Vinitaly Wrap
Vinitaly was exclusively a place where I caught up with old friends, tried new vintages and strategised about the best individual wines to bring to Australia from my fantastic Italian producers.
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Massimo Penna - The Scarlet Pimpernel of Piemonte
About 10 years ago while on a visit to Torino to meet my wife’s cousins, I was tasked to find a suitable present for them. I wandered out of our inner city hotel doing my usual “leave it to providence” routine. I found my way to a bar owned by a quite drunk Belgian who I was eventually able to get to understand my quest. He enthusiastically referred me to a bottle of Massimo Penna Sori Tec. “Buonissimo” he whispered. He was right, the Italian cugini loved it.
The best restaurant experience in Australia ?
When my good friends in the Barossa, Dan and Tarnya, mentioned that a new Asian restaurant had opened in Tanunda it didn’t really raise any expectaions for me. I must admit my vision was of bain marie’s, sweet and sour pork and BYO. How wrong could I be!
The new Asian restaurant was fermentAsian and over the last 5 years it has become one of the great dining experiences in the free world. Period.
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