Wine Folly has a great color chart with an overview of the main wine colors, as you can see below. It is very common to describe a wine using color, and wine people have their own terminology, like pale amber or deep ruby. This chart also mentions the types of wine usually tied to the different colors: Nebbiolo is usually described as pale garnet and Chardonnay as deep gold.
Anyway, enjoy!
A few weeks ago I posted a recipe on how to make pasta dough. Here is a recipe on how to use that dough to make Ravioli!
All you need is:
In this recipe I used 4 cheese filling using ricotta, parmesan, cream cheese and mozzarella. You just mix the 4 cheeses together in a bowl with an egg and voila you have the filling. Here is how to do it:
Mine don’t look very nice but they taste good! Another filling is ricotta and spinach (with an egg), also delicious!
My pasta machine is from Eataly and I LOVE it! Next step is to make tajarin or tagliatelle or something else cool. Stay tuned!
Bon apetit!
So, I am organizing a wine class (on Piemonte/Barolo) for some friends and guess who will be the teacher? That’s right, it’s me! Now, I know a thing or two about wine but I have never taught what resembles a class so I am asking your advice: How do I do it?
Here are some of my ideas:
I will also probably have some maps and a book to explain.
What do you guys think?
Wine: Langhe Chardonnay
Producer: Marchesi di Gresy
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2011
Eye: Bright straw yellow
Nose: apple, pineapple, citrus, sweet
Mouth: oaky yet mineral, some citrus
Price Point: $30
Available at Vinmonopolet: no
Available at Systembolaget: no
I mostly drink Barolo (or dolcetto, barbera, nebbiolo). I rarely find myself drinking Barolo Chinato, but if I had to drink one it would be the one that Nadia Curto makes. The way it works is that everyone who makes chinato has their own sort of recipe, so they can taste very different from one another. You can argue that the same is said for barolo, but the difference is that they sometimes add spices to the chinato. Back in the days it was made as a sort of medicine, which in my opinion it kind of tastes like today… But then again, who doesn’t want barolo as medicine?
Nadia Curto also makes great wines; it’s not just her Chinato that is worth trying. Tastings with Nadia are super fun so you should definitely stop by! Check out her winery on her website.
I am not sure you noticed, but I have a brand new page called “Testimonials” where some cool people have said some nice things about me.
“Piemonte Girl is the best. Naturally approachable and sincere, her love and enthusiasm for wine and the Piemonte region really shines through. On top of that, she has the real life experience and knowledge to back it up. She’s one of my go-to resources on all things Piemonte.” -Kelly from Tennessee
“Piemonte Girl really knows and loves the Langhe. She’s been a great resource for me in suggesting wineries to visit, including some smaller ones not on my radar screen. Follow her blog!” – Joe from New York
If you feel like saying something nice about me, or have anything to add, feel free to contact me!
Ristoria has a very good brunch spot, and from what I can tell a good regular restaurant as well. The brunch is buffet style, all you can eat, with food ranging from egg and bacon to various pasta salads and of course dessert.
As a Norwegian, everything is very cheap in Sweden, so I thought their buffet was very affordable. And the food quality was good as well, so it’s definitely worth a try.
Ristoria is an italian inspired restaurant, with items on the menu like burrata and gnocchi. My top choices were the pizza and the pasta (no surprises there) and although I didn’t have any dessert myself, the dessert looked delicious! You can check out the rest of their menu here.
Margheria is located in Serralunga d’Alba. It has south exposure and a clayey soil. Azelia’s vines are aged about 50 years and the grapes are put in large casks (not small botti) after harvest. All of these excellent traits and make for a very good wine. You can check out Azelia’s wines on their website.
Wine: Barolo Margheria
Producer: Azelia
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Nebbiolo
Vintage: 2004
Eye: deep garnet color
Nose: black fruits, licorice, earthy tones, mineral
Mouth: fruity, mineral, good structure,
Price Point: $60
Available at Vinmonopolet: yes
Available at Systembolaget: yes
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Alessandro Veglio’s winemakers dinner in Oslo last week. The dinner was hosted at Kulinarisk Akademi at Mathallen, a very nice location in the city of Oslo. As you can see we were seated right by the open kitchen which gave us the unique possibility to see the preparation of the food by the incredible chef Marius (also pictured below),
We were served a multitude of dishes: pasta, risotto, cod, lamb, ragu and dessert. All very good and served beautifully. And the food of course went very well with the wine. Alessandro had brought his dolcetto, barbera, lanhe nebbiolo, barolo classico (2012 and 2009) and the Gattera. I think the Gattera was the favorite of the night, although for me of course way too young. I really enjoyed his Langhe Nebbiolo (as always)!
I have to give a shout out to the wonderful team at Winning Brands, Alessandro’s importer, for organizing such a great event. And of course Kulinarisk Akademi for hosting us. I also have to mention that you can sign up for many cool classes at Kulinarisk Akademi, both wine and food courses. You can check them out here.
If you’re a chocolate person (like me) you have to try Chocolatte in Helsingborg! There is a reason they win Chocolate awards; their chocolates are incredible! For Christmas we had their Christmas chocolates, with flavors like ginger bread and salty licorice. Perfect as a small dessert after tons of fatty Christmas food!
It’s a little unfortunate that they are located in Helsingborg, but if you’re ever there you should visit them. You can also check out their website, maybe they will ship their chocolates? I hope so!
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