25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto Condividi 0 Altro Blog successivo» Crea blog Entra www.travelifemagazine.com/2012/06/forever-barolo-lunch-with-paolo-scavino.html 1/40 25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto SUBSCRIBE TO TRAVELIFE ONLINE S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 9 , 2 0 1 2 NOW Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto 2 TRAVELIFE'S ULTIMATE FOOD ISSUE It was the perfect day for a long wine lunch as we'd just closed Travelife Magazine's June-July 2012 issue in time for release on June 15 and so it already felt like a weekend. In addition, the venue was Masseto, one of my favorite restaurants in Manila, and I was lunching with a couple of friends. On sale everywhere now The lunch was hosted by Jojo Madrid, one of the partners behind Premium Wine Exchange and Masseto, as well as a board member of Travelife Magazine and a good friend; and the guest of honor was Elisa Scavino, daughter and one of the two heiresses (along with her sister) to the Barolo TRAVELIFE Magazine winery Paolo Scavino in northwest Italy, a winery known for its modernist outlook in a pretty traditional industry. Travelife is one of Southeast Asia's leading travel and lifestyle publications. It also has a television show and an A LOCAL LEGEND online blog. Contact us via [email protected] View my complete profile CATCH THE DIPLOMATIC TRAVELIFE www.travelifemagazine.com/2012/06/forever-barolo-lunch-with-paolo-scavino.html 2/40 25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto COLUMN EVERY SUNDAY IN BUSINESS MIRROR CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK TRAVELIFE MAGAZINE The Paolo Scavino winery is named after the founder, Elisa's grandfather, who established the winery in 1921 in Castiglione Falleto, one of the towns in the Barolo region, near Alba, a place particularly noted for its white truffles. The wines they make here -- considered among the best, if not the absolute best in Barolo -- are produced exclusively with local grapes like the Nebbiolo, which is full of tannins. They're also perhaps the only winemakers in this region to own grand cru Promote your Page too vineyards in six of the 11 villages of Barolo. This access to such a vast and diverse terroir enables them to experiment and produce some truly excellent TRAVELIFE'S MONTHLY PAGE wines. Serious wine enthusiasts have the highest respect for this winery that is VIEWS. WE'RE FOLLOWED BY TRAVEL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS over 90 years old. AND REAL TRAVELERS 7 3 1 6 4 9 FOLLOW US ON PINTEREST Elisa Scavino was only in Manila for a very short stay, but in this span of BLOG ARCHIVE time, she succeeded in convincing more people to enjoy Barolo wines. People ►► 2013 (127) like me who like Burgundy wines naturally also like Barolo wines because Burgundy wines and Barolo wines have a lot of similarities in taste, grape- ▼▼ 2012 (463) growing conditions and production techniques used. And one thing I confirmed ►► December (46) for myself at lunch today is that Barolo wines are incredibly good with food. ►► November (43) ►► October (52) ►► September (40) ►► August (35) ►► July (40) ▼▼ June (44) Private opera performance tonight in Prague Love and the Four Seasons in Prague Smoked beef tongue eaten with bread fried in bacon... Don't miss Travel Madness Expo at SMX Paolo Scavini winery in Barolo, Italy www.travelifemagazine.com/2012/06/forever-barolo-lunch-with-paolo-scavino.html 3/40 25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto Falling in love with Prague The pairing of wine and food today was truly delicious and enjoyable. We had a Magic lamps and BBMs four-course lunch courtesy of Chef Tippi Tambunting which was paired with all the way to Brno three wines of Paolo Scavino: the Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2011 for the mixed Ghostly encounters in green salad with pecorino flan, the Barbera d'Alba Affinito in Carati DOC the Czech Republic 2007 for the tagliatelle with duck ragu, and a Barolo Carobric DOCG 2006 Lunch with a hot young for the braised short ribs with potato puree and mustard jus. chef Back to the Middle Ages The Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2011 is a dry red wine with a low acidity and mild in the Czech Republic tannins. To me it had quite a strong taste, and that was probably good for the From Prague with love mixed green salad we had to start; but it seemed too strong to enjoy on its own. A marriage every 2 minutes at the Audi Jojo then reminded me: "Barolo wines are meant to be enjoyed with food." factory in ... Missiles from Munich It was so true, because the Barbera 2007 that followed complimented the Shopping, Salzburg and tagliatelle with duck ragu so well and made the Sound of Music the dining experience ten times better for me. 80s music on the way to The Barolo Carobric 2006, when drunk Austria from Prague and enjoyed with the braised short ribs, was A painless way to also a very good match. I enjoyed the wine so Europe on Turkish much more because I had it with the short Airlines ribs, and I enjoyed the short ribs so much Missed opportunities in more because I had it with the Carobric. Istanbul Scroll down to read more about lunch... Delicious sushi at Tokyo's Tsukiji Market VIEW62 by Paco Roncero opens in Hong Kong's Hopewe... Guessing games at Tokyo's Okura Hotel Travelife's extraordinary June- July 2012 issue A great steak brunch at Strip House in Hong Kong Yalta on my mind The amazing Travelife Drum Tao Nights at Resorts W... Albert Avellana's house of art in old Manila Dinner with the team at Sweet Bella What every woman should have and know -- according... My Prague-Munich driving playlist On real friendship, evil and losing one's faith Ramon Orlina's biggest exhibit opens at Rockwell A wonderful dinner at the Rockwell Club An evening of Johann Strauss music at the IT'S ALL PERSONAL Makati S... A life without love songs Drinking wine is an incredibly personal experience, and everyone has his or her www.travelifemagazine.com/2012/06/forever-barolo-lunch-with-paolo-scavino.html 4/40 25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto own favorites. Out of the three wines we had today, I particularly liked the Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino Barbera and the Carobric. And actually, if I was forced to choose between wines at... the two, I would have to choose the Barbera because it went so well with the Same city at the same tagliatelle with duck ragu, even if it is really the Carobric that was the prize time among the three. What a perfect combination that was. The Pond's and Jergens lotion beauty secret The braised short ribs made by Chef Tippi Tambunting is one of my Big, delicious things at favorite dishes at Masseto, and I was very happy it was on the menu. As I MAFBEX 2012 wrote earlier, this too went perfectly with the Carobric that was served. The best Japanese food in Manila HER FAVORITE THINGS 2.5 hours at the Neo Day Spa at the Fort The Carobric, by the way, is Elisa Scavino's pick for a favorite out of the Remembering Gilbert three at lunch today, when she was asked which was her favorite of the three. I Teodoro still liked the Barbera better, but I had to agree that the Barolo and the braised Christmas in June at S.C. short ribs were a very good match. Vizcarra TRAVELIFE Drum Tao Over lunch, we of course discussed wines and the life of a winemaker. Nights at Resortsworld -- "Any significant mistakes or accomplishments as a winemaker?" I asked Elisa don't... over lunch. Everyone laughed, and Daniel Blais, the head sommelier of the Raining and pouring in Makati Shangri-La, rephrased my question: "What she means is, which Amanpulo vintages should we avoid for your wines?" Unbearable lightness of ice cream at the The Makati Shangri-La, by the way, is the only hotel in Manila so far with a Peninsula... properly accredited professional sommelier -- and that's Daniel. Great steak at Oakwood and a discussion on Sri Lan... ►► May (41) ►► April (28) ►► March (34) ►► February (30) ►► January (30) ►► 2011 (334) ►► 2010 (114) ►► 2009 (21) WATCH TRAVELIFE ON LIVING ASIA Sky Cable CH 99 Sun Cable CH 99 Global Destiny CH 7 Dream Satellite CH 11 SOLO AND LOVING IT Across Asia-Pacific on Koreasat 5 Elisa laughed too and confessed that she had been rather headstrong as a young girl and of course she'd wanted to try a lot of things on her own or experiment in winemaking in her own way. So for her first solo venture as a winemaker in 2005, she went a different way from her father in technique and production materials, causing him much consternation. EXOTIC KOTA www.travelifemagazine.com/2012/06/forever-barolo-lunch-with-paolo-scavino.html 5/40 25/03/13 Travelife Magazine's Suitcase Tales: Forever Barolo -- lunch and Paolo Scavino wines at Masseto KINABALU, THE TRAVELIFE WAY Sunday, March 3 1:18 PM 6:59 PM Monday, March 4 1:18 AM 6:59 AM 5:00 PM 11:18 PM Tuesday, March 5 5:00 AM 11:18 AM 3:00 PM 9:18 PM The result was a surprisingly good wine that Elisa is fiercely protective over.