My "learning station" in the cozy little wine nook that is Rimessa Roscioli.
Recently my friend and fellow southern gal, Liz, aka @lizinrome, writer of romeifyouwantto.com, invited me to a wine tasting.
Let me start by saying that wine tastings in Rome are a dime a dozen. I have always been curious about trying one, but have just never gotten around to taking one up: a lot of them run for several weeks, which for me always sounded like too much commitment, and others that I had heard about sounded like they needed to be vetted – I mean, how would I know if the sommeliers leading them were really any good? Read: also too much commitment.
If you think about it, when you live in Rome, everyday leaves ample opportunity for wine tasting; from eating out and eating in Italian friends’ homes to special events and parties, traveling in Italy in general, visiting vineyards and age-old cellars, everyday can literally be a course in wine.
However, when Liz mentioned it was a food and wine pairing event in Rome’s Historic Center, I could not help but be excited: mostly because I know Liz has good taste, and it’s always fun to do these things with a good friend. Not only: the pairing was to be with an important and highly-reputed restaurateur in Rome, Roscioli, in collaboration with CityWonders, which offers a select list of excellent tours to visitors and locals in Italy and a handful of other countries.
However, when Liz mentioned it was a food and wine pairing event in Rome’s Historic Center, I could not help but be excited: mostly because I know Liz has good taste, and it’s always fun to do these things with a good friend. Not only: the pairing was to be with an important and highly-reputed restaurateur in Rome, Roscioli, in collaboration with CityWonders, which offers a select list of excellent tours to visitors and locals in Italy and a handful of other countries.