{"id":3297,"date":"2011-06-30T23:55:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T21:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2011-06-30T23:55:30","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T21:55:30","slug":"franciacorta-aperitivo-at-vinoroma-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/franciacorta-aperitivo-at-vinoroma-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Franciacorta Aperitivo at Vinoroma in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was lucky enough to be in Rome at just the right time. Last weekend, some great friends, Erica<\/a> and Hande<\/a> decided to organize a “Franciacorta night” among friends. And some of my favorite<\/a> Rome<\/a> expat<\/a> bloggers<\/a> were there, too.<\/p>\n

The locale? vino roma<\/strong><\/a> on the lungotevere, along the Tiber river just above the Castel Sant’Angelo, where Hande and her husband, who are both sommeliers, run wine tastings and other events.<\/p>\n

The star of the evening? Franciacorta<\/strong>, a sparkling wine that comes from Lombardy, in the region where I live. Franciacorta has a DOCG status, controlled designation of origin guaranteed<\/em>, which means only wine using grapes from the Franciacorta area can be called so. I can’t articulate all of its qualities (ask Hande about them), but I definitely appreciate its crisp bubbliness, and it’s one of my favorite things to drink. So I was more than ready to concentrate on the theme for the evening.<\/p>\n

We all brought a bottle each of Franciacorta to share. When we arrived, we went up to the roof with everyone to enjoy a crisp glass of Franciacorta and bottles #1, 2, 3, and 4.<\/p>\n

Where else can you get a view of Rome like this?<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Peter’s in the distance – the view is only marred by yet another crane hovering above it (cranes a very normal sight in Milan<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Wine<\/a><\/p>\n

The sunset washed everything with a golden glow, and I set about taking pictures of all the people present.<\/p>\n

\"Rooftop<\/a><\/p>\n

Our lovely hosts, Hande and Theodor – aren’t they cute together? :)<\/p>\n

\"Hande<\/a><\/p>\n

We came back downstairs to pop bottles #5, 6, 7, and 8.<\/p>\n

This cheese not only aesthetically pleased me, but I couldn’t stop nibbling at it – formaggio con mirto<\/em> – cheese with myrtle berries, the same berries when distilled that become the Sardinian liquer mirto<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Formaggio<\/a><\/p>\n

A perfect aperitivo, Franciacorta accompanied by a 5-grain zucchini and pesto salad that I whipped up in my friend’s kitchen, a summer eggplant salad, and lots and lots of cheese and pizza bianca<\/a> (and yes, I made sure to get a fresh piece at Roscioli.<\/p>\n

\"Wine<\/a><\/p>\n

Souvenirs from the event – wine corks and vino roma<\/strong> brochures. Corks from bottles #9 and 10 went right on top.<\/p>\n

\"Brochures<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottles #11 and 12. And the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance<\/em>, the roasted porchetta<\/strong><\/em> head! After the body slices were devoured, the head was set up and cracked up by none other than Ms. Katie Parla<\/a>, who made quick work of getting to the good parts.<\/p>\n

\"Porchetta,<\/a><\/p>\n

I definitely recommend checking out vino roma<\/strong> if you’re headed to Rome. They do wine tasting, wine & cheese lunch, Rome food tours, and sparkling wine events, too!<\/p>\n

vino roma<\/strong>: Drink wine. Not too much. Mainly Italian.
\nhttp:\/\/www.vinoroma.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To see other pictures from our evening, check Un’Americana a Roma’s round-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was lucky enough to be in Rome at just the right time. Last weekend, some great friends, Erica and Hande decided to organize a “Franciacorta night” among friends. And some of my favorite Rome expat bloggers were there, too. The locale? vino roma on the lungotevere, along the Tiber river just above the Castel…<\/p>\n

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