
Nicolo Regazzoni interview Mario Lutzoni the F & B manager of Starwood
there on the best wine list world. The Wine Spectator says. But if anyone expects an international card will be disappointed. Here, a wine in six (around 450 labels), and Sardinian. Why in the restaurant of Cala di Volpe in Porto Cervo is the first effort to raise awareness about the island's wine to the guests during the winter months
Lutzoni Mario goes in search of food and wines that best express the Sardinian food and wine excellence. Visit artisans and wineries, attend fairs and festivals of the country, and finally select some rare food typical of the island, plus a seventy labels. Mario Lutzoni Food and beverage manager is one of the most famous hotels in Sardinia, Cala di Volpe in Porto Cervo Starwood Hotels, and this careful selection of food and wine, testifies to the growing attention to the concept of typicality by large hotels. Search
typical
The search for products and wines from Sardinia Cala di Volpe hotel, located in the heart of the Costa Smeralda, which every year attracts 70% of foreign customers, began long ago, and in summer guests of this structure are now waiting for room in a basket of organic strawberries accompanied by a bottle of wine a classic method of bone Ittiri Antonio (Sassari). "It is a small producer that I met by chance - says Mario Lutzoni - and that every year produces about 2 000 bottles of sparkling wine, made from grapes Vermentino and cannonau. One of the major problems that often characterizes the small Sardinian vineyards is precisely the lack of product availability, combined with a reluctance to market the labels on new sales channels as alternatives to traditional ones.
International awards
Mario Lutzoni efforts were rewarded, however, and the wine in the hotel restaurant Cala di Volpe, which now includes about 70 labels sardines out of a total of 450 Italian and foreign references, has recently been rewarded by the U.S. magazine Wine Spectator wine list as milgior the world for the attention paid to producers of the island. 'The increase in the number of sardines in paper labels - he explains - he meets more and more favor with the customers, which often begins with the first day the order wines produced on the continent, but then it lets you easily groped bottles island. Our job is helping its customers to expand their knowledge. " Sometimes customers are so demanding that the hotel to receive calls in advance at the beginning of each season, a copy of the wine list, so you can ensure with certainty a number of their favorite bottles.
courses for customers
"The wealth of native grapes is unique about the our island - said Mario Lutzoni - but also forces us to an extra effort in the selection and proposal to customers. The desire to experiment with new tastes, however, is so great, and some customers often ask our sommelier's wine tasting classes organized especially for them. "

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