点评:We were given a voucher for a wine tasting at Vineria del Carmine for my husband’s 75th birthday. We have had a house in Niccone since 1990 and had never visited this vineyard in all those years. What a mistake to make …. It was a beautiful day in July and we had arranged a lunchtime wine tasting online. We arrived in good time to find ample parking in the hills of Umbria. We know the area well as we often visit two restaurants in the vicinity. You cannot fault the views in this valley and as we were seated outside on the terrace we remarked just how beautiful an area it is. Carmine did not disappoint. We tasted a variety of wines accompanied by ‘stuzzichetti’ (small tasters of local delicacies). By this time, our digestive juices were running and we were offered a selection of pastas to satisfy ourselves for lunch. Our guide was interesting and informative (his English was excellent so if you are worried about getting the most from your visit, have no fear). The visit took approximately 1.1/2 hours and we were invited, at the end, to visit the shop where we were able to ( and did ) purchase wines and other products produced at the winery. We also actually purchased some very delicious truffle salt which had been on the table during the wine tasting. We are still using the salt and it reminds us of the thoroughly entertaining and delicious way to spend a lunchtime in the Umbrian sunshine.
PS we later remembered that our friends’ son was married at Carmine in 2019 to which we had been invited but were unable to attend due to illness. They thoroughly enjoyed their time there so this is another string to their bow.
翻译:我丈夫 75 岁生日时,我们收到了 Vineria del Carmine 的品酒券。自 1990 年以来,我们就在 Niccone 拥有一所房子,但这些年来从未去过这个葡萄园。真是个错误…… 那是七月的一个美好日子,我们在网上安排了午餐时间的品酒活动。我们及时赶到,在翁布里亚的山丘上找到了充足的停车位。我们很熟悉这个地区,因为我们经常光顾附近的两家餐馆。这个山谷的景色无可挑剔,当我们坐在外面的露台上时,我们注意到这个地方有多美。Carmine 没有让我们失望。我们品尝了各种葡萄酒,并品尝了“stuzzichetti”(当地美食小品)。这时,我们的消化液开始分泌,他们给我们提供了各种意大利面来满足我们的午餐需求。我们的导游很有趣,知识渊博(他的英语很棒,所以如果您担心从这次访问中获得最大的收获,请不要担心)。参观大约持续了 1.1/2 小时,最后我们被邀请参观商店,在那里我们可以(也确实)购买葡萄酒和酒厂生产的其他产品。我们还买了一些非常美味的松露盐,这些盐在品酒时就放在桌子上。我们仍在使用这种盐,它让我们想起了在翁布里亚阳光下度过午餐时光的非常有趣和美味的方式。
PS 我们后来想起,我们朋友的儿子于 2019 年在 Carmine 举行了婚礼,我们曾被邀请参加,但因病未能出席。他们非常享受在那里度过的时光,所以这是他们的另一项技能。