Where do you take a visiting Sardinian during his stay in Los Angeles? You take him to Sotto, where he will feel at home.
Watching Fabio Angius of Pala winery at Sotto was like watching a seal slip back into the ocean after sunning itself on the rocks- he was in his natural habitat, and he was happy to be there!
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Pala’s Assoluto, paired with Pizzeria Mozza’s legendary Caramel Budino.
I learn so much by working in the US market with Italian winemakers. On my most recent tour with Fabio Angius, of Pala Winery in Sardegna, I learned to love Nasco.
Nasco is a rare indigenous grape from the island, traditionally grown in every backyard garden. The grapes are used for a sweet wine, which was then traditionally offered to friends as a gesture of warm Sardinian hospitality.
Pala winery makes an updated version of Nasco, leaving the grapes to hang on the vines for an extra month before harvesting. There is no botrytis or noble rot, only the natural sweetening of the island sun. The wine is rich and honeyed on the nose and a beautiful clear, pale yellow in the glass. On the palate it is immediately savory- balancing that natural sweetness with salty seawater, capers, and thyme. Pala’s Nasco is called “Assoluto”, meaning, “absolute”.
…and it’s absolutely Sardegna.
I’ll be pouring the beautiful wines of Pala, a traditional Sardinian winery, at the Golden Glass Tasting. If you’re in the area, come by and say hello!
Wine Tasting + Food: $80.00/ Food Only: $30.00 (Buy Tickets Here.)
GENERAL ADMISSION
1:00pm – 5:00pm
TRADE & PRESS REVIEW
11:00am – 1:00pm
