tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72772254062843356962024-03-05T15:38:23.745+01:00Il Nascondiglio di BaccoFra pacifiche e verdi colline, il Nascondiglio di Bacco è il posto dove trovare tranquillità e relax.
WWW.NASCONDIGLIODIBACCO.ITraffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-66891538427866803052013-01-03T17:39:00.000+01:002013-01-03T17:39:18.267+01:00riassunto delle puntate del 2012amici del Nascondiglio,<br />
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è vero che latitiamo molto dalle pagine di questo blog, ma è pur vero che i lavori al Nascondiglio e nella nostra cantina non sono certo fermi.<br />
Cerchiamo allora di riassumere brevemente il nostro 2012, un anno davvero importante.<br />
Durante l'inverno abbiamo curato i vini in invecchiamento e la vigna con una nuova potatura sperimentale che ha dato ottimi risultati. A primavera la bella stagione ha risvegliato la natura e i nostri amici che sono venuti a farci visita nel b&b. Abbiamo imbottigliato le annate 2010 e per la prima volta ha visto la luce il 'Confusion', il nostro vino di punta, invecchiato per 12 mesi in legno di rovere francese. La cantina ha iniziato a funzionare come luogo d'accoglienza ed abbiamo potuto ospitare concerti, amici, degustazioni e merende/cene. In campagna abbiamo continuato con il lavoro manuale che ci porta via sempre molto tempo ed anche molta soddisfazione. L'estate è stata piena di ospiti, mentre dal punto di vista dei vini abbiamo imbottigliato alcuni vini a mano, come ad esempio il Cabernet Franc, il Petit Verdot e il Cabernet Sauvignon, tutti rigorosamente non filtrati ed a tiratura limitatissima solo in confezione di legno.<br />
A fine agosto abbiamo iniziato la vendemmia che a giorni alterni si è protratta fino ad ottobre con la raccolta di tutte le uve bianche e rosse che oggi riposano in cantina in attesa di decisioni per il proprio futuro.<br />
A settembre abbiamo partecipato a Divinoinvino, il salone del vino di Offida che ogni anno raccoglie tutti i produttori della nostra zona e che vanta migliaia di visitatori ad ogni edizione. E' stato per noi un piccolo passo verso il nostro futuro ed un grande successo per il consenso riscosso con il pubblico. Quindi il resto dell'autunno e l'inverno abbiamo fatto conoscere il nostro marchio con degustazioni, cene tematiche e molto altro. Mentre al Nascondiglio ospiti provenienti da ogni luogo ci hanno allietato con la loro visita.<br />
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Ci sarebbero ancora centinaia di cose da raccontare, come ad esempio la completa certificazione bio delle nostre produzioni, l'ottima annata dell'olivo e della produzione di olio, il successo del vino bianco pecorino da 15,5% vol. , le spedizioni in tutto il mondo e l'inizio di una strada per le esportazioni per gli Stati Uniti....<br />
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Per il momento vi lasciamo con una chicca interessante: la nascita del nuovo sito della cantina che a breve andrà on line sul sito www.cantinaps.it (per il momento trovate solamente qualche foto e un po' di informazioni) e la ristrutturazione del sito del nascondiglio che sarà la nostra prossima meta.<br />
Intanto vi ricordiamo anche di seguirci su fb cercando il nostro agriturismo o il nome della cantina.<br />
A presto e soprattutto buon anno a tutti voi!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-86625603822351663602012-06-14T10:21:00.002+02:002012-06-14T10:21:13.562+02:00NOVITA'!<br />
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3 weeks ago, we bottled 5 new wines and last week a 6th was bottled by hand with another 2 to go. Exciting stuff for us and I am extremely happy with the quality and depth of the wines from both 2010 and 2011. They are curing themselves of their bottle shock and some are just fine now, while others will need a bit more time before they regain all the wonderful characteristics they displayed before getting squeezed into their new homes. It has been a long wait from the initial planting in 2008, hoeing all 35K vines by hand for 2 years and babying each plant to arrive at our first harvest in 2010 and 2nd in 2011, but I am satisfied our work has paid off!</div>
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My right hand man, Roberto who keeps me out of trouble</div>
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Bacco is bored by the whole process and preferred to watch the vineyard for any chase-able rabbits or birds.</div>
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These are the wines bottled by our mobile bottling unit with left to right, the barrel aged Pecorino, the 100% Merlot, the bordeaux blend-Confusion, the new IGT red which this year is 80% Cab. Sauvignon and finally the incredible regular Pecorino from 2011, a difficult year which provided us with a very low yield but great grapes. We changed the labels as you can see on the last 2 wines to something more elegant. Thanks to Cristiano our label designer and Alessandra for the name for the blend!</div>
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Bottled by hand!, 2 bottles at a time, our 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. I really like this wine. It will be available in a boxed set of 5 with the other 3 varieties and the blend.</div>
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<br /></div>Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-85129617262295873812012-05-28T17:14:00.001+02:002012-05-28T17:15:04.637+02:00degustazioni e nuovo sitoAmici del Nascondiglio,<br />
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la nuova cantina ci regala tante soddisfazioni e tanto lavoro per questo 2012. Prima di tutto ci impegnano le tante degustazioni ed a tal proposito vi vogliamo comunicare che se verrete da noi come ospiti sarà un piacere farvi visitare la cantina e assaggiare con voi i nostri prodotti del 2010 e del 2011, magari accompagnati da una piccola merenda o qualche prodotto del territorio.<br />
Inoltre se siete solo di passaggio o di queste parti e volete venire a farci visita con degli amici, basterà contattarci via <a href="mailto:info@nascondigliodibacco.it" target="_blank">mail</a> e potremo organizzare un bel pomeriggio con i nostri vini.<br />
Inoltre un altro annuncio importante: abbiamo appena iniziato un progetto di restyling del sito del Nascondiglio di Bacco e la creazione di uno tutto nuovo per la Cantina PS... ci porterà via del tempo ma siamo più che sicuri che il risultato sarà all'altezza delle aspettative.<br />
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A presto!<br />
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Intanto... seguiteci su facebook cliccando <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/PS-Cantina/276123535756661" target="_blank">qui</a>!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-20893647068528680612012-05-21T17:17:00.002+02:002012-05-23T17:19:17.897+02:00ricomincia la stagione musicale<br />
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con la bella stagione ricomincia anche la musica all'aperto.</div>
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Quest'anno, grande novità, abbiamo iniziato a sfruttare i grandi spazi che ci concede la cantina, pensata appositamente per accogliere tanti amici e appassionati di vino.</div>
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Così sabato 12 maggio abbiamo iniziato accogliendo gli amici di<a href="http://www.facebook.com/notedi.colore.7" target="_blank"> Note di Colore</a>, grandi appassionati di vino e di musica e con una grande capacità organizzare al meglio gli eventi.</div>
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Loro ci hanno proposto la preparazione di un secret concert, un momento a cui si partecipa alla cieca, prenotando in anticipo e sapendo solo nelle ultime 24 ore il luogo esatto. Una scelta emozionante per tutti i partecipanti ed un concerto sicuramente riuscito al meglio. </div>
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Tutti gli ospiti hanno potuto assaggiare i nostri vini e mangiare a buffet ed ovviamente seguire il concerto di Ed Schmidt, Jon Hicks e Sergio Frattari, tre bravissimi chitarristi in stile puramente irlandese. </div>
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E' stata una serata bella e piacevole, protrattasi fino a tardi...</div>
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Ed ecco a voi qualche immagine scattata fra il tramonto e il sorgere della luna dalla nostra amica fotografa di <a href="http://troppicoloriperaccontentarsi.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Troppicolori</a> a cui va il nostro ringraziamento...<br />
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ps. se volete essere informati sulle attività e concerti di note di colore, cliccate <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notedi.colore.7" target="_blank">qui</a></div>
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<br /></div>raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-42811393853116662112012-04-17T19:16:00.004+02:002012-04-17T19:16:54.442+02:00Il nettare degli dei!Amici del Nascondiglio,<br />
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la primavera stenta ad arrivare e la vita al Nascondiglio scorre velocemente. L'inverno e la sua neve sembrano quasi passati e la nostra nuova cantina vive di grandi soddisfazioni.<br />
Non è passato nemmeno un anno dall'imbottigliamento dei nostri primi due vini e non abbiamo ricevuto che complimenti per la nostra giovane produzione.<br />
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Da qui ad un mese imbottiglieremo l'annata 2011 del Pecorino Docg Offida (un bianco che quest'anno è tanto raro quanto buono) ed il nostro Marche Igt Rosso che si annuncia come davvero entusiasmante. Inoltre è con grande orgoglio che possiamo annunciare che questi due prodotti avranno il marchio del biologico, riconoscimento del nostro accurato lavoro di questi anni.<br />
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Seguiranno anche l'imbottigliamento dell'Igt 2010 che ha trascorso 12 mesi in barrique e tonneau di rovere francese e che metteremo in vendita solamente al termine dell'anno, dopo un periodo di affinamento in bottiglia.<br />
Per gli appassionati abbiamo pensato una confezione da collezione che comprende 4 monovarietali (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot), componenti in varia proporzione dell'Igt Marche 2010.<br />
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Ovviamente i nostri vini si stanno facendo conoscere un passo alla volta sul nostro territorio e anche all'estero, riscuotendo un grande successo.<br />
Per noi è un piacere accompagnare gli ospiti dell'agriturismo in una visita alla cantina ed una degustazione dei nostri prodotti, scambiando pareri ed opinioni e spiegando le linee guida della nostra filosofia di produzione.<br />
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E per chiunque volesse ordinare, sia in Italia che all'estero, i nostri vini già in bottiglia (Pecorino 2010 e Igt Marche 2010) abbiamo attivato un servizio di consegna con corriere che ci permette di raggiungervi in poco tempo e con spese contenute ovunque voi siate. Quindi se avete finito la vostra scorta oppure se volete provare per la prima volta il nostro vino, basterà inviarci una mail al solito indirizzo:<br />
<a href="mailto:info@nascondigliodibacco.it" target="_blank">info@nascondigliodibacco.it</a><br />
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Ps. Non manca troppo alla nascita del nuovo sito per la cantina PS ed al restauro dell'ormai vecchio sito del Nascondiglio. STAY TUNED!</div>
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New rosemary plants in the winery landscaping project</div><br />
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Pruning completed, next job is to tie those branches sticking up to the wire, but I have to wait for the sap to flow freely and then they become more flexible</div><br />
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Slightly out of focus peach blossom</div><br />
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Greeting from PS winery and Nascondiglio di Bacco and the beautiful Marche. We sat down with our 2 winemakers and a beautiful redhead to come up with our Bordeaux blend last week and after trying each of the 4 bordeaux varieties we had "in purezza", we proceeded to try the first logical blend which was based on how much of each we had in barrels. That was pretty decent, but decidedly towards the Pomerol style with lots of Merlot. I encouraged our chief winemaker to try some other blends and thus the next try was with 25% of each. This was actually a bit better and really brought out the Cab. Franc. Finally, we tried a bit less Merlot, more Cab. Sauvignon and equal portions of the Petit Verdot and Cab. Franc and that seemed to be the consensus favorite. Final blend for this wine will be 1000 liters of Merlot, 750 L of Cab. Sauvignon and 500 L of the other 2. The IGT Rosso or base red (with no barrel aging) for 2011 will either be half Cab. Sauv. and half Merlot or perhaps 40% of each of those 2 and 20% Syrah. The 2010 Syrah has decided it will stay in its wooden barrels/tonneau for another year before release and rules dictate the same for the DOC Offida Rosso from 2010. We will also be bottling the slightly wood aged Pecorino from 2010 as well as the 2011 Pecorino, which had a very low yield but is of high quality. Finally a limited edition of 300 bottles of each of the Bordeaux varieties will be available in wooden display cases along with the blend. Bottling is scheduled for May and release of the reds should be around Christmas, 2012.<br />
The snow is gone for good and the fruit trees are blooming one at a time, beginning with the almonds, then just yesterday, the peach and apricot trees. In waiting are the apple, plum, cherry and quince trees. The grass was becoming a bit of a nuisance, so I broke out the weed eater today to clean things up a bit for guests coming tonight, so I guess spring is springing.<br />
I can't wait to show everyone the labels, once they are ready, really cool ideas from our designer Cristiano with input from Raffaele, Alessandra and me. The artists series is still in the works and will be used now for the Offida Rosso. For those with an interest in these things, all the DOC wines from Offida have been elevated to DOCG status as of the 2011 harvest and we have a few new rules to follow, but this will be good for marketing purposes.Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-11506441055364533702012-02-13T19:27:00.001+01:002012-02-13T19:27:44.783+01:00neve al nascondiglio!Ha nevicato in tutta Italia, vero?<br />
Bene, anche qui al Nascondiglio sono arrivati almeno 70 cm di neve, che stanno facendo molto bene alla vigna che accumula lentamente tutta l'acqua che le servirà per la stagione. I lavori nel vigneto sono momentaneamente interrotti, ma lo spettacolo ne vale decisamente la pena!<br />
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E per chi vuole programmare un bel periodo di feste e maschere non temete, per carnevale è previsto bel tempo e tutta questa neve (purtroppo) sarà già sciolta per i prossimi giorni.<br />
Intanto godetevi le immagini!<br />
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<br />raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-6827271506035303932011-12-20T22:40:00.001+01:002011-12-20T22:40:15.402+01:00inaugurazione alla cantinaEccoci ritornati amici e con una grande notizia: a novembre abbiamo inaugurato la cantina del nascondiglio di bacco! La festa è stata davvero bella e piena di bella gente!<br />
Durante la serata abbiamo avuto il piacere di ospitare una band di 4 artisti jazz davvero bravi ed un numeroso coro locale che si è esibito in musica folk.<br />
Due ore e più di divertimento durante i quali abbiamo mangiato grazie all'opera dei ragazzi della Degusteria del Gigante di San Benedetto del Tronto e bevuto i nostri vini rossi e bianchi.<br />
Una serata allegra e piacevole con amici e conoscenti per dare il via alla nostra nuova esperienza con il vino.<br />
E per tutti voi che volete venire a visitarci, mandateci una <a href="mailto:info@nascondigliodibacco.it">mail</a> per fissare un appuntamento e saremo ben contendi di organizzare un tour in cantina ed una degustazione dei nostri vini!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-67496652342590206352011-10-14T14:17:00.002+02:002011-10-14T14:17:59.086+02:00L'olio di 2011 e' pronto per assagiare, comprare a Nascondiglio di Bacco14 ottobre<br />
The new oil arrived at the b&b last night in time to give a liter to my climbing guests who were leaving today for Rome. This year's oil is much greener and a bit harsher than last year's, so it will need a couple of months to get a bit softer before you pour it all over your salad. <br />
Below you can see the difference in color between 2011 and 2010 and the oil really won't change color much over its life.<br />
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Somehow, the last harvest of the year came around just in time for my friends from England, Australia, Verbania, Latina, Ascoli Piceno and Caserta, Italy, France, and finally a combo from Italy/India/Kent.<br />
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We were quite the international crowd picking the Montepulciano grapes which had reached 24 Brix, 7.2 Total Acidity and a pH of 3.5 or nearly perfect with all brown seeds and reasonable, not aggressive tannins. While the yield was much lower this year, the grapes were all healthy and we finished in a single day. As a reward for their fine labor, I treated everyone to a meal/festa in the newly finished tasting room with its great views under a great autumn sky with only the peace and quiet you find here as an accompaniment.<br />
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The ladies set up votive candles all around the winery inside and out and it was really a fitting closure to what has been a truly tough year of work and stress and worry about the weather.<br />
The next day we headed into Abruzzo to Campo Imperatore under the Camicia mountains where films such as Ladyhawke, Krull, The American and others were filmed and where Mussolini was kept a prisoner after Italy surrendered in WWII and before the Germans broke him out of his hotel/jail. <br />
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Its nickname is Italy's little Tibet and it is a huge plateau and home to a bunch of shepherds, one of whom has capitalized on the suggestive scenery and built an abattoir for sheep with a large grouping of bbq grills suitable for ribs, cutlets and the specialty, arrostocini abruzzese which are little skewers of the best mutton you will ever eat! <br />
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We joined Fabio's sister Nisha's in-laws who treated us to a feast unequalled in my life for this type of meat! The spices were subtle and perfect, the meat was perfectly cooked and there was non of the flavor I associate with older sheep/mutton. The area looked a little like something out of Mad Max, to be honest, but was a true "italian experience". I can't imagine this type of thing anywhere else in the world and the place was packed on a Sunday with daytrippers and campers.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CPGG7IsFQzyLFieluQiHYpkjEwe8hezEMGxw-LFFerkPqHPgMe7Jf2ximA_ZPpqKuoSMRiKrI07fUQqV-0E2Q_esJnMCibEoG36sME2RQnX8eviN_sr6S1jdRGS3WBZ0TAYyYGACi19x/s1600/IMG_3324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CPGG7IsFQzyLFieluQiHYpkjEwe8hezEMGxw-LFFerkPqHPgMe7Jf2ximA_ZPpqKuoSMRiKrI07fUQqV-0E2Q_esJnMCibEoG36sME2RQnX8eviN_sr6S1jdRGS3WBZ0TAYyYGACi19x/s320/IMG_3324.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right our of Mad Max, lighting the charcoal with a huge propane tank</div>Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-30737798050521626172011-09-27T18:23:00.002+02:002011-09-27T18:23:47.856+02:00La sala di degustazione e' quasi pronto!7 September,<br />
I have been taking care of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot wines, which are the only 2 not pressed thus far. The analyses of the first wines make me laugh as the alcohol content for the Merlot is over 16 and the Pecorino 15.7! The Montepulciano harvest will be Saturday and that will finish the work in the vineyard for the year. Then comes the olive harvest the following week as everything this year is about 2 weeks ahead of last year.<br />
Here are the photos of the almost finished tasting rooms.<br />
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I have swept and mopped the floors of the tasting room, put together 14 chairs and 2 tables from Ikea,<br />
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bought another 2 tables from my Thailand connection, and the fancy lamp from Germany has its first "note" written by my american guests from Fernwood, CA.<br />
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Today, I finished picking up all the empty cigarette packages, plastic tubing, wood and brick pieces, and the rest of the trash the construction workers have thrown out in the last 20 months. Then, I cleaned all the windows, which was quite the job as there was old paint splashed on them, stickers to remove and a few months of dust. The pictures need to be hung and the marble bar needs to be mounted, but the latter 2 are scheduled for tomorrow and voila'. <br />
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I think it is time to have a pre-inauguration party on Saturday night for all the folks who helped me pick the grapes this year!Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-87481784467487298642011-09-19T07:43:00.003+02:002011-09-19T07:51:30.131+02:002011 Harvest and Fermentation update18 Sept.<br />
The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested last Monday with 8 helpers so I could finish in one day. It was a 10 hour job with a yield about twice last year's. The must is still fermenting, but should finish tomorrow which is a bit slower than the other reds, but I think perhaps Roberto either added less yeast or less nutrient to slow things down a bit. The danger with a fermentation which is too fast is you might lose some color and complexity, so I am happier with the C.S. being a bit slower than the reds which preceded it. The Pecorino has finished its fermentation and is now being chilled and will be racked off its lees next week. The Cabernet Franc and Merlot will be pressed next week, probably on Tuesday and then will rest for a while.<br />
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Roberto d'Angelo manning the press last year<br />
I harvested the Incrocio (meaning 'cross' between Verdicchio and Sauvignon Blanc) Bruni 54 grapes which had all turned to raisins and spent 10 hour hand pressing the grapes in that little press you read about in the previous post. For 5 days, it just would not initiate its fermentation; Roberto had tried to start it by adding actively fermenting Pecorino must. When that didn't work, he added a newly prepared yeast and it has metabolized the sugar from 30 degrees to 12 degrees, so I am guessing it will stop at about 8-10 degrees, as those yeast will not be able to ferment more than that before things get toxic for them. That leaves the Syrah which has also finished its fermentation and will probably get pressed late week or early next week. My masterful plan to pick the Petit Verdot, which wasn't quite ready last Wednesday, is to harvest it on Friday after 2 days of much needed rain tomorrow and Tuesday (I hope). The last harvest will be the Montepulciano and Lord willing, that will be the last weekend of the month to correspond with the arrival of my foreign pickers (from London and Lagomaggiore).<br />
Somewhere towards the end of the month, my head winemaker, Roberto Potentini (another Roberto), who hasn't really been involved in this year's decision making, will come down to taste last year's and this year's wines and I am thinking it may be time to extract my Pecorino from its tonneau and 2 barrels and mix those 3 back in with the 1000 liters, which stayed in stainless, to make the blend for bottling. I am excited about that one as it is coming around nicely like the swan in the ugly duckling fable.<br />
The olives are suffering and looking like little old men who smoked and worked in the sun all their lives, if you know what I mean (a bit wrinkled) This 46 day drought and heat wave (every day over 86) has been brutal for them, the grass and every other living thing which requires water to live and is another reason I am hoping for rain. The Olive Tenere, which is the variety used to make the special Ascoli stuffed olives will be ready to harvest this week and the rain should help plump them up. I am shooting for Thursday for that job.<br />
I have hosted guests from Belgium, Canada and Italy the last week and as always, they helped keep me sane and were wonderful folks. The North Americans continue this week, which should be fun.<br />
Today was pretty much the last day of summer weather, if the forecast holds, so I asked my neighbors and their kids over to swim and have a bbq-KC style. It is great to have nice neighbors and the kids really enjoyed their time in the water and with Bacco while the adults gave swimming lessons, caught some rays or relaxed and read.Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-25102461277944490272011-07-31T08:42:00.001+02:002011-07-31T08:43:11.957+02:00programma d'agostoAmici del Nascondiglio,<br />
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per agosto nella zona del Piceno non mancano gli appuntamenti e gli spettacoli, e anche di primissimo piano.<br />
Vogliamo suggerirvene alcuni tanto per darvi qualche spunto.<br />
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Questa sera, 31 luglio, Battiato in concerto in piazza del popolo ad Ascoli Piceno.<br />
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Il 2 agosto 'Dall'inferno all'infinito' presso il teatro romano ad Ascoli Piceno.<br />
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Il 3 agosto il musical 'Mamma mia' in Piazza del Popolo ad Ascoli Piceno<br />
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Il 4 agosto lo spettacolo di Maurizio Crozza a piazza del Popolo di Offida.<br />
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Il 12 agosto 'Canti d'amore di Catullo' nel teatro romano ad Ascoli Piceno.<br />
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Il 20 agosto Giuliano Palma ad Offida.<br />
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Il 27 agosto Paolo Conte in concerto in Piazza del Popolo ad Ascoli Piceno.<br />
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E questo è solamente un piccolo assaggio dell'estate nelle nostre zone. Troverete ancora decine di sagre, concerti, eventi enogastronomici quando verrete a trovarci!<br />
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Buona estate!<br />
<br />raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-62154529507570107152011-07-15T17:52:00.002+02:002011-07-15T17:54:31.549+02:00ultimati i lavori, non rimane che godersi la piscina!Ecco gli ultimi aggiornamenti dal Nascondiglio per tutti i nostri amici in giro per il mondo!!!<br />
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I lavori in vigneto ci stanno dando un po' di tregua. I trattamenti bio che facciamo per combattere muffe e insetti divoratori si stanno diradando e la vigna quest'anno ha proprio un bell'aspetto.<br />
Così possiamo goderci un po' più di tranquillità al nascondiglio, magari sperimentare qualche dolce nuovo per la colazione e, perché no, farci un tuffo rinfrescante in piscina.<br />
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La cantina prosegue con i lavori ed ormai possiamo dire che siamo agli sgoccioli. La struttura è completata e gli impianti elettrico e idraulico stanno per essere messi a punto.<br />
Il rivestimento in mattoni è finito proprio questa settimana e il risultato si svelerà quando verranno smontati anche i ponteggi. Insomma non rimane davvero molto alla fine e intanto qui assaggiamo i nostri due vini in attesa della festa di inaugurazione!<br />
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Buona estate a tutti!!!<br />
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ps. se volete programmare qualche escursione nelle montagne della nostra zona (sia la catena dei Sibillini che quella dei Monti della Laga), non mancate di visitare prima <a href="http://www.ddstanford.blogspot.com/">il blog di Dwight </a>dove troverete decine di sentieri percorribili e foto, naturalmente tutto rigorosamente in inglese!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-20592188587756634262011-07-04T08:22:00.000+02:002011-07-04T08:22:16.556+02:00Vino e CantinaAmici del Nascondiglio,<br />
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la vita qui nella campagna marchigiana prosegue con un buon ritmo.<br />
Ed ecco le ultime novità:<br />
- la cantina prosegue nella sua costruzione ad un buon ritmo, stiamo ultimando il secondo piano con la sistemazione dell'impianto idraulico ed elettrico, la copertura delle facciate esterne con mattoni offidani, molti particolari come controsoffitti, porte e via dicendo;<br />
- il vino ci sta dando grandi soddisfazioni e chiunque lo assaggia ci fa mille complimenti per il nostro primo prodotto, il Pecorino Doc 'Aurai', fresco e molto profumato;<br />
- le prenotazioni vanno sempre bene per tutta la stagione estiva ed anzi se volete riposare qualche giorno tra luglio, agosto e settembre qui da noi mandateci subito una mail cliccando <a href="mailto:info@nascondigliodibacco.it">qui</a> oppure visitate il nostro sito <a href="http://www.nascondigliodibacco.it/">cliccando qui</a>;<br />
- il lavoro sul vigneto prosegue con il suo solito ritmo e le piogge di questi giorni sono state utili e giunte al momento più opportuno, appena dopo aver lavorato le piante sotto fila.<br />
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Tutto prosegue per il meglio, quindi. E non dimenticate di passare da noi quando sarete in zona per assaggiare il nostro nuovo vino!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-6727244221030202532011-07-01T08:40:00.000+02:002011-07-01T08:40:50.845+02:00nelle puntate precedenti<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxQMxXQ27SwL2jWjuNogm4_OcFa8lJMZvjkt6JN_mRE9YF3sbbVN5wGp9khpakLl14WeORzM018qSukBhouoj2gK3ZTjvdk2MScQqEhohwFP_yaldS7vTOQbfPHol6BwEtRFfgxekSlPI/s1600/IMG_0273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxQMxXQ27SwL2jWjuNogm4_OcFa8lJMZvjkt6JN_mRE9YF3sbbVN5wGp9khpakLl14WeORzM018qSukBhouoj2gK3ZTjvdk2MScQqEhohwFP_yaldS7vTOQbfPHol6BwEtRFfgxekSlPI/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
E' un po' che non ci facciamo sentire qui sul blog, ma come immaginate benissimo nel periodo estivo le cose da fare sono davvero tante e con i nuovi vini appena imbottigliati, il tempo per fermarsi, radunare le idee e scrivere un post diventa davvero minimo.<br />
Per non lasciare niente indietro pubblichiamo questa foto dell'ultimo concerto che abbiamo fatto qui al Nascondiglio di Bacco.<br />
E' stato un pomeriggio molto bello, iniziato con musica celtica suonata alla chitarra da Jon Hicks e proseguito con le canzoni di Ed Schmidt, un cantautore davvero bravo. Il tutto condito da una merenda self service di prodotti del territorio e, per la prima volta, il nostro vino pecorino doc da degustare fresco!!!<br />
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E, per rispondere a Pinguil in un commento al post appena passato, SI, il vino è davvero buono e soprattutto una grande soddisfazione!!!!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-35678478492519940072011-06-15T12:47:00.001+02:002011-06-15T12:49:46.540+02:00Ancora musica al Nascondiglio di Bacco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGCNQPcrgjaza6Nsb4FcOiMHmN13zEFaXfQ_ksVeZAK1sOO2JEgSRgn0nxHoC_OBW8wDmqoebfbOTcutX55PicJvS3sjNsbv2PTTDRohyY2qpGS9VklqZNWjQm1StuIfjSexe5UWa32BM/s1600/261128_151069178298095_595284_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGCNQPcrgjaza6Nsb4FcOiMHmN13zEFaXfQ_ksVeZAK1sOO2JEgSRgn0nxHoC_OBW8wDmqoebfbOTcutX55PicJvS3sjNsbv2PTTDRohyY2qpGS9VklqZNWjQm1StuIfjSexe5UWa32BM/s1600/261128_151069178298095_595284_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Dopo il grande successo del concerto del 2 giugno, qui al Nascondiglio vogliamo proporvi un'alta merenda musicale, stavolta in compagnia di due grandi chitarristi: <b>John Hicks e Ed Schmidt.</b><br />
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<b>Sabato 18 giugno dalle ore 16.00 fino alle 19.30 </b>un concerto acustico per chitarra allieterà le orecchie di tutti i partecipanti. Di scena il pop irlandese con belle influenze di musica celtica. Un'occasione da non perdere per tutti gli appassionati ed i curiosi.<br />
E mentre le note delle chitarre vi emozioneranno, potrete fare merenda al nostro buffet con affettati e formaggi locali e soprattutto assaggiare il nostro vino appena imbottigliato!<br />
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<b>Costo dell'evento: 10€ a persona: musica, cibo e vino compreso!</b><br />
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Vi aspettiamo!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-10839700606089276352011-06-14T08:15:00.002+02:002011-06-14T08:18:50.558+02:00Orgogliosi di presentarvi 'Aurai' e 'Thalia'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i cartoni da imballaggio pronti prima dell'imbottigliamento</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">le bottiglie che si muovono nella macchina da imbottigliamento</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La prima bottiglia di Pecorino D.O.C. 'Aurai'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La prima bottiglia di Marche Rosso Igt 'Thalia' </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Quella appena passata è stata davvero una settimana molto intensa ed importante qui al Nascondiglio di Bacco. L'evento centrale è stato il nostro primo imbottigliamento, un momento di grande soddisfazione e di gioia, un momento per cui abbiamo lavorato senza sosta in questi 4 anni, cercando di dare il meglio di noi stessi per ottenere un vino unico e di grandissima qualità.<br />
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La prima esperienza è stata sicuramente positiva anche se, vista la nostra inesperienza, abbiamo dovuto faticare non poco per organizzare tutto al meglio. Ma giovedì pomeriggio, quando tutto era ormai concluso e qualche migliaio di bottiglie riposavano in cantina ben impacchettate, ci siamo sentiti davvero soddisfatti.<br />
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Per il momento abbiamo imbottigliato due vini. Il primo è un <b>pecorino D.O.C.</b> del 2010 dal suggestivo nome '<b>Aurai</b>', l'alata ninfa delle brezze. Il nome lo abbiamo scelto per il fatto che sul nostro vigneto soffia ogni giorno un delicato vento che ci aiuta nel lavoro e ci rinfresca nelle giornate più calde. Quando lo assaggerete non potrete non notare la sua freschezza, i profumi intensi e fruttati, il corpo lungo e persistente. In cantina è stato per 9 mesi in acciaio, adesso riposerà per un mese in bottiglia e poi sarà pronto alla vendita. Adatto ad un tutto pasto a base di pesce, soprattutto nel prossimo periodo estivo, ma si adatta bene anche con le carni bianche o le verdure o un aperitivo rilassante. Il suo grado alcolico è di 14%vol.<br />
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Il secondo vino è un rosso dal nome <b>'Thalia'</b>, nome della musa della commedia. In questo caso ci troviamo di fronte ad un vino piuttosto particolare per la nostra zona, catalogato come <b>Marche Rosso Igt</b> e composto da uve Montepulciano e Syrah. Siamo molto orgogliosi di questa nostra scelta perché, grazie a delle ottime uve, abbiamo creato un mix perfetto fra il migliore dei vitigni locali (il montepulciano) ed un eccellente uva francese (il syrah). Anche questo vino è stato a maturare per 9 mesi in acciaio e sarà pronto non prima di altri 30 giorni in bottiglia ma siamo sicuri che se avrete la pazienza di attendere qualche tempo, scoprirete come il Thalia vi potrà stupire sempre di più. Noi lo consigliamo in abbinamento a carni rosse, magari alla brace ma possiamo immaginarlo accompagnato da uno stufato oppure da formaggi a pasta molle. Il grado alcolico è di 13,5%vol.<br />
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Adesso lo sapete, quando sarete dalle nostre parti fate un salto da noi, saremo ben lieti di farvi assaggiare i nostri prodotti e mostrarvi la cantina (con i lavori di completamento siamo ormai quasi agli sgoccioli).raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-86908625919419628022011-06-04T10:06:00.000+02:002011-06-04T10:06:14.506+02:00Jazz al Nascondiglio di Bacco - Festa della Repubblica<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUkRkXX24ODOjo_l6UnrqV1SOG7VlDI7dZgiS76ASAVUhV8wUAi0qGk8TjScKD1qbS_mIcgGE_sMV3OjkfVqEYCXKZ-XBW9pCo7QAafytMxaGDwzIo74nzgPFq6fr7dGpJzel52d3ymF8/s1600/cea0d0565c3647419b9d541bdf565ef0_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUkRkXX24ODOjo_l6UnrqV1SOG7VlDI7dZgiS76ASAVUhV8wUAi0qGk8TjScKD1qbS_mIcgGE_sMV3OjkfVqEYCXKZ-XBW9pCo7QAafytMxaGDwzIo74nzgPFq6fr7dGpJzel52d3ymF8/s320/cea0d0565c3647419b9d541bdf565ef0_7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Il 2 giugno abbiamo deciso di festeggiare la festa della Repubblica con un bel concerto di musica Jazz.</div><div style="text-align: center;">L'Essential Jazz Trio con Cristiano Stocchetti al sax tenore, Stefano Cicconi al pianoforte e Pierpaolo Pica al contrabasso, si è esibito per oltre tre ore sotto in un bel pomeriggio assolato.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gli amici e gli ospiti sono stati con noi per una merenda a base di prodotti locali e buon vino biologico.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cosa chiedere di più?</div>raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-72902646134831863502011-05-30T13:45:00.000+02:002011-05-30T13:45:33.617+02:00MerendaJazz al Nascondiglio di Bacco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZgciDwDwO6jc23m-lC6KZlbcr1i47K43HPWjtnpIIccTz35X7dq-UWZm-R1jnguEcSSbpd9RfSeg7VyuwfmWlzp7hfJ0ybvks-Y8AP2RNW_sP87wH0QQzmvNMD714k5BY8eIKgyW8fbN/s1600/249527_10150185549632124_570747123_6844916_6068411_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZgciDwDwO6jc23m-lC6KZlbcr1i47K43HPWjtnpIIccTz35X7dq-UWZm-R1jnguEcSSbpd9RfSeg7VyuwfmWlzp7hfJ0ybvks-Y8AP2RNW_sP87wH0QQzmvNMD714k5BY8eIKgyW8fbN/s1600/249527_10150185549632124_570747123_6844916_6068411_s.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Torna la musica Jazz al Nascondiglio di Bacco con l'Essential Jazz Trio!<br />
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Giovedì 2 giugno, festa della Repubblica, vi invitiamo a passare qui da noi per una merenda concerto rilassante e musicale. Si esibiranno, dalle ore 16.30 Cristiano Stocchetti al sax, Stefano Cicconi al piano e Pierpaolo Pica al contrabbasso.<br />
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Immersi nella campagna a partire dalle ore 16.30 fino alle 19.30 potrete ascoltare un bel concerto jazz degustando un aperitivo-merenda molto informale.<br />
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Per maggiori informazioni e prenotazioni scrivete a: <a href="mailto:info@nascondigliodibacco.it">info@nascondigliodibacco.it</a> oppure chiamate (ore pasti) lo 0736.88.95.37<br />
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Vi aspettiamo numerosi!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-64652960434126193372011-05-26T09:59:00.000+02:002011-05-26T09:59:56.450+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSgAWCMlvO4WB_USf13DSzOEgW22QBBpFotk5Xdr9Lbx3zP0B2p8EHkwby76LCSaXSvjnnncvlabVsFOK9jytArB01D04NrfRLfEed822U6cIb60Mlo28vonlOv3oHIoBl5e2kdJKdQte/s1600/Boris-31610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSgAWCMlvO4WB_USf13DSzOEgW22QBBpFotk5Xdr9Lbx3zP0B2p8EHkwby76LCSaXSvjnnncvlabVsFOK9jytArB01D04NrfRLfEed822U6cIb60Mlo28vonlOv3oHIoBl5e2kdJKdQte/s320/Boris-31610.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Oggi usciamo un po' dal seminato e parliamo di una serie televisiva italiana. Si tratta di Boris che è stata trasmessa dal 2007 su sky sui canali Fox e Cielo.<br />
Sono state girate 3 serie ed un film uscito al cinema ad Aprile.<br />
Spiegare perché ci piace Boris è semplice: fa ridere ed è molto intelligente.<br />
I personaggi sono profondamente italiani e realistici e, proprio perché recitano in una fiction particolarmente brutta, dipingono alla perfezione tutti i nostri difetti, ma anche i pregi.<br />
Tutto parte dalla storia di un aiuto-aiuto regista precario, un giovane ragazzo che entra per la prima volta nel magico mondo della televisione. Che di magico non ha proprio nulla. 'Gli occhi del cuore', la fiction che si sta producendo, si basa su un protagonista totalmente egocentrico, un'attrice psicologicamente immatura ed instabile, un regista manipolatore e simpatico, la produzione che minaccia di chiudere il programma, un elettricista romano fino all'osso e molti altri.<br />
Il risultato è un grande mix di comicità e di allegria oltre che di satira sul nostro paese.<br />
Ma c'è anche un secondo livello di lettura. Poiché la fiction rappresenta la creazione di una fiction, si vedono e comprendono i meccanismi interni della televisione, si guarda un po' oltre lo specchio. E il risultato, alla fine è davvero interessante. Perché dopo Boris guarderete i programmi televisivi con un'altro punto di vista. Chiedendovi ad esempio se il regista urla e sbraita di continuo, se la luce è sempre 'smarmellata', se gli atteggiamenti sono un po' troppo esagerati e le scene così tanto edulcorate e, soprattutto, se gli sceneggiatori scrivono i copioni sempre con il copia e incolla.<br />
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Speriamo che Boris non sia finito, ma che torni con una quarta serie!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-5934797694485442382011-05-22T08:26:00.000+02:002011-05-22T08:26:11.968+02:00Fiore di Maggio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNLUDoCU5L7lFx8IZKQ_ewR9bglwxjL-fUiXkDsK0oVVf1dxcJCC7XApt8dnnhv86Ugi80pU9dLFfNVdYHIrOFDacY3dOCCCdS_wzzpnL16ZvbftToLnHEBLog0vpRhEAASoCVOaGt3QS/s1600/panorama+piscina+finita1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNLUDoCU5L7lFx8IZKQ_ewR9bglwxjL-fUiXkDsK0oVVf1dxcJCC7XApt8dnnhv86Ugi80pU9dLFfNVdYHIrOFDacY3dOCCCdS_wzzpnL16ZvbftToLnHEBLog0vpRhEAASoCVOaGt3QS/s320/panorama+piscina+finita1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Maggio è un mese sempre pieno di belle sorprese e novità. Noi per esempio abbiamo appena riaperto la piscina dopo un paio di settimane di ristrutturazione e pulizia. Un nuovo delicato colore per le pareti, qualche piccola crepa stuccata nuovamente, un lavoro di manutenzione allo sfioro e poco più per ridare tono al centro nevralgico dell'estate, attorno al quale tutti i nostri ospiti passano giornate intere in relax e tranquillità.<br />
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Allo stesso tempo i lavori alla cantina procedono (spero di postare presto qualche immagine) e così con il vino. Per il vigneto stiamo pianificando i lavori e i trattamenti biologici, per l'agriturismo le attività di animazione e le prenotazioni che stanno arrivando per tutta l'estate.<br />
Quest'anno, in ogni caso, avremo una importante marcia in più: a tutti gli ospiti che vorranno avremo il piacere di mostrare la cantina conclusa e offriremo un assaggio dei nostri due primi vini di cui stiamo impostando le etichette e programmando l'imbottigliamento proprio in questi giorni.<br />
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Incrociate le dita per noi!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-90570710879123528022011-05-16T14:34:00.002+02:002011-05-16T14:34:45.107+02:00Come hike with us16 Maggio 2011<br />
Bacco and I after working a full day Saturday planned our hike in the Sibillinis for Sunday. Bacco asked for a trail full of cool mountain streams and I wanted a bit of a challenge, so we decided on the waterfalls of the sacred water trail departing from the little mountain town of Bolognola. It is a 90 minute drive from Nascondiglio di Bacco and involves driving to Sarnano and then past the ski slopes of Sassotetto before cresting the mountain pass an descending to Bolognola. You have good signage for the trail head, but after that things become tricky. Parking is available for the escursionisti and you walk to the end of the road where the trailhead is marked thusly:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdDj0zZSvUpz8O9AzhWJz0tKlWHGt6j-zg1-3peXdmAXw_7WfilH3MdS5zm4netcY09QXW2q3SqGNZ-KBOC5gH3d82WqPNdiedm5xJlVAh18jOVYlQnQLTIGRv7IZOIzRipPOpEGK4BrR/s1600/IMG_2329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdDj0zZSvUpz8O9AzhWJz0tKlWHGt6j-zg1-3peXdmAXw_7WfilH3MdS5zm4netcY09QXW2q3SqGNZ-KBOC5gH3d82WqPNdiedm5xJlVAh18jOVYlQnQLTIGRv7IZOIzRipPOpEGK4BrR/s320/IMG_2329.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first thing you notice is the 15.4 km part of the sign. I am sure 90% of the people turn back at this point. Is it 10 miles round trip or one way? I strongly recommend to any mountain lovers who are coming to visit us at Nascondiglio di Bacco or nearby lodgings, buy the book by Gillian Price called 'Italy's Sibillini National Park-Walking and Trekking Guide'. (If you forget, you can borrow mine) The book gives the distance as 12.4 km round trip and I would bet he is very close based on my walking pace. They mention the trail is a difficulty 2-3 which interested me, and that it was well marked (not!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just 100 meters past the trailhead is your 1st challenge, a new road which descends to a logging area and a dead end at the stream and a very steep climb back to the right path, see photo below and please take the LEFT grassy way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmhMuUyszStqveyQSi3_mu5SPR5iWJN7qfVKHahtJBglWxuNhaT6Fh3bhzoqRKqSiMiKmAGPxdjSrBqxujQG9C_e4fqgGyJxwvwwEUN26ZVanRHsPlP9Gz38c3G7bqqOWt3tZ5iHMozcS/s1600/IMG_2328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmhMuUyszStqveyQSi3_mu5SPR5iWJN7qfVKHahtJBglWxuNhaT6Fh3bhzoqRKqSiMiKmAGPxdjSrBqxujQG9C_e4fqgGyJxwvwwEUN26ZVanRHsPlP9Gz38c3G7bqqOWt3tZ5iHMozcS/s320/IMG_2328.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You then descend to the stream and wonder again which way to go, you have to walk upstream 20 meters (it pays to have gortex or waterproofed hiking shoes or boots with a lug sole-the latter part is very important for later!) and you will see the trail leaving the stream on the right. Bacco enjoyed this part more than me, especially as we finished up our return.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyUsVhOF8SYB4SVZOPl2p9cQyO5NjP8Q_EJcEQjBf75CEOUnjOhw7Q9-nlFeXm-PhlJ3RWz12A1w5e8bPtMyI4DV851wb7ezngV7Zg88QBVpq2WeJmNlrfDs2tXQM85G97Ma4qjMkIfvj/s1600/IMG_2314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyUsVhOF8SYB4SVZOPl2p9cQyO5NjP8Q_EJcEQjBf75CEOUnjOhw7Q9-nlFeXm-PhlJ3RWz12A1w5e8bPtMyI4DV851wb7ezngV7Zg88QBVpq2WeJmNlrfDs2tXQM85G97Ma4qjMkIfvj/s320/IMG_2314.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bottom of pic is where you exit the stream to continue the hike after arriving from the left of the frame 30 meters or so downstream, the water is shallow</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituVbm2RyGY1VCgvaytyYMM_XFaRnRKPwFq76OouB0RS2l918qhvBwHf-FFecT1obW7db7ha4V68iDWLerO423CLm2vkCBAX6zpLOC5IYSJ8hUzWCHSbKrt2zjNFk9zEaq-uPMtIUqbBcH/s1600/IMG_2323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituVbm2RyGY1VCgvaytyYMM_XFaRnRKPwFq76OouB0RS2l918qhvBwHf-FFecT1obW7db7ha4V68iDWLerO423CLm2vkCBAX6zpLOC5IYSJ8hUzWCHSbKrt2zjNFk9zEaq-uPMtIUqbBcH/s320/IMG_2323.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now you will come to the only ascent of any significance and will turn to your right at a fork, also not marked, into a mature 2nd growth forest for a hike that is about 80% in the trees and shaded. Soon you will run into some of the little challenges of the trail as it seems the forest service hasn't had time to either mark or clear this trail for a while.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEaPGItigP9kl4stcDH17hFTuuXcaXaz5q1QDa8wREy2jrQl1nlT3lExOQ4YOAUpIUv-xyUdJq22bMypNljlKajoPWxWJm_o3qy1Be-tEmmTRjkDUPRo2K2xp7GbMFHdeWPdvtOwY4KFK/s1600/IMG_2309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEaPGItigP9kl4stcDH17hFTuuXcaXaz5q1QDa8wREy2jrQl1nlT3lExOQ4YOAUpIUv-xyUdJq22bMypNljlKajoPWxWJm_o3qy1Be-tEmmTRjkDUPRo2K2xp7GbMFHdeWPdvtOwY4KFK/s320/IMG_2309.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_F6MHBZ84l_KTZKEOv4X3yC-Z2h2ReEUNqo1jAqKPBQjCw8CMxqvVKcSHV43RY-XtLTDizQSPtrU50hmJn_2aMcHqbagEAiswQQwKiLGjJQTf9XQWP1yItkhAoQi4k4WBs3X5_2wdB7L/s1600/IMG_2310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_F6MHBZ84l_KTZKEOv4X3yC-Z2h2ReEUNqo1jAqKPBQjCw8CMxqvVKcSHV43RY-XtLTDizQSPtrU50hmJn_2aMcHqbagEAiswQQwKiLGjJQTf9XQWP1yItkhAoQi4k4WBs3X5_2wdB7L/s320/IMG_2310.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These impediments are worse for those of us who travel with backpacks or are corpulent. In some areas this trail is less than a foot wide and a misstep means a long drop or slide which is why I recommend lug soles. Near the end of the trail is a part protected by a chain where the drop off is fairly marked and the trail a bit more exposed. Bacco is trying to decide if he needs to grab it... he didn't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRcNboWZTUEhdYpTgZCkRJ01R1kckt4-pyYdtDAWfMwFMVRXfjN6rGg226GzDX-u85Jyn4AhG17g_leGL16pHZGhnilyXNgWnFdYPaT9Bi0gsRltR9ckpXuqVG3Tm7wJ4VhenPTwxwGFT/s1600/IMG_2262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRcNboWZTUEhdYpTgZCkRJ01R1kckt4-pyYdtDAWfMwFMVRXfjN6rGg226GzDX-u85Jyn4AhG17g_leGL16pHZGhnilyXNgWnFdYPaT9Bi0gsRltR9ckpXuqVG3Tm7wJ4VhenPTwxwGFT/s320/IMG_2262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trail was built along an old aqueduct which was covered with cement tiles. You can walk along the tiles and in places, as the book mentions, they make sounds like bass notes (there are a few high notes). Your hiking poles are a hassle here as they will catch in the cracks. The water heads down to towns below and it was quite a feat of engineering. Nature has completely covered some areas of the tiles as the mountain slowly heads to the sea, but other areas are pristine and water is still flowing beneath your feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJhfF7uvgcckWl18S9QYEtHPsww1Id0Xo_-n5xyZeabmXbiWl8l1M6SOjcBf3O15QAMTOPUEnWe90p5qcQPMaTcOGXpn6ZUn7LMsqt8RaouVQIFbFhcKQBllVwjtDTjdy8sQJeSudfzZ5/s1600/IMG_2284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJhfF7uvgcckWl18S9QYEtHPsww1Id0Xo_-n5xyZeabmXbiWl8l1M6SOjcBf3O15QAMTOPUEnWe90p5qcQPMaTcOGXpn6ZUn7LMsqt8RaouVQIFbFhcKQBllVwjtDTjdy8sQJeSudfzZ5/s320/IMG_2284.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d0dHL3VepiYQEBRXosU8khLEZlJrZDBApfrTaNF9-pniuz87Vh-GR7VfgjblLBdnJmRrxGiT5AqXMDihGRlQZu703wBPX4X1e2WDM6OWcyGB01qQEl_7kfkMMWwaTbcO9_w_5qmnSvvH/s1600/IMG_2285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d0dHL3VepiYQEBRXosU8khLEZlJrZDBApfrTaNF9-pniuz87Vh-GR7VfgjblLBdnJmRrxGiT5AqXMDihGRlQZu703wBPX4X1e2WDM6OWcyGB01qQEl_7kfkMMWwaTbcO9_w_5qmnSvvH/s320/IMG_2285.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spoiler alert! Now it is time for the payoff. Here are some photos of the waterfalls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD31DyZpT8wBdqv13-aDpUqydZXZ7Zw0S6kxB7Q91OmzfwDDuCkVGGYzd9n5T2H4cwjZFNNT_yKs9buGTIrUnCoi3e8ygB_yucmVJbmhMAetwgu14EzCViSrDMb-BFdTrfiQHvuOvsrYEz/s1600/IMG_2227_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD31DyZpT8wBdqv13-aDpUqydZXZ7Zw0S6kxB7Q91OmzfwDDuCkVGGYzd9n5T2H4cwjZFNNT_yKs9buGTIrUnCoi3e8ygB_yucmVJbmhMAetwgu14EzCViSrDMb-BFdTrfiQHvuOvsrYEz/s320/IMG_2227_2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the first of many and some go right across the trail, so watch your step.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuEjQz38j58Vk8xDXnbjtGYcF_tZX5CUuTlh2lJHhyphenhyphenAyno65pDw-n-LVX_8WIQHtCO4NKVYgeCpEGqT21t28SfcHv08u09E0K1nleHYJgyo4c9djHRbPqzdG7IB2hrTTuMyeaWk00VjjN/s1600/IMG_2241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuEjQz38j58Vk8xDXnbjtGYcF_tZX5CUuTlh2lJHhyphenhyphenAyno65pDw-n-LVX_8WIQHtCO4NKVYgeCpEGqT21t28SfcHv08u09E0K1nleHYJgyo4c9djHRbPqzdG7IB2hrTTuMyeaWk00VjjN/s320/IMG_2241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st view of probably the tallest waterfall of the bunch</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IIp745SR3YuQFOGTi1dwDftwTBsK3vofzdpfz3uwa-HCCnqGtLCS9LrmUXmJQgStTk4bL9RdokXlRMfQ7cEtoAK9k-pSx4Nf1v0KGnU4rx9zTiNq6Uqw6SEeDDbCMqVB8O-U774N1kFT/s1600/IMG_2242_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IIp745SR3YuQFOGTi1dwDftwTBsK3vofzdpfz3uwa-HCCnqGtLCS9LrmUXmJQgStTk4bL9RdokXlRMfQ7cEtoAK9k-pSx4Nf1v0KGnU4rx9zTiNq6Uqw6SEeDDbCMqVB8O-U774N1kFT/s320/IMG_2242_2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this time of spring, there is still a bunch of packed snow below the falls which Bacco is walking upon. </div><br />
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</div>Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867674342987157843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-21088013404221845722011-05-15T12:36:00.000+02:002011-05-15T12:36:21.195+02:00Lo spunto della situazioneLa primavera è ufficialmente arrivata. Anzi, ormai manca poco all'apertura della piscina per la stagione estiva. Qui al Nascondiglio abbiamo la possibilità di fermarci per un attimo a vedere quello che abbiamo fatto e quello che c'è ancora da fare.<br />
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Come accennavo sopra, abbiamo ristrutturato la piscina, ripitturato le pareti, verificate le tenute, pulito sedie e prato e in qualche giorno la apriremo al pubblico ed agli amici. Come sanno bene gli ospiti che sono venuti qui da noi, non c'è niente di meglio che un bel tuffo in una giornata calda o il farsi cullare dal rumore delle cascate guardando il paesaggio collinare che si estende tutto intorno.<br />
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La cantina procede con i lavori e al più presto avremo una data per l'inaugurazione, mentre i vini maturano dolcemente in acciaio o in botti di legno a seconda della strada che abbiamo pensato per loro.<br />
La vigna cresce bene e il lavoro svolto inizia a darci delle buone soddisfazioni. L'esperienza accumulata in questi ultimi anni ci permette di essere più sereni nell'approccio con le possibili malattie, soprattutto considerando che siamo biologici e non vogliamo per nessun motivo derogare da questa scelta di fondo che abbiamo fatto fin dall'inizio. <br />
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In poche parole siamo pronti per affrontare la stagione estiva, aprire le porte alle belle giornate ed ai tanti ospiti che verranno a trovarci per un fine settimana o per le lunghe vacanze estive. Siamo pronti ad incontrare volti nuovi, persone simpatiche che, come ogni anno, porteranno la loro esperienza e la loro allegria qui al Nascondiglio.<br />
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Si, perché ho imparato che ogni nuovo arrivo e ogni gradito ritorno porta con sé delle belle esperienze, un nuovo tesoro ed una conoscenza preziosa. Insomma un gran bel regalo che supera la semplice vacanza e diventa un nuovo momento importante, uno spunto per conoscere il mondo con gli occhi di un altro viaggiatore!raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277225406284335696.post-91292608439066800682011-05-12T14:57:00.000+02:002011-05-13T22:47:44.003+02:00Sbirugliando fra le fronde*Stavo spulciando un ritaglio di giornale preso dal mensile di Slow Food in una giornata di quiete relativa qui al Nascondiglio.<br />
I lavori della campagna ci hanno regalato un breve periodo di sosta in cui possiamo dedicarci ad altro ed ecco che il tema affrontato mi sembra dei più adatti per parlarne qui sul blog.<br />
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A pagina 106 dell'ultimo numero il titolo è: 'Generazione T(erra)'. L'argomento è semplice: si parla dei giovani che tornano alla terra con una nuova ottica, quella del rispetto per essa e di un contatto diretto con il pubblico, contatto che serve prevalentemente a far conoscere le problematiche e la cultura dei contadini.<br />
Alcuni giovani agricoltori parlano di se stessi e delle proprie scelte, della voglia di innovare tornando spesso all'antico.<br />
Gli spunti proposti mi hanno dato da pensare. E ricordare i motivi iniziali di questa mia scelta. E' vero che il fine ultimo è quello di produrre un vino ottimo (il migliore possibile), ma il mezzo è altrettanto importante. In questi anni ho imparato molto dalla natura. La sua relativa lentezza, il suo metterti alla prova, la sua richiesta di fare le cose sempre al meglio.<br />
La vigna non ti chiede fretta e tantomeno sciatteria. Il mondo che gli ruota attorno è spesso pieno di inganni, di mezze verità, di poca collaborazione. Ma quando fai le cose al meglio, ottieni sempre delle belle soddisfazioni. Veder nascere e crescere le piante, imparare a trattarle con rispetto, trarne il giusto frutto per un prodotto d'eccellenza non è semplice e mentirei se dicessi che è stato un percorso in discesa.<br />
Ma ora che il vino è nelle botti e che presto uscirà un nostro vino in bottiglia, le soddisfazioni sono davvero molte.<br />
Non è certo il tempo di tirare i remi in barca, anzi sono certo che le sfide saranno tantissime già dall'immediato futuro. Ma sento di poter condividere con quei ragazzi una bella soddisfazione, quella di essere tornato a produrre qualcosa di 'buono, pulito e giusto' come dice Petrini (fondatore di Slow Food). -Questo articolo mi ha fatto sentire a maggior ragione una parte di una comunità che cresce e che vuole ricordare a tutti quanto siamo legati alla natura e quanto da essa dipendiamo.<br />
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Pensiamoci.<br />
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*verso tratto dal programma 610 di radio2 che vi suggeriamo caldamente di ascoltare, Tutti i giorni alle 17.00.raffaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16227134666558322541noreply@blogger.com1