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Vinitaly 2019: Mamertino, a small doc to the rescue – Italian Cuisine

It was the wine loved by the Roman emperors. Giulio Caesar toasted the victory of the second consulate. Il Mamertino at Vinitaly 2019

The bet of Sicily of the wine is called Mamertino. On the occasion of 53rd edition of Vinitaly of Verona, theMamertine Producers Association, a production area extended over 34 municipalities in the province of Messina which, from the Tyrrhenian coast, climbs hills, woods and hills to characterize one of the most extraordinary and biodiverse viticultural habitats of Sicily: the Park of the Nebrodi.

The history, the present and the tomorrow of Mamertino

The Mamertine was the wine loved by the theRoman emperors, drunk by Julius Caesar to celebrate the victory of the second consulate. The name derives from the Lucanian population who arrived on the island during the first Punic war (264 – 241 BC), to fight the Phoenicians. Today the productive fabric of the Mamertino is represented by small family businesses with an average of 3 or 4 hectares. The vineyards cover an area slightly less than 100 hectares total for a production of just 100 thousand bottles. "They are small productions, "he says Flora Mondello, producer and new president of the Association, "which must be driven by the receptive system and by local and Sicilian restaurants, still too little involved in this phase of rebirth and communication dedicated to the wines of the Mamertine".

The objective of the Association is to start a first nucleus from which to develop, one day, the Consortium for the Protection of the Denomination (recognized in 2004) and thus modify the product specification which currently does not provide for the possibility of bottling in purity Nocera, relic vine from which a contemporary wine of great longevity is obtained.

"The Mamertine," adds Flora Mondello, "is a small jewel of our wine-growing history which, although coming from a glorious and remote past, can interpret a really interesting and competitive enological modernity." It is in fact the specific pedoclimatic conditions expressed by these territories and the interaction of these with the vines implanted to define the enological identity of an area so differentiated, for soils, climate and exposure. A territory very rough in its morphology, open to the sea, but with heights that even reach 500 meters. The types allowed by the production disciplinary are mainly four: Bianco and Bianco Riserva; Red and Red Reserve; Calabrese or Nero d’Avola and Calabrese or Nero d’Avola Riserva and finally Grillo – Ansonica or Grillo – Inzolia.

The 13 companies who have joined are: Antica Tindari, Barone Ryolo, Bongiovanni Giuseppe, Calderone Antonino, Cambria Vini, Feudo Solaria, Gaglio Vignaioli, Mimmo Paone, Planeta, Princes of Mola, Sapuri Cantina Siciliana, Vasari and Vigna Nica.

"Our strength is to be united", concludes Flora Mondello. «To make our territory take off, a synergy between tourism and the restaurant world is certainly needed. The association represents the best synthesis, the will to grow together and to accelerate processes of valorization in a tourist and cultural key, with extremely positive economic consequences. The Mamertine is an effective driver for the development of these companies and the territories in which it insists. Many attractions in the area of the Mamertino as the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna and the archaeological area of Tindari, the medieval village of Montalbano Elicona and the Castle of Milazzo, the town from which you embark for the Aeolian Islands. Making system will make the territory win and the Mamertino will have to be the identity resource able to generate value and sustainability of this landscape .

Recipe Small fennel flans – Italian Cuisine

Ingredients

250 g flour 00
120 g butter
60 g fresh cream
40 g rice flour
30 g grated parmesan
15 g almond flour
3 fennels
a yolk
an egg
lemon
marjoram
flaked almonds
salt
pepper

Duration: 1 h 40 min

Level: Middle

Dose: 6 people

For the recipe of small fennel flans, mix the 00 flour with the softened butter, 70 g of water, a pinch of salt and the grated parmesan, until you get a homogeneous dough; let it rest in the refrigerator, covered, for at least 30 '. Peel 2 fennels and cut them in four. Boil them in boiling water, flavored with a slice of lemon, for 25-30 minutes. Drain and blend in the mixer.

Collect the pureed in a bowl and add the cream, almond flour and rice flour, egg, egg yolk, salt and pepper. Divide the dough into six parts and roll them out to a thickness of 3-4 mm. Line 6 tart tart molds (ø 10-12 cm) with the dough, trim it at the edges and prick the bottom with a fork.

Fill the tartlets with the fennel purée and bake at 160 ° C for 30-35 '. Take them out of the oven and let them cool. Clean and thin the remaining fennel; soak it in cold water to make it crunchy. Decorate the flans with toasted almond flakes, crunchy fennel and marjoram leaves.

From oil to coffee, small Italian producers come home with Amazon – Italian Cuisine

For Prime Time customers in Milan, a new service is active that allows start-ups and small agri-food companies to make their products known (and to us to taste them)

Taste the excellence of start-ups and small agri-food producers and do it by ordering with a click and receiving the products directly at home (and immediately). It is the new service launched by Amazon and active from 20 February for the Prime Now customers in Milan. Pugliese oil, Sicilian coffee, healthy and sustainable soups are just some products that you can try immediately.

To participate as a producer in the Amazon project

The "Start-up and small producers" program is proposed as an opportunity for small businesses Italians to promote and make known their food excellence, taking advantage of a fast delivery service. To join, companies must meet at least two of the requirements following: must be established for no more than 5 years, must have a turnover of the last year of less than 10 million euros and must sell 100% Italian products, with production in Italy. With the program, the companies will have three weeks of presence on Prime Now in the city of Milan and will monitor the appreciation of their products by customers (for more information and to register for the program write to primenow-startup@amazon.it ).

To try the products

Prime Now customers in Milan can choose between the products available in the program and take advantage of the delivery service active seven days a week, from 8 am to midnight, with delivery time of 1 or 2 hours.

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