Generally, a wine guide describes the current wines of a certain growing region, gives them a certain note so that you know whether they are worth it, and then it’s all good again. The Gambero Rosso is Italy’s most famous wine guide and awards three glasses, “tre bicchieri”, as a rating. But that’s not all! For several years now, Gambero Rosso has been incredibly active in the secondary use of its wine recommendations. There are also restaurant recommendations, and you work with tourism agencies or tour half of Europe yourself to introduce the guide and Italian wine regions together with the winemakers.
Editor-in-chief Marco Sabellico travels around the world quite a bit. This week he was in Munich with his team, and the people of Munich will benefit from this for a long time to come. Because in Ristorante Martinelli There is now a special one in Bogenhausen until March 16th Tasting menu, together with wines from the Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese sales association, which is located near the 70,000-inhabitant town of Pavia near Milan. Regional specialties and always the Italian hard cheese Grana Padano are used.
In addition to some amuses gueules, starters include variations of artichoke with Grana Padano foam, filled ravioli on cotechino carpaccio and a mousse made from 27-month-old Grana Padano with strawberry compote and balsamic vinegar. The wines from the region tend to be sparkling and predominantly dry (Grana-Padano/Oltrepò-Pavese menu, Ristorante Martinelli, Wilhelm-Dieß-Weg 2, until March 16th, Tuesday to Saturday 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m., 80 euros per person, telephone 089-931416, www.ristorantemartinelli.de).
“You all love me!”, many singles are likely to exclaim when they study the countless offerings from our local gastronomy for Valentine’s Day. Because you always need a partner for them, otherwise they’re no fun. The luxury hotel The Charles and its restaurant Sophia’s have now discovered a gap in the market and a Love Table created. This is nothing more than a four-course meal that is eaten at a long table together with many other singles. There you can toast yourself and get to know like-minded people. Under certain circumstances, this will mean that you have to choose from the countless offers for Valentine’s Day in 2025 (Love Table at Sophia’s, Wednesday, February 14th, 7 p.m., Sophienstraße 28, per person 119 euros, telephone 089-5445550, www.roccofortehotels.com).