Sangiovese
History meets Foster’s Beer in Italy
Spending a few days in Italy with my family allows some pretty amazing insights into a culture of thousands of years these romans, venetiens, tuscans and the like lived together. I adore Tuscany even with the many Germans and English around, it is a place where you can relax nevertheless.
And I came across the famous Australian beer, right in the middle of Siena, looking at the dome and enjoying a place in the shade. 36° centigrade in the shade, clearly a bit too hot for a red wine as a sun-downer, I took the beer instead and the reds had to wait for dinner.
Italy and Australian Beer
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Ein paar Tage in Italien entspannen, das Ganze trotz der vielen deutschen und englischen Touristen, bei 36° Celsius, Kultur pur, Abends dann erst der klärende Schluck eines herrlich kühlen Foster’s Bieres bevor dann die schweren Brunello‘s oder Chianti Classico Weine an der Reihe waren.
Was hat das mit australischen Weinen zu tun? Nun, ich denke, dass wir dringend einmal die schweren italienischen Rotweine mit den Top-Australiern vergleichen sollten, die Alkohollevel sind nur einer der vielen Gemeinsamkeiten, ich habe großartige italienische Weine getrunken und viel an die australischen Roten gedacht.
Mehr davon in ein paar Tagen.
Bis dahin,
Michael Brecht
Coriole Vineyards – “My Summer Wine“
Coriole Vineyards will certainly always remind me of my first summer in South Australia!
Coriole Vineyards in McLaren Vale
This winery is a famous address in the wine region McLaren Vale. Not only does the beautiful flowery garden of its venue contrast remarkably from the dry and brown South Australian landscape. Also, the lunches in the attached restaurant have an excellent reputation. But of course, most important are the outstanding wines.
The Italian variety Sangiovese is the ultimate summer drink. It has been described by many reviewers as elegant, displaying tastes of ripe cherry and plums. To me there is also a bit of strawberry freshness in it and it is definitely a lighter style of red wine. Coriole winemakers pioneered this variety in Australia to create a contrast to the full-bodied McLaren Vale Shiraz. During the hot months it was a perfect match with all sorts of light food such as pasta and prawns.
And when I think of summer, I certainly won’t forget the two week long heat wave in February. Temperatures would not decline below 38 degree at any time. The only bearable activity as a human being was to spend the whole day in a friends pool, sipping Coriole’s most refreshing Chenin Blanc.
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Coriole Vineyards ist eine der besten Adressen der Weinregion McLaren Vale in Südaustralien. Bei einem Besuch des Weinguts lohnt sich außerdem ein Blick in den wunderbar farbigen Garten sowie ein Besuch des exzellenten Restaurants. Eine Spezialität von Coriole Vineyards ist die aus Italien stammende Weinsorte Sangiovese. Durch seine elegante, fruchtige Leichtigkeit ist dieser Wein eine echte Alternative zu schwereren Shiraz der Region. Neben Sangiovese hat mich auch der frische Chenin Blanc durch den trockenen südaustralischen Sommer „gerettet“.
Helene Luckner
