Italian wines, Italian restaurants, learning more about Italian wines at an Italian restaurant called Gotti in Singapore

The Flag of Italy, called the tricolore or three colours.

 In the Sixties the well known Italian white wine was Asti Spumante, Asti being the place name, spumante meaning sparkling; but Prosecco has become well-known worldwide, fun for special days, any day, with a little sparkle or a lot. I tend to order any prosecco. But my visit to ProWine in Singapore in autumn 2022 and a meeting of the producers or prosecco wines enlightened me to the fact that all proseccos are not the same. 

If you want to taste wines at other times of year, there are several things you can do. 

1 The simplest and quickest is to buy a couple of bottles of different labels from your nearest supermarket or wine shop and do a comparison. 

2 You can visit an Italian restaurant and ask the advice of a sommerlier. Check out the wine tastings during the year.

3 Go to a large wine and food show. You will find most countries with a large tourist industry will have a wine of food show for the public, as well as others for the trade.

4 Take a course on wine or spirits, such as the ones run by WSET, which stands for Wine and Spirit Education Trust.

5 Visit wineries for wine tastings when on holiday, or business, in your home country or overseas.

I went to a set meal where the wines and food were matched, starting with Prosecco at Gotti restaurant in Singapore.

Gotti Restaurant

The surname Gotti could be derived from Gothic or army ruler. A famous gotti was an American mob boss John Gotti, made famous in a film of the same name.

Greetings and phrases

Italian Menu translations - English

con - with

del - of the

di - of

dolce - sweets (desserts)

e - and

filetto - filet

forno - oven

funghi - mushroom

giorno - day (as in dish of the day)

insalata - salad

limoni - lemon

mare - sea

patate - potatoes

pollo - chicken

primi - first (course)

salmone - salmon

secondi - second (course)

tartare - uncooked (meat) or raw

zuppe - soup

Useful Websites

WSET

ProWine

Italian Restaurant

Gotti Italiano

78 Amoy Street

Tanjong Pagar

Singapore

tel

website

https://www.gotti.sg/

email

MRT, Telok Ayer

Telok Ayer means bay water in Malay.

Exhibitions

Oct 22-25 2023 Singapore Expo

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https://www.singaporeexpo.com.sg/events-calendar