A story of an elusive wine which became a reality
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| MY MOM DRANK THIS WINE IN MILANO |
October 2019
At
Happy Hour in Hotel Berna in Milano we enjoyed a red wine.
Link following will bring you a glimpse of Hotel Berna
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| HOTEL BERNA HAPPY HOUR |
November-January 2019
My travel
buddy Jim was trying to get some here when we returned. We did not know its name but our sommelier Max did and sent us the info in the form of a photo of him holding a bottle of our wine. |
| MAX AND COLLEFIRATA |
No luck at first
because there was no distributor in the USA.
February-March 2020
Then came Covid and our friends in Northern Italy were the European epicenter for a number of weeks. They were totally shutdown to the outside world.
see link following for a summary of their plight.
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| MILANO STREET |
March-May 2020
and then we here in New York became the epicenter of the United states as the virus traveled here from Europe
we were shut down from March 16.
months passed
and restrictions eased as we battled back and won.
and then
exchanges happened
between NY and Milano
link for winery info
June 2020
Jim and Paolo sealed the deal and I was the fortunate recipient of a few bottles
which I sampled in Carol's cab cove
see following collage
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| FROM A FRIEND |
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| MAX AND ME |
Woof, woof
