02-12-2012
Federico Graziani, class of 1975, in the Passopisciaro farm in Castiglione di Sicilia. A long-time professional sommelier in the important dining rooms of Italy (Gualtiero Marchesi, Cracco-Peck, Aimo e Nadia), he has just fulfilled a dream: making his own wine. It’s called Profumo di Vulcano (Scent of a Volcano)
The wish of those who work in the world of wine is to create a wine of their own, sooner or later. A secret wish that Federico Graziani has fulfilled and made official a few days ago, in Pier Giuseppe Moroni’s atelier in Milan, during the presentation of Profumo di Vulcano, an Etna Rosso wine from Nerello cappuccio and Nerello mascalese grapes, whose colour reminds us of a Pinot Noir, with tannins that match the elegance of a Nebbiolo with the smoky spices of great Syrah wines. Graziani is a well-known professional in the wine field: best Sommelier in Italy in 1998, Gualtiero Marchesi, Cracco Cracco and Aimo Moroni’s collaborator in the dining room, he’s also an author, a graduate in Viticulture and Oenology and publisher of Marco Pozzali’s magazine “Pietre Colorate”. Federico adores Etna which he defines as «a unique territory because it’s both mountain and sea, fire and ice, and in the hottest months it’s 45°C in daytime and 16°C at night, with an incredible temperature range and a rainfall similar to that of Bourgogne».
The wine label: Nerello cappuccio and Nerello mascalese grapes
Grapes around the volcano
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a graduate in Psychology, she was enchanted by the Identità Golose galaxy. While studying wine is her life, her gourmet vocation is an evolving discovery