In this page we would like to give space to the soul of the wine, but also to those who produce it. It is our desire to expose some thoughts around the vine and wine, ranging from literature, music and film.
Living in the sun…
Monsieur Duflot, viticulturist character in the film “A Good Year,” was ridicule because ‘sang to his vines. This however did not prevent Monsier Duflot from producing what was considered an excellent wine, much appreciated by collectors and sought by wine lovers. In a smaller scale, I too love to be different because I love to listen
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A magic vine
From the short story “The Dream” written by Novella Ivaldi, during the experience of restructuring that will become the romantic Inn Le Petit Chateau “located in the hinterland of Finale Ligure: The vine… the vine… its magic. One day in autumn when the trees started to shed their leaves, I saw a big log sticking
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MONDOVINO
“Mondovino, the War of Taste” a film by Jonathan Nossiter, Edizioni Feltrinelli, Series Real Cinema, first edition June 2005, (book + film). By Mondovino on the film pages. 3.4: Once upon a time the wine was born from the vineyards caressed by the sun and soaked in the taste of the land where it was
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SIDEWAYS
A vacation among the vineyards of Central California takes an unexpected turn when Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church), two friends in their thirties have not grown. Miles is an expert taster and big fan of Pinot Noir, and in our opinion, very interesting and his consideration about it: “it’s a difficult grape
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A GOOD YEAR
A good year” “A Good Year” with Russel Crowe, a film produced and directed by Ridley Scott, based on a novel by Peter Mayle. Crowe stars as the ruthless businessman Max Skinner. When he inherit a vineyard in southern France, Max a work fanatic starts to change and begin to appreciate the most precious and
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