点评:We were fortunate to be able to visit Máté Winery near Montalcino. Ferenc Máté, international best-selling author and his wife Candace, a painter, left New York City in 1990 for the Tuscan countryside. In the world-revered wine zone of Montalcino, they bought an ancient, abandoned farm with a canyon, waterfalls and a 10th century friary with tower and courtyard. Frenc Máté’s “A Vineyard in Tuscany, A Wine Lover’s Dream” tells the Máté’s story with love, humor and an incredible talent for sharing what he sees and experiences. Friends gifted us a bottle of Máté’s 2010 Brunello di Montalcino and we were blown away. This decided it for us, between the book and the wonderful wine we had to visit the winery.
We arrived at the appointed time and caught our first glimpse of the home whose reconstruction we had followed in the book. The home and the setting are as beautiful as Máté described them. Our private tour with Jessica started in the vineyards and the proceeded on to the barrel room with three barrel tastings. Next, we were ushered into the tasting room which is located in the main house, to taste some of the highly acclaimed Máté wines. We tasted 3 different Brunello wines and 1 Merlot along with a plate of local cheeses and meats. We bought a case of wine which the winery arranged to ship home for us. What a great experience, highly recommended! Saluti!
翻译:我们很幸运能够参观蒙塔奇诺附近的 Máté 酒庄。国际畅销书作家 Ferenc Máté 和他的妻子 Candace(画家)于 1990 年离开纽约市前往托斯卡纳乡村。在蒙塔奇诺这个世界著名的葡萄酒产区,他们买下了一个古老的废弃农场,里面有峡谷、瀑布和一座 10 世纪的修道院,修道院内有塔楼和庭院。Frenc Máté 的《托斯卡纳的葡萄园,葡萄酒爱好者的梦想》以爱、幽默和分享所见所闻的非凡天赋讲述了 Máté 的故事。朋友们送给我们一瓶 Máté 的 2010 年布鲁奈罗蒙塔奇诺葡萄酒,我们被震撼了。在这本书和美妙的葡萄酒之间,我们决定参观酒庄。
我们准时到达,第一次看到了我们在书中跟随其重建的房屋。房子和环境都和 Máté 描述的一样美丽。我们和 Jessica 的私人之旅从葡萄园开始,然后前往酒桶室,品尝了三桶酒。接下来,我们被领进了位于主楼的品酒室,品尝了一些备受赞誉的 Máté 葡萄酒。我们品尝了 3 种不同的布鲁奈罗葡萄酒和 1 种梅洛葡萄酒,还有一盘当地的奶酪和肉类。我们买了一箱葡萄酒,酒厂安排为我们运回家。真是一次很棒的体验,强烈推荐!Saluti!