Last night’s dinner was Rustichella d’Abruzzi Fettucine with a sauce of sausage, baby portobellos, and Tuscan tomatoes, seasoned with garlic, rosemary, basil, oregano, and black pepper. Wine was a 1995 Sangiusto Percarlo - fill just below the capsule; color a bright ruby-garnet with a very thin light edge; dull spicy, earthy cherry fruit in nose and flavors; hard, cherry fruit mid-palate; and a medium short hard fruit finish. It had more fruit than most '95s, but still had the usual '95 hard core.
Then for dessert, while watching Tony Bourdain in classic old Manhattan places and Conan O’Brien on Inside the Actprs’ Studio (via TiVo), we had a Pink Lady apple with two
Grappas, Banfi Grappa di Brunello and Badia a Coltibuono Wood-aged Grappa di Sangiovese. I thought the Banfi was a bit hot again and the Sangiovese was best with the apple. Carollee thought the Banfi was very fruity and nice.
This morning we woke up to a couple inches pf snow on the ground and it’s still snowing, Winter has returned.