I was having lunch at my favorite Chicago Italian restaurant, Gioco, in the South Loop. The General Manager was kind enough to pour us some killer Gavi di Gavi. 2006 Stephano Massone Masera Gavi from Marc de Grazia Selection Imports. It was brilliant in structure, citrus and almond notes on the nose with a very good dose of terroir that is reminiscent of sun-baked granite. The structure and balance rings true on the palate and the wine was perfect with our first 60 degree day in Chicago this year!
And then we noticed a bottle on the back bar that just screamed SNAFU. Another blunderbuss in the wine industry. 40cs of Jewel Collection pinot noir of Provincia di Pavia made at Woodbridge were shipped to Chicago with the front label printed upside down. What, upside down? Who was on the bottling line having a smoke break? I was told the story over lunch and just couldn’t resist in sharing. Here’s to all the daily snafu’s that we meet in all walks of life.
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