5 ways to say “I love you” with a glass of wine
At Valentine’s day it’s nice to be able to make a special gift to a loved one, surprise her or him with a romantic dinner, maybe cooked with your own hands at home, and a good glass of wine.
Alternatively, a romantic evening in front of a sunset, or by the fireplace while admiring a snowy landscape or a beautiful lake, sipping a glass of Italian sparkling wine.
Can you imagine anything more romantic?
Here are the 5 wines perfect for a Valentine’s day special:
1) Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a delicate white wine, straw-yellow color with gold highlights. The aroma is penetrating, fresh and fruity. Its flavor is delicate and fruity, perfect to match with fish, prized shellfish, fish soups and risottos. A delicate way to say, “I love you” to a person who we love and we just met, but who has already hit straight to the heart.
2 ) Brunello di Montalcino is a red wine, the color of a fine ruby red tending to garnet with aging. Its aroma is intense, enveloping, with hints of violets and berries. This wine is a perfect match of spicy cheese, noble game and pasta dishes with meat sauce. A wine that inflames the spirit, a way to say “I love you” in a passionate and overwhelming.
3 ) Vin Beato is a dessert wine to pair with sweet and typical Tuscan biscuits: i “cantuccini”. Her perfume and amble, with aromas of fruit, spices and vanilla. The flavor of this wine is unique and persistent, difficult to imitate. A sweet way to say “I love you” and I will always be by your side.
4) Spumante is a sparkling wine, it has a fresh and fruity taste; the bubbles make this wine perfect if eaten as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to both sweet and savory snacks, or after dinner to toast together. An elegant way to say “I love you” and every day with me will be unique.
5) Terrestre is a very fine wine; the color is dark red deep. It comes from a unique blend of 5 grapes: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. The composition of the mixture of wine is kept secret by the winemakers. Given the prestige of the wine, and the excellent quality of its grapes, its production is limited to a few numbered bottles. A bottle of Terrestre is a perfect way to say, “I love you, marry me!”
Author
Luciana Cilemmi
Luciana Cilemmi, deals with Magazine, Style Director and Co-founder of Tenuta Torciano winery and Tenute Giachi wines and the innovative Viviarium Restaurant of Bottega Torciano- Tenuta Torciano & Winery is part of an international reality that is born in Italy by an initiative of Pierluigi Giachi and Luciana Cilemmi, who have worked for years in the Italian wine market , expanding throughout in the United States, managed and controlled by the american company ' Bellavini winery. Luciana Cilemmi was born in San Gimignano to a family of artists specialised in the restoration of medieval buildings. Having completed her technical studies, she now pursues the interests passed on to her by her family, like her passion for artistic objects, in particular works of art created in Tuscany between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But she reserves her keenest enthusiasm for the historic works completed in San Gimignano between 1100 and 1300. Alongside her love of medieval history, she is fascinated in wines produced from Tuscan vineyards, which, together with saffron and wool, were the most sought-after goods traded by the wealthy noble families of San Gimignano already in medieval times. Luciana Cilemmi left San Gimignano at the age of 21 and embarked on a pilgrimage in search of knowledge and to discover the new winemaking skills and products that were then developing both in Italy and in France. In the meantime she added to her knowledge of wine by attending specialised courses and becoming a master of wine. On returning to Siena, she discovered a wonderful area near Murlo where she fell in love with the tiny, unspoilt village of Montepescini. She bought the estate of Montepescini where, based on the experience she had acquired over the years, she found a particular lie of the land, special climatic conditions and an altitude suited to the creation of great wines. With enormous enthusiasm, doggedness and considerable effort, a reclamation programme was started to renew the terrain which was then used to plant 30 hectares of specialised vines. Sangiovese is the dominant vine, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Years of experimentation and the introduction of new winemaking techniques eventually led to the creation of Luciana di Memmi’s prestigious wines. Some years ago, Luciana Cilemmi succeeded in realising her dream of a lifetime: to return to her home town, San Gimignano. She was destined to buy the historic palace with the medieval tower, which had been owned by the prestigious Useppi family from 1200 to 1927 and had then passed to the noble and historic Chigi family of Siena. The Useppi were a powerful Sienese family who owned several castles. This beautiful medieval building has an elegant and distinctive façade full of Sienese and Pisan architectural influences. If you find yourself in San Gimignano, make sure you visit the Chigi Tower and Palace. Luciana Cilemmi holds regular events in the rooms of the medieval tower, such as the presentation of wines, both from her vineyards and elsewhere, attended by international journalists, experts from the sector and critics. She also organises exhibitions of works of art and paintings, and press conferences on the subject of "Wine in San Gimignano during medieval times”. Visiting the home of Luciana Cilemmi is like re-living an aspect of the past that will not return except through the imagination of those who have believed and continue to believe in this story.
