Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Falanghina: Pinot Grigio's sexy older sister

"There's a silence about her, as if much is kept bottled up but that the bottling is infinitely preferable to some maelstrom of hysteria" - Letters from a Librarian

There comes a time when you give up childish things. Things such as gulping unoaked, white wines with a group of girls who don't even like each other just to get a guy's attention. At a certain age, you'd meet more interesting men walking home from the bottle shop with a great Dane and a bottle of Premier Cru Classe.

Or if Premier Cru Classe is out of your budget, then try a Falanghina. It's Pinot Grigio's sexy older sister. Peaches and pears, toasted nuts, sage and thyme. It's the herbal notes that separate the girls from the women: some like it and some just don't get it at all.

Think Anouk Aimee as Maddalena in La Dolce Vita.

"There's a silence about her, as if much is kept bottled up but that the bottling is infinitely preferable to some maelstrom of hysteria" - Letters from a Librarian

Link: more about Falanghina

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