Arrels del Vi. Festa de la D.O. Empordà. Palau Robert.
15.06.19 — 7 years ago
Aged 12 months in oak and it shows. This wine is delightfully rich without being heavy. Excellent berry flavors with deep oak essence. Perfect with pasta and steak. — 8 years ago
Rich taste with deep fruity and smoky notes. Makes me want to smoke a cigar while reading a classic in my leather armchair — 10 years ago
Very nice every day wine — 10 years ago
A fantastic pre-dinner glass. We visited the Champagnerie ahead of our dinner at Le Bremner. — 11 years ago

Our House bubbles - always delicious! Perfect for the ❤️ day we have! — 11 years ago
Very nice! — 6 years ago
Just concluded our annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine, mobile service up there is mostly non-existent, after several days I am posting again. Notes are somewhat brief, as my focus is relaxing and watching the Common Loons swimming and diving in the cove in front of our camp.
Nose has cold oak, yeasty bread dough, yellow apple flesh and cold limestone.
Palate has chalk dust on yellow apple, saline minerality and cold bread dough.
Medium-short finish, but quite pleasant on the nose. — 7 years ago
Very smooth — 8 years ago
Interesting liquor at full strength. Over 40 botanicals, with anise, saffron upfront. Sweet. — 10 years ago
Very berry-y — 10 years ago
This full-bodied Tempranillo leaves you with a long spiced and smoky finish. Fantastic for pairing with food as its smoky sweetness will compliment most dishes. — 11 years ago
Excellent! — 6 years ago
Arrels del Vi. Festa de la D.O. Empordà. Palau Robert.
15.06.19 — 7 years ago
One of my favorite sparkling wines. Like buttery toast on the nose and dry acidic with a medium body — 8 years ago
Strega is an interesting Italian liqueur...better described below. I only sporadically enjoy it, but it's fun and tasty at each sip.
"Strega is an herbal, saffron-infused liqueur deeply tied to the secret world of witchcraft. Witches are said to convene in Benevento to perform rituals and honor Il Noce, the sacred walnut tree. (The lower part of the logo shows witches dancing with demons around Il Noce.) According to legend, Giuseppe Alberti, son of a grocer, saved a witch from falling out of a tree in the woods. In gratitude, she gave him the recipe for an elixir, which the Alberti family began selling in 1860, perhaps as a curative or restorative.
The liqueur's proprietary recipe is a mix of 70 herbs and spices which include Ceylon cinnamon, Florentine iris, Italian Apennine juniper, Samnite mint, fennel, and saffron. Saffron is the key to Strega's signature yellow color and it shares the spotlight with mint and juniper as the most pronounced flavors within the herbal mixture." — 9 years ago
2008 is surprisingly delicious! — 11 years ago
Best after dinner sipping drink there is. It is the official post dinner drink of ITA. — 11 years ago
Peter van den Besselaar
NV | In December always a bin end sale and it is an absolute no brainer! So delicious, vibrant and full of class. This 08/09/2025 degorgement is even better than last year. Paired with scrambled eggs at breakfast and salmon with dinner. — 5 months ago