Italy Imitating Ontario!

I went to a tasting by the Santome Winery, from the Treviso region just north of Venice, and fell in love with two expensive reds. A Rosso (Bordeaux blend) that tasted like the best Niagara Meritage wines. The other wine was Rabosa, a regional speciality, that had the woodsy, wild character of Baco. A portion of the grapes were dried adding richness – but not taking from the wine’s overall balance. It had a wonderful presence.

At $39 a bottle these are outside my usual price territory, but maybe you are up for adventure, or splurge. Forty dollars get you house wine at a restaurant so why not pay that price for a high quality wine to enjoy at home? Both wines come in six packs and are available from Tre Amici
Imports
. 416-743-8732 www.treamiciwines.com

Santome 05 ‘Vigna dei Ciliegi’ Rosso, Treviso, Italy $39
Santome 05 Raboso, Piave, Italy $39

Kato Wake is an entrepreneur – a creative thinker and a visual maker with over twenty years experience in the design business. She possesses strong communication skills and has managed teams and groups of many sizes. Creative, resourceful and curious by nature – Kato is an ideas person and a problem solver. She sees the big picture, the practical steps needed to achieve it and the means to do so. Experienced with both print and web, she is motivated by serving the client and communicating ‘their story’ – however it needs to be told. She has been involved in the restaurant and hospitality industry for almost as long as Billy – but hasn't drunk quite so much. Over the years, Kato has instructed hundreds of hospitality workers in 'the art of service' and has implemented training programs for several restaurants. Presently, Kato manages both the print and web for Billy’s Best Bottles (www.billysbestbottles.com) and has designed 10 editions of Billy’s Best Bottles annual wine book – which has been a Canadian best seller each year. She also designed Kathy Guidi’s book on Canadian Cheese (published by McArthur and Company) and is currently designing a breakfast cookbook for County resident Elizabeth Pulker. As Billy's 'right hand woman', she helps him conduct seminars is is the 'operations manager' behind the Wine with Life Tours. :)

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