Summer in Sweden is a bliss – one hour from Stockholm you can literally be in heaven , which I agree is relative but imagine being away from the city all together, breath in the fresh crispy air only encountered away from pollution, offer beautiful landscapes to your eyes , hear the wind blowing on the pines trees’ leaves and enjoy endless water views – without mentioning the healing one can feel from Scandinavian blue skies and sun.
XIX Century mansion : Swedish traditional architecture at its best
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Or maybe one prefers to spend the weekend isolated on an island in the archipelago
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Or just be more social and opt for an “in land” option not far from human interaction
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For art lovers, a day in the Artipelag is a must !
This summer I drove from Nice in France to the Adriatic coast in Croatia and had two stops along the way where I starved for Natural wines and got lucky !
If you are in Nice , in south of France for one evening , and like me cannot drink anything else than natural beverages especially during hot weather – then your best bet is La Part des Anges in Nice , La Part des Anges website, where you can consume and take any bottle of wine away ! They have an impressive selection of wine and sell natural wines produced according to the Jules Chauvet method . The place is also stunning in its simplicity ( here don’t except quick service, only one person is dealing with the few tables ) , very intimate ,as it literally feels like having a wine tasting in a cellar.
Long comme un jour sans Morgon – Famille Marcel Lapierre
I have tried the following :
An orange wine from 2013 , Barral by Didier Barral , 35 euros : 80% Terret Blanc and Gris, 10% Viognier, 10% Roussane. Produced using an ancient method of extended pressing and skin contact for a deeply colored wine with some tannins. Satisfactory but not the most interesting orange wine I had lately.
Together with a mix of Cheese and ham platter.
Delicious food pairing : excellent cheese selection with this orange yummy wine
Together with a mix of Cheese and ham platter.
Delicious food pairing : the wine goes perfectly with the cheese selection this wine bar has to offer .
We went home with this ” valeur sure” ( a sure value) of Jean Foillard ( 35 euros) – tried and tasted at perfect temperature while spending time by the sea in Croatia : Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvee Corcelette. From a food pairing perspective, this elegant red will go well with neutral dressed sea food , tuna tartar/sashimi , or a light meaty dinner. Served at 15 degrees celsius .
My next stop was Bologna in Italy in the so-called Emilia Romagna region , the best region for food and wine in Italy .
Again, one evening only in Bologna and no plans whatsoever , and spontaneity has worked again in my favour as I ended up in this tiny wine bar which also offer food and had the immense pleasure to have drink…some natural wines of course !
Vineria Favalli in via Stefano is really recommended
This wine bar has a great selection of natural wines by the glass which is wonderful to discover new taste and new producers . This bar has very affordable prices , really cheap compared to if you want to go for natural wines in London or worst in Stockholm, so pure paradise here ! He has very good food to offer, we went for some mortadella and parmesan cheese of course with a drop of balsamic from Modena 🙂
Our big catch of the night was this unique and delicious orange wine Pithos Bianco from Azienda Agricola Cos in Sicily,Italy ; that I cannot recommend this wine enough for a warm summer aperitivo:
This delicious wine is made from 100% Grecanico which is at 11.5% low in alcohol. It has a beautiful nose and a fascinating amber colour as it has been fermented with the skins.Producers of this wine use amphora grounded in the soil , to ferment this wine the roman old way 🙂
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