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Pinci recipe- just how grandma made them
Pinci-all-Oro-della-Val-d-Orcia
Pinci, pici, lunghetti … call them as you wish but they are delicious. This sienese hand made pasta at Colle is prepared and taught
Every week the housewives at Fattoria del Colle (Country Inn in Tuscany) – teach guests how to prepare pinci. It is quite a long procedure but it is easy, and everyone is able to learn the movement which transforms the fresh pasta dough into a long string ling shape (pincio means string, rope). Then for dinner the Osteria della fattoria del Colle serves a “pinci tasting” which means three servings with 3 different dressings. Often with duck sauce, typical in the Valdichiana area which up until the 17th century was an area full of marshes.
Decanter recommends Brunello 2007 Prime Donne
“Decanter” puts Brunello Prime Donne 2007 among the Highly Recommended and Master of Wine Rosemary George chooses it among her three favourites
Brunello Prime Donne 2007
The prestigious English wine magazine “Decanter” called “the world’s best wine magazine” and is esteemed and consulted by buyers and wine lovers al lover the world. In its August edition it has published a beautiful article regarding Brunello di Montalcino 2007 choosing 117 preferred labels. The tasters who worked on the Brunello are three great experts Richard Baudains Italian correspondent for the magazine, he knows the Montalcino territory very well and come at least once a year, Jane Hunt and Rosemary George are two Masters of Wine who know and love Italian wines. Our Brunello 2007 Prime Donne has been inserted among the 42 highly recommended and has obtained excellent ratings especially from the two women -respectively 18,5 and 17 out of 20- quite foreseeable in fact as this wine is produced by, chosen by, and dedicated to women.
The Sommelier and feminine intuition
There are many female Sommeliers, they are courageous and are coming to be relied upon more and more: Karina Tholin President of the Swedish Sommelier association
Karina Tholin
Do not be surprised if, in a restaurant with a high star rating, it is a woman who explains and recommends wines on the wine list to the customer, and a woman who conducts the tours of the wine cellars and production areas of top wine growers from around the world with confidence and competence. Women Sommeliers have finally arrived and are growing exponentially.
Amongst the Donne del Vino 9% of the members are sommeliers, a lot less than the percentage of wine manufacturers members, who are the heart of the association, but although they are a small percentage they are still a considerable number of individuals who are extremely authoritative on wine. The growth in numbers (among the Ais Sommeliers, they are ¼ of the total) and the qualitative component of these pink “priests” of the wine, is very noticeable due to the number of awards and premiums received by this group which increases each year.