had signed us up for a wine tasting at our hotel for Monday night before dinner at 7pm. The hotel seemed to have forgotten we were doing it (just the two of us). But they whipped into action and quickly put it together.
The wine tasting featured one white and two reds. Our sommelier was so taken by our interest that he poured us a glass of Rose to try as well. All were local wines, starting with the Arneis, a white grape. Then we had a 2019 Nebbiolo from Agamium, and finally a 2017 Barolo Nebbiolo produced by Boroli.
They also provided us with a large charcuterie board, with excellent meats and cheeses. It also was enough for a meal. And the wine “tastings” were full-on pours; none of the minuscule wimpy one-twelfth of a glass pour at a U.S. wine tasting, this was the real deal. In all we enjoyed five glasses of wine – doubles of the white, the rose, and then the two reds.
Our sommelier, whose first name escapes us alas, was a young, enthusiastic fellow originally from Tuscany. He was quite enjoyable to talk with and he knew his wines.
Needless to say, we did not have any wine with an abbreviated first course dinner!
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