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Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Vilco mi desto'

But let me digress :) Just now as I write , here in Italy it's 9:30 pm and it's dark, in the whole nation. In Liguria, the coastal norhwestern region bordering Provence (FR), there are many small vineyards where Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino grapes are grown to produce Sciacchetra', one of the most important wines of the region. This is a late harvest wine, so clusters stay on theyr tree till late september, october and even longer. This is the hour when wildboars start moving around, covered by the darkness. The ligurian vineyards tend to be very small, due to the mountainous character of the region, also being along the sea, thus having both an interesting average thermal excursion and a rich population of wildboars, incoming from the mountains or already resident therein. Just now as I write, there sure are lots of wildboars eating ripe, savoury, sugary berries from these vineyards, in the dark, snorting and darnly enjoiyng those wonderful fruits. This can cost very much to winemakers, I wouldn't be surprised if I'd happen to see a winemaker patroling his fields with a shotgun ready: sometimes the boars damage the grapes so much that the owner can't produce Sciacchetra' because of the ridiculous amount of good clusters left. This wine is not cheap but, after having toured a pair of producers and a vineyard there, I sure know why. Find yourself a bottle of it, if you can find it!

BTW - how much is a 200cc bottle of Vineland 2002 Vidal there in the USA? I paid 12 euro for it last weekend. Expensive, but totally worth it, methinks :) -- Vilco Think pink, drink rose'