by Mark Middlebrook, Paul Marcus Wines
Liguria is my second favorite Italian region - after Piemonte, of course. Maybe it's the contrast from Piemonte - sea and seafood and vegetables and everything light and lithe. Tonight: Green Risotto with Fava Beans and 2007 Santa Caterina Colli di Luni Vermentino
I've been drinking this wine once a week lately, whether at home or at Adesso wine bar. Ligurian Vermentino is perfect with all kinds of green vegetables, not to mention with fish or simply as an aperitivo. Fair warning: the 2007 vintage is almost gone. I hope that the 2008 arrives soon and is at least three-quarters as good.
This wine comes to us thanks to Ernest Ifkovitz, a former PMW employee who now imports a great portfolio of mostly organic, biodynamic, and sustainable Italian wines under the name PortoVino. Come in and ask us to show you some of the other groovy wines that Ernest has discovered.
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