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Oh oh oh MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

MAKE IT A WARM  FAMILY CHRISTMAS

pure love  for  GOOD FOOD &  fine WINE around the table

Pls see my sommelier's choice and REAL BARGAINS FOR YOUR FESTIVITIES

At Domus Cella we are passionate about wine, with a mission to expand thevexperience beyond the expected brands that have overrun the palates of UK wine lovers. By sourcing directly the finest, undiscovered bottles, from family run vineyards, Domus Cella consistently deliver outstanding quality.We specialize in bringing to a select few, access to the finest wines that untilnow have never left their home shores and regions; these great wines have notpreviously been imported and enjoyed in the UK.Our team maintain direct and personal relationships with a selected group ofwinery FAMILY owners, ensuring first hand, non-commoditised experiences are availableto share with our customers, family and friends.

Do not hesitate to contac me to receive the full wine promotion simon@domuscella.com

Here are some suggestions for your parties and Christmas’s meals 

 FOOD & WINE MATCHING

 

BUBBLES

Serre Valgres Prosecco Extra Dry DOCG Grand Cuvèe

Normally at £ 16.00 per bottle Now Reduced to £ 13.00!!! Save £18 x case

Pale straw yellow coloured. The sparkling is small-grained and the perlage is delicate and persistent. Its aroma is a mix of apple, pear, banana, wisteria and jasmine. Velvety, wide, creamy with a vague hint of raisins.  Try with king prawn cocktail, antipasti Italian cured meat, canapes, smoke salmon blinis or platter, chicken and pork platter, buffet food, marinated olives, salted snacks, salads, fruits desserts IWC SILVER 2009

 

WHITES

Passerina 2010 IGT

Normally at £ 11.50 per bottle Now Reduced to £10 !!! Save £9 x case

A very well made wine. Great intensity in the nose, the grapefruit,melon and a hint of pineapple give this wine a wonderful bouquet.The palate is flavorful, well balanced and just as exciting as the nose.It has lemon, pear, melon, apple and mineral flavors. The finish isfairly long and enjoyable. Try with sushi canapés, cous cous roast vegetables, crabs and lobster, soft cheese, greek salad, pesto pasta, seafood

 

Castello di Buttrio Sauvignon DOC 2010

Normally at £14.50 per bottle Now Reduced to £13.99 !!! Save £3 x case

Pale yellow colour with greenish hues. Very aromatic, yet delicate. Hints of yellow bell peppers and sage with notes of tropical fruits, peach, melons. Broad, full, soft and elegant at the palate. Perfect match also with oysters, assorted cooked meat platter, fish pie, fish & chips, pesto pasta, salads, gravadlax and smoke salmon, risotto, ravioli, mild cheddar

 

Massimo Pastura Gavi DOC 2011 - Il Poggio

Normally at £13 per bottle Now Reduced to £12 !!! Save £6 x case

This wine comes from a single vineyard with 60 years old vines located between the town of Gavi and Arquata Scrivia, on a very clayey and stony soil. Full of flavours and aromas, typical of the Cortese grape, this wine shows a good complexity, elegance and balance in the mouth. Excellent with flavored starters, sea food and white meat. Try with pork, turkey and cranberry pie, cranberry and orange ham, orange duck, turkey breast stuffed with sweet winter fruits, gammon with winter chutney, apricots and cranberrries, chinese &spicy food goat cheese,

 

REDS

Leyus Ribeira Del Duero Roble, 2007

Normally at £12.50  per bottle Now Reduced to £11 !!! Save £9 x case

Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes and aged for 9 months in French and American oak barrels, this wine has an intense cherry colour. At the palate the tannins, acidity and alcohol appear very balanced, making it fresh and long in the mouth. Very expressive on the nose as the varietal aromas are not masked by the funds toasted and vanilla ofthe wood. Match with cooked and roasted turkey chicken slices, Honey roast ham, barbecue chinese and hot and spicy chicken wngs selection, selection of  cured Italian meats and antipasti, chicken and pork pate’, pig roast, rack of pork, pies, pasta, beef stroganoff, paiella, risotto, pizza, mature cheddar & brie

 

Anfra Nero dei due Mori Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2007

Normally at £15.50  per bottle Now Reduced to £14.99 !!! Save £3 x case

Deep cardinal red bright with violet reflecting shimmers. Rich to the palette, the taste is delicate and intense, fruity with hints of red berries, jam and spices. Soft and long flavour with a well-balanced tannic aftertaste. Dry, very hot with a soft tannic structure perfectly balanced from the proper barrique passage. Persistent, harmonious, and gripping. Best with goose, duck, boneless leg and carvey leg of lamb with garlic and rosmary, lamb shanks, beef wellington, peppered beef, tomato and red pepper pasta, chilli with carne, lasagne al forno, risotto, stilton

 

SWEET WINES

La Viarte passito SIUM IGT 2006

Normally at £16.99  per bottle Now Reduced to £15.99 !!! Save £6 x case

“Dream” in Friuli dialect. Obtained from selected Verduzzo Friulano and Picolit grapes air-dried and raisined in wooden boxes in a naturally ventilated storage environment. A bright amber yellow in the glass with a delicate bouquet. Lusciously fat yet satisfyingly firm. There are aromas of apricot, nectarine, honey and - surprisingly in a white wine – hoary stock. Food match pate, fresh foie grass, profiterols, red berry cheese cake, tarte au chocolate, panettone, ginger cake, Christmas pudding, fruit salad, cheese board, stilton

 

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Avete mai provato Cioccolato, Mandarino e Moscato di Scanzo ? Eccovelo servitto da Simon C. sommelier

LOMBARDY’S WINES - North Italy

At The Dinner by Heston Blumenthal – Mandarin Hotel London 3rd October 2012

Tutored by: Simon Cassina AIWS

 

Please download the free Lombardy wine book in pdf format http://www.buonalombardia.it/images/File/Allegati%20pubblicazioni/Vini09ING-O...

LISTA VINI

1. LUGANA D.O.C. 2011  “RICCHI” 

2. Valcalepio Riserva DOC 2006  “LA ROCCHETTA”

3. GRADONI Curtefranca D.O.C 2007    “VILLA”

4. PRIORE Cabernet Bergamasca I.G.T. 2009  “LA BRUGHERATA”

5. FOJA D’OR Riserva Botticino D.O.C. 2004    “FRANZONI”

6. MESSERE Sforzato Valtellina D.O.C.G 2006 “CAVEN”

7. DOGE Moscato di Scanzo D.O.C.G. 2007 “LA BRUGHERATA”

Simon Cassina AIWS e JOAO PIRES Master Sommelier at The Dinner 

 

Un TRIO PERFETTO cioccolato, mandarino e Doge Da proporre al piu' presto non appena Joao torna dal suo viaggio in Australia

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2010 STROPPIANA Dolcetto D’Alba Doc

The name PIEMONTE means 'at the foot of the mountains. It sits at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle the region to the north and west, forming Italy's naturally formidable border with France. To its south-east lie the northernmost Apennine Mountains.These low coastal hills divide Piedmont from its long, thin neighbour Liguria, which is all that separates Piedmont from the Mediterranean Sea.

 

Piedmont is often described as the 'Burgundy' of Italy, a reputation due to its many small-scale, family wineries and a focus on quality which sometimes borders on obsession. Nebbiolo grapes are behind four of Piedmont's DOCGs: Barolo and Barbaresco (two of Italy's finest reds), Roero and Gattinara. Nebbiolo wines are known for their 'tar and roses' bouquet, and the pronounced tannins. Barbera, a dark-skinned variety from the Monferrato hills: reds with good acidity and aromas of fresh plums and dark cherries. They are noticeably less tannic 

The third red grape of Piedmont is Dolcetto, with several DOCs to its name (d'Alba, d'Acqui and di Ovada are the top three). Although its name means 'little sweet one', Dolcetto is usually used to make dry red wines with an appetizing, gently bitter finish. 

 2010 STROPPIANA Dolcetto D’Alba Doc 

(100% mono-varietal DOLCETTO grape)

 

DOLCETTO grape an early ripening grape, Dolcetto produces soft-styled, fruit-driven wines with low acidity, particularly compared to those made from Nebbiolo and tangy Barbera, Piedmont’s two most popular red wine grapes. It is these low acid levels which have earned the vine its name Dolcetto, which means 'little sweet one'. This is not the case of Stroppiana  a complex Dolcetto d’Alba. A typical Dolcetto wine is intensely, brightly colored and offers dark, gently spicy aromas with earthy undertones of almonds – or walnuts in more tannic examples. Generally the wines are not designed for long-term cellaring, and should be consumed within three or four years of vintage. 

The winery is owned by Dario STROPPIANA, who, aided by his wife Stefania, takes care of every production process, from the vineyard to the cellar. 

“A definitely step up from standard Dolcettos. its aromas are reminiscent of lavender and violets with a hint of almonds. It has a characteristically purplish ruby-red colour, fresh black cherry fruit flavours, strawberries, raspberry, encased in sweet spices and a slightly bitter almond finish. The extra flavour intensity makes the wine a good partner to quite highly flavoured dishes like lamb biriyani. Try with pates, gammon joint, roast chicken or pork- lambs chops or chill lightly and serve with cold meat. Serve at 16-18 c

VINEYARDS: situated in the localities of S.Giacomo, Rivalta di La Morra and Gabutti Bussia in Monforte d’Alba .VINEYARD EXPOSURE: south-west. ALTITUDE: 400 m above sea level.YEAR PLANTED: 1963. YIELD PER HECTARE: 5000-6000 kilograms (5-6 metric tonnes). ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13% vol. AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 5000 bottles.

WINEMAKING PROCESS: the grapes are harvested in the middle of September and undergo soft pressing. The must ferments on skins for about 10 days at a controlled temperature no higher than 30-32 °C. It is pumped over at least 4 times a day to fully extract the characteristic ruby red colour with violet hues and the tannins.

AGEING: upon completion of fermentation the wine is transferred to steel tanks for racking off with frequent decantation. It is here that malo-lactic fermentation takes place. The wine is bottled in summer, when the weather is hot, and is released for sale after a month in the bottle.

http://www.cantinastroppiana.com

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TIKKA MUSCATA by Simon C. sommelier The fortune to be a Londoner 

De Setúbal Doc is a good value for money sweet wine from Peninsula de Setubal which is not so far from the capital Lisboa.  MS has got a refreshing round aromas which blends with the warm pungent fuming of the curry dish.  We encounter the typical Muscat’s floral note blends, with an uplifting orange skin tang, caramel, hazelnuts, candied fruits amazingly mix with the paprika, turmeric sweet and pungent oriental spices. 

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 On the palate we have a complementary match between the acidity of the tomatoes sauce and the high MS ginger acidity. The TA is perfect to cut through the heavy coconuts cream texture. Furthermore the Muscatel’s alcohol helps to balance the weight of the dish. I like the delicate combination when you find a bit of chicken. The drink sugar content and the orange marmalade tang and  the oily viscosity  is a perfect match to calm down the hot red chilly spiciness of the dish.  So it does the long PAI after taste factor. I think there is a good complimentary balance in all the parts of the dish and drink.  I recommend to serve MS at cellar temperature to make it even more, a refreshing exotic experience. A good piece of papadom and last glass at the end of the meal is good Karma indeed. TIKKA MUSCATA is a unique innovative match, affordable and very well integrated in the English modern gastronomy culture. Tikka masala is a British invention, expression of the creativity and diversity of this country. 

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-tikka-masala

TIKKA MUSCATA is a unique innovative match, affordable and very well integrated in the English modern gastronomy culture. Tikka masala is a British invention, expression of the creativity and diversity of this country. 

FRANCIAMOSCATA cocktail the best from two great Lombardy DOCG

FRANCIAMOSCATA is a lovely cocktails that I made few weeks ago for the first time.

I dared to mix two Lombardy DOCGs.

1 Part of red MOSCATO DI SCANZO &

2 Parts of FRANCIACORTA (n.b. a drop of fresh orange juice can be nice alternative too)

The result is oustanding and I'm having a good response from friends.

It's has got a natural elegance and it is still possible to enjoy the expression of the two Terroirs and grapes involved.

Simple, unique but NEW the FRANCIAMOSCATA for your summer 2012 ahahha SALUTE I hope to celebrate the italian football team victory tomorrow with it...or will be Cava forever ahahah I'm kidding

LOMBARDY Taste&Wine Uk

Lombardy Taste and Wine

We are about the promotion of the wines of the historic and multifaceted region of Lombardy. It is Italy’s wealthiest region accounting for more than a fifth of the country’s GDP. The administrative centre of Italy may well be Rome but the Industrial and Mercantile heart is Milan! The famous fashion houses, banking, automotive, engineering, pharmaceutical and not to mention the world renowned food industry. Also tourism, 16% of visitors to the region come from the UK. Lombardy is home to five airports. So very easy to access! Visitors come for the wonderful lakes, mountains world famous cities and towns full of architectural jewels and magnificent history stretching back over millennia. Not forgetting the unrivalled cuisine and wines. Which makes it all the more surprising that the wines of Lombardy are not readily available in the UK and further afield.   Our aim is quite simple we intend to change this anomaly !  We intend to put Lombardy wines on the map and in to the consciousness of the consumer in the UK.  The linkage between the fashion industry of Milan and Franciacorta needs to be exploited.  The unique expression of high altitude Nebbiolo from Valtellina and Moscato di Scanzo is so exciting and these wines should be out there! Let’s not forget the Pinot Noir and Riesling from Oltrepo’ Pavese, Lugana e Chiaretto pink wine from Garda.    

Between us we have many years of combined retail, on-trade and wine and food education experience.

We intend to do this:

·        by becoming agents for wineries and finding distributors for others.

·        Promotion into the on-trade and specialist retail.

·        Working with and cooperating with regional wine bodies and boards.

·        Offering specific wine education to the on-trade , retail and consumer. This will be facilitated through seminars and tastings.

·        Offering wine and food tasting events.

·       Eventually being able to other tailored made wine trips to the region.  

Arrivederci

 

DOGE 2007 docg incontra Amelia Rope - Soho Hotel London 22.02.12

Una DOLCE SORPRESA questi sono i tre cioccolati che si abbinano perfettamente al DOGE MOSCATO DI SCANZO DOCG 2007 dopo aver passato uno dei piu' dolci momenti della mia vita in compagnia di Amelia Rope.

In meno di mezz'ora abbiamo provato tutto il suo range abbinandolo al buon moscatello di Scanzo seduti nel cool Soho Hotel bar con la curiosita' ma contenuta intrusione tipica Brits.

Amelia si e' meravigliata del fatto che ho mangiato tutti i suoi cioccolati senza metter uno da parte. Come avrei potuto fare un simile affronto alla mia persona. Mi reputo un buongustaio.

Solo tre si sono abbinati perfettemente creando qualcosa di unico e complementare. 

- PALE ROSE 40% cocoa (cioccolato alla rosa) Io suggerirei di bere il moscato per riscaldare la lingua e con il suo aftertaste introdurre il delicato sapore del cioccolato alla rosa. Un abbinamento unico floreale molto aromatico. Questo e' stato il matrimonio molto delicato e sottile  da me preferito.

- PALE Mandrin Abbiamo entrambi concordato con questo abbinamento perche' enfatizza i sentori di frutta, mandarino, pelle d'arancia..una bella rotondita' e senzasione setoso di pienezza del cioccolato che si scioglie sul vellutato rosso doge.

- Pale edition l'abbinamento piu' facile da capire. Ma come dicono gli inglesi "LESS IS MORE" senza accumulare troppi intrecci a volte troppo complicati da seguire e capire.

CONSIDERAZIONI In linea di massima ho notato  che Doge per la sua complessita' doveva esser abbinato a qualcosa che avvesse un collegamento con il vino. Inoltre visto le durezze, tannini e speziature del moscato di scanzo non ci e' piaciuto l'abbinamento con sale o lime, limone...Non ha funzionato nemmeno con dark cioccolato con concentrazione superiore al 70% cocoa. Molto interessante l'abbinamento con cioccolato al latte e nocciola. 

In conclusione un matrimonio di classe senza nessun compromesso in termine di qualita'

AMELIA & DOGE docg SA DA FARE...a proseguire 

 

Flavoured Chocolate Bars | Pale Mandarin : Amelia Rope Chocolate

www.ameliarope.com

LA BRUGHERATA www.labrugherata.it