点评:At first I was hesitant to drop near $90 on a wine tour, but let me say: it is worth every penny. Once you arrive by train in Frascati, your hosts meet you at the station. You then must climb the fairly lengthy and challenging stairs to the main square of the town. Once at the top there is a panoramic view of the valley below that leads to Rome in the distance.
A short tour of the town accompanied a history of the area from pre-Roman all the way through medieval to WW2 and present day. You then get a couple of glasses of wine in a local tavern before getting a ride to the vineyard.
This location is a slice of Italian heaven, frozen in time and surrounded by a bucolic countryside that makes Rome seem far away. You get a history of the wine making, a tour of the wine cellar deep in a volcanic bubble dating to pre Roman times. Several different wines are on offer in the dark grotto.
Then back up a level to a communal dining room where you have more wine with Italian meats and cheeses with wine jelly and truffle honey-both beyond description. A dinner of carbonara with crispy bacon (guanciale) on top rather than cooked in has more rounds of wine.
Finally, more wine and musicians come out-guitar and female vocalist and explain that music and singing are integral to the whole Italian dining experience. Songs for everyone’s country are included, was delighted to get ‘il pescatore’ for a fan of Italian music. More wine and a chance to purchase and send some home shipped by them-and your hours long tour seems far too short. The tour guide grew up on this location and his knowledge is deep and delivered with a wry sense of Italian humor.
If you want a deeper understanding of Italian culture you cannot do any better. Highly recommended.
Oh, and the wine is amazing, both red and whites!
翻译:起初,我犹豫是否要花近 90 美元参加葡萄酒之旅,但让我说:每一分钱都是值得的。乘坐火车抵达弗拉斯卡蒂后,主人会在车站迎接您。然后,您必须爬上相当长且具有挑战性的楼梯,到达城镇的主广场。到达山顶后,可以看到山谷的全景,山谷通向远处的罗马。
短暂的城镇之旅伴随着该地区从前罗马时代到中世纪到二战和现在的历史。然后,您可以在当地的一家小酒馆喝几杯葡萄酒,然后乘车前往葡萄园。
这个地方是意大利天堂的一角,时间凝固了,周围是田园风光,让罗马似乎遥不可及。您可以了解酿酒的历史,参观位于前罗马时代火山泡沫深处的酒窖。黑暗的洞穴中提供几种不同的葡萄酒。
然后回到上层,来到一个公共餐厅,在那里您可以享用更多的葡萄酒,意大利肉类和奶酪,还有葡萄酒果冻和松露蜂蜜——都难以形容。晚餐是培根蛋面,上面铺着脆培根(guanciale),而不是在室内烹制,因此会有更多的葡萄酒。
最后,更多的葡萄酒和音乐家——吉他手和女歌手——出来了,他们解释说音乐和歌唱是整个意大利用餐体验不可或缺的一部分。包括每个人国家的歌曲,很高兴能得到“il pescatore”,作为意大利音乐迷。更多的葡萄酒,有机会购买并寄一些回家——你长达数小时的旅行似乎太短了。导游在这个地方长大,他的知识渊博,带着一种意大利式的幽默感。
如果你想更深入地了解意大利文化,没有比这更好的了。强烈推荐。
哦,葡萄酒也很棒,红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒都有!