This day was extremely lazy. We got up with no clear plan, but with the vague idea that in our time at the villa we wanted to do the following:
We got ready, and headed off at about midday in two cars to taste wines. Jenni had selected a place called Pasqua, and Christian and I, with Rich and Che in the back, headed off. We found what we thought was the right place, only there was a giant gate that looked impassable. We went a little past, and found a car park, but decided that that was the back door for workers. We also consulted the Whatsapp group, and someone had said to press the bell. So we went back to the gate, pressed the bell, and the gate opened. We met the others inside.
It was a very modern building, and there were a lot of other people milling around inside. It became apparent that the other group had made a booking, so they couldn't give us a tasting. When Jenni asked whether there were other wineries nearby that we could go to, the woman played dumb and said no. Poor show. We left Pasqua and their airs and graces.
Jenni then directed us to a place called Tezza, which was nearby. A nice young man met us near the door, and invited us in. There was no one else there. He firstly showed us the wines that they make, and asked us to choose which ones to taste. David made most of the choices. We were then taken on a tour of the facilities, which was interesting.
We were shown into the tasting room, and tasted six wines: two amarones, three other reds, and a sweet white. They were all very good - interesting, and not too heavy. Christian chose one for Chris Kendall, and we paid our way, and headed off again.
On the way back to the villa, we stopped off at a wine shop called Cantina Valpentena. It was rather amazing. Lots of cheap wine, but the best bit was that you could just fill up whatever container you liked with wine, and paid by the litre. David bought a case of magnums of prosecco (yes, you heard right), and filled a jerry can with white.
With the important shopping out of the way, we headed back to the villa. Rowan stopped for petrol, and David came back with us in the Tesla.
I was starving by now (3pm?), and so I stuffed a few handfuls of corn chips in my mouth to keep me going. I think Christian went for a swim here, and really didn't last long. He jumped in, huffed and shouted, and pretty much jumped straight back out again. There was no way I was going in. It was absolutely freezing.
I took the opportunity to find some sun in one of the loungers on the grass. The sun didn't last long due to the tall trees to the west, but it was nice to feel the rays. When my lounger fell in shadow, I moved up the hill beside the villa to get the most out of the sun.
I'd had hopes that the home-made dinner this evening would be earlier than the pizzas. They were dashed. Turns out that Jenni and David had taken the cooking upon themselves, and it took a while. The starter came out (insalata caprese) and we fell on it - it was very good. And then, finally the spaghetti carbonara. It was good, but not amazing. I had some of the jerry can white, but decided I didn't like it.
After socialising for a while, we turned in. It wasn't a very late night this evening.
- visit Verona
- go climbing
- maybe go back to Garda and visit Sirmione.
We got ready, and headed off at about midday in two cars to taste wines. Jenni had selected a place called Pasqua, and Christian and I, with Rich and Che in the back, headed off. We found what we thought was the right place, only there was a giant gate that looked impassable. We went a little past, and found a car park, but decided that that was the back door for workers. We also consulted the Whatsapp group, and someone had said to press the bell. So we went back to the gate, pressed the bell, and the gate opened. We met the others inside.
It was a very modern building, and there were a lot of other people milling around inside. It became apparent that the other group had made a booking, so they couldn't give us a tasting. When Jenni asked whether there were other wineries nearby that we could go to, the woman played dumb and said no. Poor show. We left Pasqua and their airs and graces.
Jenni then directed us to a place called Tezza, which was nearby. A nice young man met us near the door, and invited us in. There was no one else there. He firstly showed us the wines that they make, and asked us to choose which ones to taste. David made most of the choices. We were then taken on a tour of the facilities, which was interesting.
We were shown into the tasting room, and tasted six wines: two amarones, three other reds, and a sweet white. They were all very good - interesting, and not too heavy. Christian chose one for Chris Kendall, and we paid our way, and headed off again.
On the way back to the villa, we stopped off at a wine shop called Cantina Valpentena. It was rather amazing. Lots of cheap wine, but the best bit was that you could just fill up whatever container you liked with wine, and paid by the litre. David bought a case of magnums of prosecco (yes, you heard right), and filled a jerry can with white.With the important shopping out of the way, we headed back to the villa. Rowan stopped for petrol, and David came back with us in the Tesla.
I was starving by now (3pm?), and so I stuffed a few handfuls of corn chips in my mouth to keep me going. I think Christian went for a swim here, and really didn't last long. He jumped in, huffed and shouted, and pretty much jumped straight back out again. There was no way I was going in. It was absolutely freezing.
I took the opportunity to find some sun in one of the loungers on the grass. The sun didn't last long due to the tall trees to the west, but it was nice to feel the rays. When my lounger fell in shadow, I moved up the hill beside the villa to get the most out of the sun.
I'd had hopes that the home-made dinner this evening would be earlier than the pizzas. They were dashed. Turns out that Jenni and David had taken the cooking upon themselves, and it took a while. The starter came out (insalata caprese) and we fell on it - it was very good. And then, finally the spaghetti carbonara. It was good, but not amazing. I had some of the jerry can white, but decided I didn't like it.
After socialising for a while, we turned in. It wasn't a very late night this evening.
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