Hands off my Sauternes when it’s in the fridge. The only person authorized to share this passion of mine is my son Federico, even more “addicted” to this wine than I am.
Then it happens that you take part in a tasting of Médoc and Sauternes wines in the wonderful setting of Palazzo Farnese, home of the French Embassy in Rome, and you meet Pietro Pastore, an oenologist working in Sauternes, this time at the Barsac tasting table. But what is the difference between Sauternes and Barsac? Should I start questioning my passions? You never know…




















