点评:Well, this is a find! How can I have visited Venice so many times and never been here ' til now?
Absolutely, a case of Better Late Than Never...
On a wet and fairly windy day in October, I arrived for a Wine Tasting animated by the lovely, and so knowledgeable !, Chiara.
Serendipity flagrant, I was the only guest and benefited from a solo tour of the vineyard ...and its integral market garden...and a fascinating account of its significance to the city.
My guide described the history of the Estate , of its very particular vines, of the devastation wreaked by the great floods and of the vines' survival and the vineyard's resurrection.
Knowing absolutely nothing about any of this was entirely to my advantage..
I had the opportunity to learn from an expert... with a gift for hospitality.
The Estate is lovely, the view to Torcello...with its role in the survival of the these special grapes...very clear and , in the bracing wind coming at us from the distant Dolomites, I was almost persuaded that the Dorona would grow on the West Coast of Scotland :)
I noticed that the two restaurants on the Estate were full. Obviously, this is a very popular destination for foodies. I sincerely hoped that everyone who was eating had taken a tour of the vineyard. Maybe it should be compulsory:)
History and context are integral to every aspect of Venetian life that I've seen so far. Mazzorbo is a world away from San Marco... I have no hesitation in recommending a visit and have become a bit of a bore on the subject now that I am back home..
My thanks , again, to Chiara. I had a great afternoon.
翻译:哇,这可真是意外之喜!我明明去过威尼斯这么多次,怎么到现在才发现这里呢?
绝对是“迟到总比不到好”的典型例子……
10月份的一个潮湿又多风的日子里,我前来参加由亲切又博学的琪亚拉主持的品酒会。
真是天赐良机——当时只有我一位客人,因此得以独自游览葡萄园及其附带的菜园……还听她讲述了这片土地对这座城市的重要意义。我的向导介绍了这座庄园的历史、那些极为特殊的葡萄品种、大洪水带来的破坏,以及葡萄藤如何存活下来、葡萄园又是如何重获新生。
对这一切我一无所知,而这恰恰对我大有裨益……
我有幸向一位兼具专业知识与热情好客之德的专家学习。
这座庄园美不胜收,从这里可以清楚地眺望到托尔切洛岛——它在这些特殊葡萄品种的存活过程中发挥了关键作用。在从遥远的多洛米蒂山脉吹来的凛冽寒风中,我几乎确信多罗纳葡萄会在苏格兰西海岸茁壮成长呢 :)
我注意到庄园里的两家餐厅座无虚席。显然,这里是美食爱好者们非常热衷的光顾之地。我真心希望每位用餐的客人都参观过葡萄园。或许这应该成为一项硬性规定吧 :)
就我目前所见,历史与文化背景贯穿于威尼斯生活的方方面面。马佐尔博与圣马可广场简直是天壤之别……我毫不犹豫地推荐大家去游览一番。如今我回到家了,提起这个话题时总是滔滔不绝,有点像个话痨了。
再次感谢基娅拉。那个下午我过得非常愉快。