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イタリアの南部にある、ティレニアやイオニアという２つの海に面するバジリカータ州。ここは、物語に登場しそうな、洞窟住居だけで造られた町があります。それは世界遺産でもある、石灰質の岩肌に作られたマテーラ (Matera)です。ちなみに、ここのワインも相当美味しいですよ ;)

Basilicata is in very the very southern region of Italy and borders the regions of Calabria, Puglia, and Campania as well as both the Tyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea. The city of Matera can be found here, one of the oldest cities in the world. It was nominated as 2019’s European Capital of Culture. Since 1993 the “Sassi” and the Park of the Rock Churches are World Heritage Sites. We think it has pretty great wine too

「甘口」ワインの定義とは？果汁糖度はもちろん、アルコール度、酸度、タンニン度にも関係あります。では、誰がその定義を決めたのか、知っていますか？
「The Taste of Wine」の筆者、エミール・ペイノー（Émile Peynaud）です。

These principles associated with the “sweetness” of wine is determined by the interaction of several factors such as the amount of sugar in the wine, but also the relative levels of alcohol, acids, and tannins. Can you tell us who outlined the principles associated with the sweetness of wine?
It was Émile Peynaud, (The Taste of Wine. 1987).

１３世紀、カスティーリャ王国のアルフォンソ10世は居酒屋でワインを客に出す時、必ず軽食（タパス）を添えることを命じました。アルコールの効果に「蓋」をすることから、この軽食はタパスと呼ばれるようになったのかもしれませんね。

During the 13th century, King Alfonso X obliged all the inns to serve a portion of food each time there was wine on a table, this became known as a “ ”, and its purpose was to reduce and cap the effects of alcohol. Maybe that’s why this word can be literally translated as “cover”.

グレコ・ディ・トゥーフォDOCG（Greco di Tufo）はフレッシュでかつミネラルを程よく感じる心地のよい味わいがあり、魚料理との相性がぴったりです。オススメは、カンパニア州の伝統料理、pertecaregna風 のバカラです。材料は、干し鱈はもちろん、この地域のピーマン「peperone crusco」、ガーリック、オリーブオイル、パセリです。
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What kind of meal would go perfectly with a glass of Greco di Tuffo DOCG? This white wine is world famous but it is also very traditional since its development over the centuries has gone hand in hand with the local cuisine! Baccalà alla pertecaregna, is a dish originally prepared for the men ploughing the fields – a typical dish from Irpinia, it is made of cod fish, cruschi peppers, garlic, olive oil and a pinch of parsley – Try a part of Italy’s heritage, you’ll thank us!