Sure, being in Verona is great. It is a beautiful city and it would be wonderful to be able to be a tourist for as few days. But my time there is short and there was work to be done so….off to the fair! The scene is like this – hop into a cab and get to the convention center (Verona Fiere). Then once you get through the turnstiles you begin to see how big this event really in (the above picture is helpful, but really doesn’t give you an idea of the scale). The pavilions are separated by regions (Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto, etc). My plan for the day is to head to a designated place in Piedmont. Oh, by the way, that’s a 20 minute walk.
Once in Piedmont, one of the distributors that we deal with has a large area set up with offerings from all over Italy. On day one I concentrate on the whites. Most of them are 2007’s that are either just bottled of tank/barrel samples. I truly loved the 2006 whites, and find an awful lot to like about the 2007’s as well. After tasting though about 50 assorted whites…it’s time for some lunch.
Back to the Piazza for some pizza….. – Lance Cerutti – http://www.suburbanwines.com/
1 comment:
I remember how difficult in could be and how much it took out of me, but alas dear Lance we'll never be able to convince anyone who hasn't experienced it that 4 days in Verona "drinking wine" and eating with good friends like Peter, Michael and Harmon can be a hellish experience.
Best Henry P.
Post a Comment