As summer progresses and nations around the globe begin to lift their quarantine restrictions, restaurants have thankfully reopened their doors. Wine Spectator’s Robert Camuto reports on Italy’s New Normale dinning scene after returning to his home in Verona after three months of lock down in France.
Camuto interviews Gianpaolo Spinelli, the manger of Verona’s Caffè Dante Bistrot, owned by the Tommasi family. The historic establishment, which was awarded Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence for its wine list, opened in late May, with a shorter menu. Nonetheless, customers flocked to the establishment in celebratory fashion; Spinelli noted that “The first week we were open we sold out all our bottles of Bollinger […] The things people don’t drink at home.”
To read the full report on the reopening in Italy and the Tommasi Family Estates, read the full article HERE.
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Tommasi
Veneto, Italy
Tommasi has always been a standard bearer of the Amarone appellation. Established in 1902 around the family home in Pedemonte in Valpolicella, the winery has grown and expanded into the choicest areas of the region under the guidance of the many generations of the Tommasi family. The winery is known above all for its classic approach to winemaking in Valpolicella, favoring elegance and balance, and paying homage to the winemaking tradition of their home region.
Champagne Bollinger
Champagne, France
Bollinger is one of the rare Grande Marques that’s still family owned. Known for its rich, elegant and polished style of Champagne, their outstanding wines are the result of rigorous attention to detail and incredibly labor-intensive practices that few houses are willing to undertake. Underscoring its excellence, Bollinger has remained British secret agent James Bond's Champagne of choice since 1973.
