Wine is so much more than wine…

I was browsing a bit through a book that I received as a present from Franco Massolino (ZANFI, A., “Piemonte…noblewoman of wine“), when I reached the part which describes himself and his winery, Vigna Rionda di Massolino.

And here I just got touched by this small paragraph that for me explains that wine is so much more than wine. Read it, preferably with a glass Barolo at your side, and let it sink through.

“When I’m in the vineyards and have finished “resetting” my ideas, it’s with a feeling of satisfaction that that I let myself be carried away with the thought that this land I’m walking on is the same land my father walked on all his life, like his own father before him. This sense of belonging regenerates and stimulates me. I often wonder how many times this land has been turned up, the land which I myself have turned up, and just how much it has occupied the men and women of my family, each one of whom certainly thought of making a contribution, with their own work, to maintaining the land for future generations.”

Have a nice moment with your wine today!
bart

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July 16, 2007 | Filed Under Quotes, Italy 

Comments

6 Responses to “Wine is so much more than wine…”

  1. kaat on July 21st, 2007 7:32 am

    ok,
    ze HAVE to go and see this man!
    luckily we can do it in the next few days ,-)

    ciao

  2. kaat on July 21st, 2007 7:33 am

    it needs to be a we instead of a ze, but it’s using an italian pc …

  3. Fredrik Nordstrom on July 28th, 2007 10:31 pm

    We just returned to Sweden after a week in Piemonte and Casti´glione Falletto. And w met up with Franco too. Great guy, great wine and we`ll be back next year to buy his Barolo 2004.

  4. bart on July 30th, 2007 11:29 am

    Hi Fredrik,

    Thanks for your comment and read also the post above, there you can see some of the wines we tasted together with Franco.

    Are you a wine lover, wine importer, both?

  5. bart on July 30th, 2007 11:29 am

    Hi Kaat,

    I hope “ze” had a good time nella Bella Italia?!

  6. kaat on July 30th, 2007 1:02 pm

    “ze” had a good time
    “ze” is already feeling homesick…
    “ze” will be countering this with inviting friends for (italian) diners and enjoying the bottles that survived the trip back to lier

    “ze” also wants to share www.tenutamontanello.it a place to ‘koester’ - preferrably to stay at least one night, but do go and sit on their terrace, enjoy the view on castiglione faletto, barolo, la morra, verduno, alba, …
    alberto, just starting into the vino, will welcome you with italian softness!

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