Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Vinitaly.
We are so excited to celebrate the Vinitaly ™ this year, too bad we won't being doing so in Italy.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
tre bicchieri (three glasses)
Each year in Italy, since 1986, a select group of Italian judges taste upwards of 14,000 Italian wines. (approximately 300 awards are given). The wines from the previous vintage are judged, which include every variety and every region. Truly a labor of love that can take several months since Italians take their wines so seriously !
The rating system is based on 1,2,or 3 glasses. 1 glass is like a bronze metal, two is a silver and three is the gold metal. Another way it was explained sounds more Italian. Wine is best shared, so if a bottle has 6 glasses that means you and your drinking companion can each get up to 3 glasses. If you decide its just O.K, that’s a one glass wine, if you like it enough to have another glass, that’s a two glass wine, but if you love it and finish the bottle, that’s three glasses, a Tre Bicchieri winner.
Gambero Rosso Guida ai Vini Italia is the official guide and rating organization, which is also affiliated with Slow Food based in Italy. This year all the wines and the winemakers will be in New York on Monday, March 3 to pour their gems for the press, trade and public. Unfortunately this year we will not be able to attend, but have fond memories of the two previous events. It just doesn’t get better than this for lovers of all things Italian. We at Lanci’s are proud to carry some Tre Bicchieri winners, so join us for a bottle or two … you won’t be disappointed.
The rating system is based on 1,2,or 3 glasses. 1 glass is like a bronze metal, two is a silver and three is the gold metal. Another way it was explained sounds more Italian. Wine is best shared, so if a bottle has 6 glasses that means you and your drinking companion can each get up to 3 glasses. If you decide its just O.K, that’s a one glass wine, if you like it enough to have another glass, that’s a two glass wine, but if you love it and finish the bottle, that’s three glasses, a Tre Bicchieri winner.
Gambero Rosso Guida ai Vini Italia is the official guide and rating organization, which is also affiliated with Slow Food based in Italy. This year all the wines and the winemakers will be in New York on Monday, March 3 to pour their gems for the press, trade and public. Unfortunately this year we will not be able to attend, but have fond memories of the two previous events. It just doesn’t get better than this for lovers of all things Italian. We at Lanci’s are proud to carry some Tre Bicchieri winners, so join us for a bottle or two … you won’t be disappointed.
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