In love with Italian wine

Weekends are always a blast and after a week of work, it just feels so good to be able to unwind especially with good company and a glass or two of good wine. Last week was extra special thanks to Swiss Deli Lanang which held an Italian wine tasting event at their wine cellar.
 Wine connoisseurs, restauranteurs, foodies, as well as some curious Joes and Janes arrived to have a swig of the beautiful line-up of old world wines which were hard to find. Not until the wine tasting event.
 I admit I was more of a new world wine fancier as these tend to be more fruit forward with bolder flavours and punchier with a wee bit more alcohol. But these Italian wines were a league of their own.
 My favourite during the tasting was the Castelveder Franciacorta Brut and the Castelveder Franciacorta Brut Rose. Both were light and refreshing with the Brut offering a nose of white flowers and hints of vanilla. The Rose on-the-other-hand carried notes of berries and currants. I could imagine spending a whole day at the beach with this pair of wines while enjoying the sea breeze.
 Another stand out wine during the tasting was the Torre del Falasco Corvina. Intense ruby red in colour, the Torre del Falasco Corvina had a nose of dried cherries and cranberry with delicious berry notes on the palate. The wine was bell balanced with well-rounded tannins and a nice finish. It was one of the evenings most loved wines as bottles of the Torre del Falasco literally flew off the shelf.
 I never really got to appreciate Italian wines before but after this experience, I was glad I was able to broaden my wine horizon a little more.
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