A drinks list for summer
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When summer is in full swing and the sun is blazing down, it’s vital to drink plenty, but drinking well is a true luxury!...
readGrappa Materials: FIRE
Acqua vitae, the "water of life". Or even aqua ardens, or "burning water:" how the Catalan alchemist, Arnoldo da Villanova (1235-1311), defined the first hydroalcoholic beverages, that is, fruit distilled by maceration in alcohol and water....
readMarolo presents Grappa di Barolo Riserva 1991
The new Grappa di Barolo 1991 “Grandi Riserve”, presented this year is proof that grappa can compete with the world’s great spirits: 27 years ageing in wood that intensifies all the expressiveness of the most extraordinary Italian grape,...
readLuigi Barberis and Grappa, identity and pride
“It’s the spirit itself that is the key to promoting grappa,” says Luigi Barberis, barman and mixologist at Alessandria’s Caffè degli Artisti, a bar that puts the emphasis on the quality of its drinks, serving top quality beverages all day...
readGrappa Materials: the POMACE
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However refined the skills of the distiller or the still, it is the quality of the pomace that distinguishes an excellent grappa from a forgettable one....
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