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  1. 07-06-2008, 06:26 AM #1
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    Masi Serego Alighieri Valpolicella - 2001

    "Valpolicella" translation = "valley of many cellars"

    Alighieri? Yes, Dante... For over 650 years the Serego Alighieri estate has been the historic reference point for Verona's winemaking and agricultural traditions... It was in 1353 that Pietro, son of the poet Dante Alighieri, purchased this land and a villa in the hills of Valpolicella. The estate is still the property of the descendants of the author of the Divine Comedy.

    The 650 year anniversary Reserva Valpolicella... a light, nicely ballanced red, dry w/ a hint of smoke, aged in cherry wood (not oak) barrels... grapes are Corvina, Rondanella, and Molinara.

    MissiG and I were guests and the Masi estate in Valpolicella (near Venice) in 2007, where this wine is made (see pics below). Tonight we finished off dinner w/ a bottle from 2001. We also just served this wine at our wedding. Needless to say, it is special.







    Pics from our visit...

    Entrance to the Serego Alighieri estate...





    Our tour...



    MissiG in action, w/ our guide, Veronica...



    MissiG viewing soil samples from the various estate vineyards...



    In the cellar, MissiG and Veronica...



    Our courtyard during our stay onsite...



    View from our room...



    And the vineyards...





    A blooming cherry tree on the property (recall this wine is aged in cherry wood)...



    BSM uncorking a bottle in the courtyard...



    MissiG with a new found friend...







    The drying rooms for the Amarone...



    The drying racks for the Amarone...

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    OMG ... bro that is so awesome i can hardly stand it !!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MTK View Post
    OMG ... bro that is so awesome i can hardly stand it !!!!
    It is within 1 hr of the Ferrari factory in Modena (hint hint), and you can actually stay there!

    Here's the website...

    http://www.seregoalighieri.it/

    Look under the Foresteria section (for the guest "apartments")... the rooms are awesome.
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    how could i contact Veronica if, say, i needed a guide throughout Italy?

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    Veronica 4TW, the scenery is just epic, its like stepping in to a movie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carendt242 View Post
    how could i contact Veronica if, say, i needed a guide throughout Italy?

    - chuck
    Ha! Contact the winery (link above) and ask for Veronica Maestri - she's the PR manager... and never gets hit on.
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    L4P get together!?
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    amazing/

    i love wines that have sentimental meaning
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    Mr. Showoff over here - gorgeous wife, tons of wine, private tours at Italian wineries...

    loser.
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    Yes, the Loser 4 Pander thread.

    Todd, your presence on the Christmas card list is under review.
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