Grappa Nonino Seminar, 10/12/10; Bartender Authority was there!!.

Tasting Grappa's Nonino.

Chiara Nonino, Francesco Lafranconi, Nacho De Notta-Bartender Authority.

Here is Chiara Nonino doing a great job explaining the Family's Grappa!!

Final pic with Chiara Nonino (4 from right)

Today I went to a Seminar from Grappa Nonino and the hostess was....Chiara Nonino!!

Here are some notes:

They do an artisan destillation from fresh pommace, they have 66 copper batches, and 5 destillers.
The steps are: Pommace, Fermentation, Destillation, and aging in lemousin oak. The italian law for grappa says that it have to be done from pommace at 70 proof, and can be aged for 6 month to be called "aged" or for 12 month to be called "riserva".

I tried these: *Grappa monovitigno Merlot
* UE Decennale
*Grappa Monovitigno Cru Picolit
*Grappa Monovitigno Moscato
*Grappa Monovitigno Chardannay
And * Quintessentia Amaro. This one is made from 40 herbs at 70 proof.

If you want to get more info please visit their website at: http://www.nonino.it/

Salud, hope you enjoy.

Ignacio "Nacho" De Notta
Sommelier.
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