{"id":8738,"date":"2020-07-22T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turismopadova.it\/padua-city-of-wine\/"},"modified":"2020-08-31T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T11:11:21","slug":"padua-city-of-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turismopadova.it\/en\/padua-city-of-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Padua, City of Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Many visitors to the city notice it right away: when two friends meet up for an evening or lunchtime drink, there is no way that each just pays for what they have drunk. <strong>One pays for one round, the other for the second. And it is almost impossible to leave the score at 1-1.<\/strong> This pleasant social convention in part benefits from the family atmosphere of so many places where people gather for a drink (the <a href=\"\/?p=8742\">Piazze<\/a>, beneath the <a href=\"\/?p=8709\">Salone<\/a>, etc).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> The social value of drinking together is impervious to economic crises, and is reflected in the increasing number \u2013 and quality \u2013 of the vines and spirits produced in the area: <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Merlot, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon, the various Fior d&#8217;Arancio, the Muscat of Vignalta <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium\">(among the best in the world). Such vineyards as <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Montecchia del Conte Giordano Emo Capodilista<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Ca&#8217; Lustra di Zanovello<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> are just a pair of the names at the top of a very long list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> As for the distilled products, <strong>Luxardo<\/strong> is famous throughout the world for its Maraschino and its Sangue Morlacco; and the legendary aperitif <strong>Aperol<\/strong> was first presented to the world by the brothers Barbieri at the <a href=\"\/?p=11391\">Padua Trade Fair<\/a> of 1919. Nor should one forget the egg-based <strong>Vov Pezziol<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> As for <strong>grappas<\/strong>, they are now acquiring international recognition.<strong> The Bonollo \u2018Of\u2019<\/strong>, for example, is produced at Mestrino \u2013 a cask-aged Amarone grappa that takes the very concept of \u2018luxury\u2019 one step further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> The days when a waiter simply asked \u201cRed or White?\u201d are long gone. Now <strong>the Wine List<\/strong> is a \u2018must\u2019 for clients who want the right wine to accompany what they are eating, be it roast meats or grilled fish. Who would argue with that Frenchman who claimed that \u201cthe stomach is the way to happiness\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many visitors to the city notice it right away: when two friends meet up for an evening or lunchtime drink, there is no way that each just pays for what they have drunk. One pays for one round, the other for the second. And it is almost impossible to leave the score at 1-1. 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