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A French work of art
Superalcolici
Magazine: March 2008

It is a special type of brandy produced exclusively in the adjacent region to the homonymous French city. It adheres to the severe restrictions imposed by the BNIC - Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac - an organisation that oversees all the production phases and supervises the protection ...

An evening at the Mokita Café
Bologna, Via Caduti della Via Fani 15 (BO)
Superalcolici
Magazine: February 2008

The neighbourhood is unusual: the Bologna Fiera. The setting is highly unique. We are at the Mokita Café. ''Wine bar'' seems to defi ne it best, but this bar is also more. You have to experience it to understand it, in the morning at breakfast, during the lunch break, or in the evening for a...

Dutch character
Superalcolici
Magazine: February 2008

Its history has origins in Holland: in 1600, chemist Sylvius Franciscus experimented making a remedy for stomach and kidney problems using alcohol and juniper berries, thus ''Jenever'' was born, later becoming ''gin''. The remedy was so successful that it arrived in England and then English gin cam...

Chianti superstar
Toscana
Vino
Magazine: February 2008

However, around Chianti there was too much confusion and the risk was to have, not the right dose of diversity to make the wine appealing, but a type of ''non identity''. The only way to put Chianti fi rmly back in the limelight is to make Sangiovese the star. It is this odd and harsh vine, great w...

The vines from the heart of Castagner
Vino
Magazine: February 2008

There is no doubt about it: grape aquavit is a real Italian showpiece. In a world that has seen only a few producers that excel, top of the list is Roberto Castagner. Castagner is a veritable master distiller known for his ''vanguard spirit''. Being on the cutting edge he ventures into new ''creati...

BOWMORE
Superalcolici
Magazine: November 2007

School Street, Bowmore,
Isle of Islay PA43 7 JS - Scozia

Distilleries open year round: 8.30 – 17.00
Visits can be booked on request

The Iberian temperament
Magazine: November 2007

Its native country is Spain.

Divine distillation
Trentino-Alto Adige
Superalcolici
Magazine: November 2007

Trentino is the homeland of wine and therefore of grappa, happy discovery of the person who invented the practice of distillation.

Columbus's distilled liquor
Magazine: October 2007

The forays and raids of the English and French pirates in the Caribbean Sea contributed to the spread of rum’s popularity in Europe.

The Port with a cloak
Portugal
Superalcolici
Magazine: October 2007

For as long as can be remembered, Porto (the wine) and Sandeman go hand in hand. Port, other than being the name of the wine, is also the city where this fortifi ed wine has its origins, the second largest in Portugal.

Beer for everyone
Birra
Magazine: October 2007

Pale, dark, amber. Double malt, fruity or with an intense and decisive taste.

Inimitable Negroamaro
Puglia
Vino
Magazine: August 2007

On the southern tip of Apulia where Italy ends, there is land where the seas meet and the coastal landscapes are evocative and bewitching. It Is Salento! The cultivation of the Negroamaro grapes dates back to the Greek colonization era (7th century B.C.). Despite the farming diffi culties caused by...

Marcello Lunelli, The gentleman of wine
Trentino-Alto Adige
Vino
Magazine: May 2007

His first memory of wine dates back to his childhood, when he rode on an old orange Fiat tractor down the rows of vines ready for harvesting, under the watchful eye of his mother. Marcello Lunelli, 39, along with his cousins Camilla and Matteo, makes up the younger generation leading the world's mo...

Stars&drink
Superalcolici
Magazine: May 2007

Her favourite is Cosmopolitan (4/10 vodka, 2/10 Cointreau, 2/10 lemon juice, 2/10 cranberry juice). Served (with lots of ice) before she let's rip in the concerts that have made her a rock legend. ''It helps to relieve the tension and warm up my voice'', says Madonna who, as far as transgression go...