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10 wines for … Spaghetti with clams – Italian Cuisine

Do you want to bring the taste of the sea to the table? We have spaghetti with clams, now let's think about wine!

The most popular summer dish is not only an icon of Neapolitan cuisine, it is a classic of many other sea regions. It is located in every restaurant and is very easy to cook at home. It is prepared with simple ingredients but with contrasting flavors: there is the sweetness of pasta, the flavor of clams, the oiliness of extra virgin olive oil and the aromatic notes of parsley, garlic, pepper or chilli. The classic recipe is in white, but there are those who also add some cherry tomatoes. What are the most suitable wines to combine? Definitely the still young whites, of medium structure and with delicate aromas of fruit and flowers. With the labels of Campania you play at home, but there are other wines very indicated. Here are our choices.

Amalfi Coast Ravello Selva delle Nuns 2018 Ettore Sammarco
If we had to choose just one wine to pair with spaghetti with clams, this would be it. The whites of the Amalfi Coast, with the aromas of fruit and yellow flowers, some notes of Mediterranean herbs and the right flavor, are the ideal companions. This, made from biancolella and falanghina grapes, is delicate and delicious.
14 euros.

Irpinia Falanghina Demetra 2017 Ancient Castle
Another regional combination, this time with the pure Falanghina grape: an immediate and versatile white which, thanks to its sapidity and balance, goes very well with pasta dishes with shells and shellfish.
15 euros.

Melissa Bianco Asylia 2018 Librandi
From Calabria, an easy, smooth and fragrant wine. Its sapid flavor, enlivened by light vegetal notes, meets the iodized character of clams and the aromatic notes of parsley. Serve it very cold.
7 euros.

Etna Bianco Mofete 2018 Palmento Costanzo
The volcano gives this white, based on carricante and catarratto grapes, aromas of ripe yellow fruit and flowers like broom; when tasted, it is saline and citrusy, with a smooth drink, without lacking in elegance.
15 euros

Verdicchio di Matelica Villa Marilla 2017 Marco Gatti
A wine that is at the same time pure and great, due to its ability to combine body and freshness, with pleasant aromas of white fruit and vegetal and balsamic notes reminiscent of wild fennel and anise.
10 euros

Maremma Toscana Vermentino Litorale 2018 Val delle Rose
A wine that already on its label, which depicts three colored deckchairs, talks about the sea and holidays. Generous in its fruit aromas, such as white peach and pineapple, it goes very well with spaghetti with clams, but also with a more elaborate pasta with seafood.
13 euros

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto Superiore Zigant 2017 Lodi Corazza
It is characterized by intense aromas of ripe fruit and a slender sip this wine born in a very suitable area of the Bolognese hills. Despite the body, it maintains a beautiful freshness and great pleasure.
16 euros.

Prosecco Superiore di Valdobbiadene Campofalco Canevel
A bubble with spaghetti with clams, why not? The fruity and soft fragrance of a Prosecco Superiore creates a pleasant contrast with the marine flavor of the clams. We like the certified organic Campofalco di Canevel.
11.50 euros.

Franciacorta Satèn ’61 Guido Berlucchi
Pure Chardonnay and silky bubbles go well with the sweet taste of pasta and cleanse the mouth from the greasiness of the seasoning.
20 euro.

Riviera del Garda Classico Chiaretto San Donino 2018 Selva Capuzza
If the recipe calls for the addition of cherry tomatoes, it is well paired with a delicate, salty pink wine like those produced on Lake Garda. The Chiaretto di Selva Capuzza is very suitable, also due to its seductive citrus scents.
11 euros.

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Oldani pop menu to celebrate Franciacorta wines in New York – Italian Cuisine

Davide Oldani, the star chef of pop cuisine, pays tribute to the Franciacorta Consortium with a dinner of delicate flavors at the Italian Consulate in New York

As Ambassador of Italian cuisine, the star chef Davide Oldani he served a special dinner with delicate flavors on the starched tablecloths of the Italian Consulate in New York to celebrate the wines Franciacorta, between a sparkle of glasses full of bubbles and white flower buds.

Organized by Franciacorta Consortium and with the honors of the Consul General of Italy in New York, Francesco Genuardi, the exclusive dinner for sixty guests including important journalists, personalities of the New York society and American influencers inaugurated the second edition of the Franciacorta Festival in New York. Twenty-five producers of the best Italian sparkling wines met last June 5th at The Redbury Hotel to present Italian wine excellence abroad. The festival, according to the president of the Consortium Silvano Brescianini, is part of an effort to promote Franciacorta wine in the United States, as well as in Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada, in nice competition with the fame of French champagne. "When we organize events abroad, it's a guaranteed success, "Said Brescianini. "Not all wine producers can count on a high level cuisine spread in the world like the Italian one. "

Chef Oldani he created his menu inspired by wine Franciacorta. An appetizer of Grana Padano Hot and cold reserve, with caramelized onion, it has been served in combination with Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero Guido Berlucchi Nature '61 of 2011. To follow a Risotto "al dente" with roasted seeds, fragrance of Arabica, blueberry accompanied by a Franciacorta Brut Fergettina Milledì 2014. As a second, the guests had the pleasure of enjoying a Beef in oil, with whitebait sauce, lettuce and thyme, together with a Franciacorta Riserva Ca ’del Bosco Annamaria Clementi 2009. And to refresh the palate at the end of dinner, for dessert a Mascarpone cream, basil biscuit and strawberries, served with a Franciacorta Rosè Demi Sec Majolini n.v.

"Food must be inclusive, not exclusive, "He said Oldani chef at the end of the dinner, to the applause of the diners. "My new Italian cuisine is pop, it's not traditional. Respect the seasons, respect work and respect my teacher Gualtiero Marchesi. Fewer fireworks and more substance. "

text by Bianca Giacobone

Val delle Rose, here is where to fall in love with the Maremma and its wines – Italian Cuisine

Among tastings and experiences in the vineyard, the estate of the Cecchi Family presents itself as the ideal place to immerse yourself in the most authentic charm of Tuscan traditions

Starting from Grosseto and heading towards its hills, towards south-east, it is possible to reach in a few minutes the nearby town of Poggio la Mozza: here, in 1996, the Cecchi family became the owner of the company Val delle Rose, a suggestive Maremma estate that extends in all its beauty over two hundred hectares of land, destined to obtain organic certification by 2021. With vines fed by the prestigious terroir of the area and gently caressed by the winds coming from the sea.

Excellence in a glass

The Val delle Rose winery holds small, large masterpieces in the bottle, capable of telling the traditions of the Tuscan territory directly from the glass. Therefore, among the great wines of the estate we find the Litorale Maremma Toscana D.O.C., white or rosé, obtained from grapes of Sangiovese subjected to light pressing. But also the Cobalt Maremma Toscana D.O.C., produced only in two thousand bottles: in this case it is a Vermentino able to fully honor the excellent characteristics of the terroir, left to mature for 10 months in contact with its own yeasts (50% in wood, 35% in amphora and 15% in steel), to then be aged in the bottle for a minimum of another six months But we must not forget the conspicuous production of very high quality reds, which range from Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G. to Il Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana D.O.C., to arrive at the Aurelio Maremma Toscana D.O.C., a refined blend of Merlot (95%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) able to fully represent the spirit of the Maremma.

Discovering the Maremma

Here then is that Val delle Rose turns almost magically into a perfect destination not only for tasting wines of the highest quality, but also for launching oneself to discovery of the Tuscan territory and everything that surrounds the fascinating wine universe. Visitors to the estate will have the opportunity to enter the basement cellar of the property, which is well hosted 400 barriques in which rests the wine destined for aging, to then embark on an authentic adventure among the vineyards in the name of trek. All of this, of course, can only be sublimated by a well-deserved tasting, to be experienced in the wine bar or overlooking the panoramic terrace, complete with local culinary specialties. On the company official website it is also possible to consult the special events scheduled for the coming summer season, with special music-based evenings for a truly unforgettable toast.