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Tenute Sajni Fasanotti: falling in love with Trentino – Italian Cuisine

Tenute Sajni Fasanotti: falling in love with Trentino


Recently inaugurated, the new winery focuses entirely on native Trentino vines and the freshness of mountain bubbles

Following Lake Garda towards the north, the plain quickly gives way to hills and then to the first mountain ranges. The lake is not yet finished that it meets the Monte Baldo, a fascinating habitat of wild flowers and animals, which was once a volcano. On its slopes, viticulture is an ancient craft and still today the rows and pergolas that follow one another in order, characterize the landscape bass Trentino, a place that seems to have been made on purpose to produce excellent quality grapes. The soils are rich in minerals, the important temperature variations between day and night ensure fragrant grapes, which reach perfect ripeness, beautiful and healthy, thanks to the winds that blow from the lake and the Dolomites. It is far from difficult to be fascinated by such a place and decide to undertake the most beautiful challenge, that of producing wines that know how to tell their territory of origin around the world.

Space for the territory

“It was love at first sight,” the owners of Sajni Fasanotti estates, recently born winery with restaurant and store. Most of the vineyards are located in Maso Palt, part of the municipality of He died, at an altitude between 300 and 450 meters and rests on basaltic soils, rich in minerals. The goal is to produce authentically local wines, from native Trentino vines, and Classic Method sparkling wines.

The wines tasted

After our tastings, the podium is shared by two labels of Tenute Sajni Fasanotti, the Trento Brut Blanc de Blanc Primo Dominie and the Trentino Marzemino Podere Casette 2019.

The first is one chardonnay in purity, very territorial, slender, fresh, with aromas of yellow fruits and an intriguing savory finish, characteristics that make it ideal with party appetizers, from crustaceans in jelly to scallops au gratin, to croutons with salmon, but also goes very well with raw ham and delicate meat terrines.

The Marzemino Podere Casette 2019 is the light and fragrant red that you would like on the table every day. It opens with aromas of berries, with balsamic nuances; when tasted it is fresh, crunchy, very respectful of the grape variety and the territory of origin. In addition, it has the great gift of being a jolly wine: it goes well with lasagna and baked chicken, with pizza and, if served a little cooler, it can even be tried with a fish soup.

Also interesting is the Trentino Rosé Copper 2019, a gray pine with an intriguing onion skin color, well balanced between sweetness and acidity; the low alcohol content makes it an excellent choice for aperitifs is snacks, but also to accompany moderately spicy ethnic dishes or sweet and sour recipes.

Coronavirus, the smog level is falling on Northern Italy – Italian Cuisine

Coronavirus, the smog level is falling on Northern Italy


It had also happened in China. Sentinel 5 satellite images show the reduction of nitrogen dioxide levels

The coronavirus emergency called for the establishment of the red zones, the closure of schools, shops and businesses, the limitations of travel. But, at least, after almost a month of restrictions, in northern Italy there was a significant and also rather rapid drop in smog levels, despite the fact that last February was the hottest ever (with 2.76 ° C more and 80% less rainfall than the average).

This was reported by an analysis by Coldiretti on Isac Cnr data, on the side effects of the epidemic on air pollution levels. The images of the Sentinel 5 satellite of the European Copernicus program, published on Twitter by Santiago Gassò, a researcher at the University of Washington and NASA, show the reduction of nitrogen dioxide levels, a pollution marker.

It happened, on the other hand, also in China, as NASA satellite images and the European Space Agency had confirmed: to prevent the spread of the virus, production in many factories had been stopped and transport had been limited. And from 10 to 25 February, traces of nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted by motor vehicles, power plants and industrial plants and can cause breathing problems such as cough, asthma and breathing difficulties, were only barely visible. So, Fei Liu, a NASA researcher, said it was "first time that I see such a dramatic drop over such a large area for a specific event. " The same thing happened in Northern Italy, when the economy of the whole territory suffered a sudden stop.

The drop in pollution is the only positive aspect that can be traced in this difficult phase: people with respiratory problems run greater risks of falling ill with Covid-19.

But «in the fight against smog, however, we cannot continue to chase emergencies, but we must intervene structurally rethinking the development of cities and favoring the diffusion of public and private green spaces, also experimenting with new innovative solutions such as vertical gardens and vegetable gardens which favor the most effective varieties ", observes Coldiretti. «We need to encourage the spread of parks and gardens in cities capable of capturing dust and reducing the level of pollution. An adult plant is capable of capturing from 100 to 250 grams of fine dust from the air and one hectare of plants eliminates about 20 kilos of dust and smog in a year, but in Italy each inhabitant has only 32.8 square meters in the city of urban greenery. The situation worsens for the metropolises with values ​​ranging from 6.3 in Genoa to 16.5 in Rome to 18.1 in Milan up to 22.6 in Turin ".

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