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PASSIONE&SENTIMENTO

Romeo & Juliet’s Wall

A w a r d s & A c c o l a d e s

Famiglia PasquaPassimento Rosso Veneto IGT

Romeo & Juliet

Vintage 20142015 Berliner Wein Trophy

Gold medal2016 “Sakura” Japan’s Women Wine Awards

Silver medal

2016 Mundus Vini Internationale Weinpreis

85 Points

2016 Gilbert& Gaillard –WineGuide International

86 Points

Vintage 20112014 “Sakura” Japan’s Women Wine Awards

Silver Medal2014 Decanter World Wine Awards

Commended2014 International Wine Challenge

Silver Medal

A w a r d s & A c c o l a d e s

Famiglia PasquaPassimento Bianco Veneto IGT

Romeo & Juliet

Vintage 20152015 Berliner Wein Trophy

Gold medal

Norway:

Vestfoldavisen

september 2014VERONA LOVE WINES

Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto, yes, the Italian wine region Veneto bursting red goodies for all tastes and

budgets.

In late August, I visited Verona and the well-known producer Pasqua to experience the harvest up close.

Barely ten minutes by car outside the famous Renaissance city is the closest vineyard to Pasqua situated. It is 30 degrees in

the sun,

but the grape pickers keep pace. - 2014 has been a challenging year for us, Carlo Pasqua smiles, the firm's grand old man and

face outward. - The summer was the worst in 50 years.

We have to go got to the 1960s to find a year with as much rain. Then everything turned in August.

Today (the 29th of August) we harvest the Merlot grapes. It is 50 years ago that we have harvested wine grapes as early as

this. My nephew, Giovanni Nordera, our winemaker, has really got something to fight with!

Pasqua is all about family. The company was founded in 1920 by four brothers. Today it is run by generation number

two, who is about to leave the tradition to yet another generation.

Later on during the day, Carlo and Giovanni keep a tasting of the family prestige wine: The

monumental Cecilia Beretta Amarone . The 2008 vintage is available in Norway, but we got to taste vintages back to 1999.

For Amarone lovers, this wine is the purest nectar for the soul.

The are many producers that compete about the Amarone people's attention. The prices vary

also much. Genuine care and quality costs, but it is worth every single penny.

Cecilia Beretta Amarone 2008, has a tight, almost pitch dark color. The nose is seductive and aromatic, with complex

elements of plum, dark cherries, dried berries, dark chocolate,

barrel, tar, leather, balsamico and tobacco. Round and creamy at first, fruit driven and youthful. In the mouth a carpet of wild

berries, soil, minerals and spice spreads out. Full bodied, rich and intense, with an approximate

everlasting aftertaste. A classic Amarone with modern lines. You can find less expensive Amarones, but they

lack complete this wine's concentration and structure.

The vines are small. Only 12,000 bottles are produced each year. In other words: Exclusive! A brilliant result with the

autumn game dishes, pepper steak, pots, or cheeses. or romantic snuggling in front of the fireplace.

Pasqua has many wines available in Norway. Here are two favorites: Romeo & Juliet Passimento 2011 is a mini Amarone and

a tribute to Verona's famous love couples.

The grapes in the wine are dried 1 month and then stored 3 months in used oak barrels. This produces a fruit excessive

and round wine, characterized by plum, dark cherries, wild berries,

chocolate, tar, tobacco and spices. Rich and powerful (14 %), but also well balanced and dangerously easy to

drink. A wonderful lovewine!

The 3-liter Cecilia Beretta Passimento is also a mini-Amarone based on dried grapes. Dark color

and aromatic nose, with boiled blackberries, cherry and plum, plus large quantities

cocoa and spices. Pulpy and fruity. Medium-bodied, with good sweetness and a long, spicy aftertaste. Youthful and deliscious!

All these wines are superb company for the autumn gamedishes, pepper steak, beef,

duck, pots, cheeses or romantic snuggling by the fireplace.

Romeo & Juliet Passimento 2011 – dice 6 of 6

Cecilia Beretta Amarone 2008 – dice 6 of 6

Cecilia Beretta Passimento BIB – dice 6 of 6

Norway:

Oppland Arbeiderblad –

september 26th 2014More goodiesEVERY DAY over 3,000 people write their name on the brick wall at the entrance to the small "Piazza" where Julies balcony is situated in Verona, where Romeo, according to legend, shouted out his love.

When the wine producer Pasqua hired a professional photographer to create a new label for his new "blend", he came back with a design from just this wall.The family Pasqua was not in doubt, we use a section of this wall. Thus "arose" Pasqua Romeo and Juliet`s wall Passimento 2011.

The Passimento name play on the term "Appassimento", ie the technique of using dried grapes for the production of wine.

HERE the grapes are dried for a month, and therefore contains somewhat more water than grapes what one use in a Amarone, where the grapes are often dried for three – four months.

In Romeo & Juliet the alcohol percentage is therefore 14, while in amarone wines often operate with 15 to 16 percent.

ROMEO AND Juliet`s wall Passimento costs only 140 NOK when now launched in Norway. The aroma is typical Ripasso with dark berries and gorgeous notes of spices.

Moreover, the amount of residual sugar is relatively high with 11 grams per liter. For me it is a little too much, but for many I think the residual sugar's ability to balance the acid is appealing.

The wine, which is made of a special blend , almost equal parts Merlot, Croatina and Corvina is simply gorgeous and has every chance to become a volume seller.

So now those Norwegians who have written their names on the wall and swore their love can reminisce while they are enjoying the wine.

Romeo and Juliet`s wall Passimento

Dice 5 of 6

Great Britain:

The Wine Gang

February 2015

The Wine Gang February 2015 issue:

‘’ this powerful modern-style

Valpolicella really comes into its own

as a hearty meat match. Alongside

local favourites Corvina and Croatina

there's a portion of Merlot in the

blend. But with some of the grapes

dried in "apassimento" style, the

flavour profile is very Veneto, with

black cherries fresh and dried, a touch

of chocolate, a firm tannic backbone

and a sweet spicy finish.’’87/100

US:

fox59.com

February 2015

Wine and food pairings perfect for

Valentine’s Day

fox59.com/2015/02/02/wine-and-

food-pairings-perfect-for-valentines-

day

Valentine's Day is less than two weeks

away. We're rocking your romance

with wine and food to get you in the

mood.

UK -

@The Sunday Times

May 2015

review of #PassioneSentimento

‘The best tipples for those special

nights alone’ from Damian Barr

UK:

@BBC Channel

June 2015

#PassimentoBianco selected by

Sabrina Ghayour at Saturday Kitchen

on BBC Television with special guest

from NYC, the celebrity Chef Daniel

Boulud

Twitter handles:

@SaturdayKitchen

@SusieBarrie

@SabrinaGhayour

@DanielBoulud

UK

@The DailyMail

June 2015

Matthew Jukes’ review of

Prosecco doc Treviso Brut Romeo&Juliet:

‘This is a great prosecco with an eye-

catching label and a rich, foody flavour.

Drink it with flavor some canapés, such is

its class’.

US:

@Wineexpress.com

August 2015

Wine of the day:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8F5Z6D

T4k

Passione e Sentimento 2012 IGT

Veneto, Famiglia PasquaHere's a wine with passion written all over it. The label

depicts the famous wall of love near the Romeo & Juliet

balcony in Verona where thousands of love messages have

been inscribed over the years inspired by the tragic couple's

ill-fated but undying love for one another. But the label also

reflects to passion inside the bottle for making great wine

from the nearby vineyards of Valpolicella. Merlot (40%),

Corvina (30%) and Croatina (30%) are sourced from hillside

vineyards in Valpantena. Just like in the production of

Amarone, the Merlot and Corvina grapes are hand

harvested with great care and then left to dry for 1 month in

wooden trays in the winery. Here, thanks to the dry and well

ventilated environment where the humidity level is carefully

controlled, the grapes lose around 30% of their water

content and gain high sugar concentration. Vinification is

then done in separate steel tanks at controlled temperature

over 30 days followed by aging in oak barrels for 3 months.

Afterwards the wine from all three grapes are blended into

harmonious and delightful whole. Passione e Sentimento

shows intense aromas of red berries with hints of spices on

the nose. The palate is zesty and alive with rich berry fruit

flavors, bitter chocolate, woodsmoke and brown spices

while the tannins are ripe and velvety. It's a wine you've just

gotta love that's also a classic value!

UK:

on Twitter –

@Peter Richards MW

from BBC Saturday

Kitchen and

@winefestwinch

October 2015

#PassimentoBianco is Peter Richards’

choice as best match with pumpkin on

#Halloween night.

Twitter handles:

@wineschools

@SaturdayKitchen

@SusieBarrie

UK:

@The Guardian

November 2015

Passimento Pasqua 2013

Fiona Beckett features our Passimento

Rosso Romeo&Juliet as an example of

an off dry red produced with the

“appassimento method”.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst

yle/2015/nov/12/fiona-beckett-sweet-

wines

US:

@Wineexpress.com

November 2015Wine of the day

Passione e Sentimento Veneto IGT 2012:

Competes Head to Head with ManyAmarones Costing three time As Much

• Here's a wine with passion written allover it. The label depicts the famous wallof love near the Romeo & Juliet balconyin Verona where thousands of love messages have been inscribed over the years.

• It's made in an Amarone style and you'llsmell that right away in the intense aromas of red berries with hints of spices on the nose.

• The palate is zesty and alive with richberry fruit flavors, bitter chocolate, wood smoke and brown spices while the tannins are ripe and velvety.

• It's a wine you've just gotta love that'salso a classic value!

TIP: Just like in the production of Amarone, the Merlot and Corvina grapes are handharvested with great care and then left to dry for 1 month in wooden trays in the winery.

Sweden:

Allt om Bröllop

November 2015

Bröllop trend:

Anna Fürst review of Passione

Sentimento White and Red R&J

on Swedish weeding megazine

Allt om Bröllop

USA:

AM NEWYORK

November 2015

Passione Sentimento Red R&J is

featured as one of the perfect reds to

match with Turkey to celebrate

#Thanksgiving.

Described as a wine which «identifies

as a fine wine brand aimed at

millenials».

UK:

@The Daily Mail

December 2015

Matthew Jukes features the Passione

Sentimento Red R&J as one of the

classy and affordable wines for Tom

Kerridge’s New Year Supper Recipes.

World class and also affordable – wines for Tom Kerridge’s New Year Supper recipesposted on December 26, 2015 in Daily MailHere are some world class, but affordable wines for yourTom Kerridge New Year Supper recipes featured inWeekend Magazine today.

NV finest* Fino Sherry, Jerez, Andalucia, Spain (£5.50,50cl bottle, Tesco). It is always pretty tricky to matchwine to soup and Tom’s Celeriac and apple soup deservesa well-chosen companion, so I have found you this mouth-watering, bargain-priced Fino for the job. Serve it chilledand revel in this stunning match.2014 Gavi di Gavi, Terre Antiche, Giustiniana,Piemonte, Italy (£12.00, Oddbins). Tom’s classic Codfish cakes with caper and parsley sauce is a wonderfulrecipe and I have found a very smart Gavi, made by myfavourite producer in the region, for you to trackdown. One sip of this elegant, dry wine and you will be inheaven.2013 Pasqua, Passimento, Veneto, Italy (£10.00,Morrisons). The Slow cooked duckling with pickledbeetroot and sweet and sour onion recipe has some verystrong flavours on the go. I have chosen an Italian beautymade from partially dried grapes. This techniqueincreases the intensity of plum and blackberry fruit tostunning results.

Costarica:

La Naciòn

February 2016

Passimento is recommended as

One of the perfect wine to enjoy

on St. Valentine day.

Costarica:

Revista «Mi menù»

February 2016

UK –

@The Times

Jane Mac Quitty

February 2016

Jane MacQuitty reviews the

Prosecco Doc Brut Romeo&Juliet

« If you must drink prosecco and want a

love-letter label to match, the one to

buy is Prosecco Romeo&Juliet, Famiglia

Pasqua. A pleasant, floral, appley, 11

per cent alcohol, fizz with less froth and

sugar than most.

The label depicts the Romeo&Juliet wall

in Verona where 3,000 messages of love

are left every day by visitors from all

over the world»

@Pass the Bottle

April 2016

For those of you who know of my love for

trying different variations on Amarone, this

Bottle of The Week choice should come as no

surprise. As you may be able to tell by the

name, Passimento, this red blend is made in

the style of Amarone by partially drying the

grapes before they are fermented, which is

referred to as Appassimento. The blend is

made up of 40% Merlot, 30% Corvina, and

30% Croatina. Corvina is the main grape used

in Amarone, but here it plays second fiddle to

the Merlot. A quick side note on Merlot, I

have heard several people recently dissing on

the Merlot grape as being a lesser grape, and

I just wanted to take a moment to say that,

while you can find some pretty bad Merlots,

there are also some fantastic bottles out

there if you know where to look.

https://passthebottleblog.wordpress.com/20

16/04/27/bottle-of-the-week-passimento-

merlot-blend/

Social MediaLaunch of the new #ROSSOVENETO in Montreal

First ever Pasqua Romeo&Juliet #Mural

was created in Montreal with the help of local #graffiti artist

Instagram: Pasqua contest by using #loversletters

#rossoveneto – submit your love image – best love

message has been added to the mural

Facebook and Twitter to follow the activitiesBEFORE

AFTER

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#Rosso Veneto n. of post n. of like total n. of comments

Instagram 26 #rossoveneto 3.457 154

11 #loversletters

retweet rtw reech favourite total views

Twitter 13 #rossoveneto

01-05 ottobre 7 #loversletters

post 02/10/2015 4 6.1K 1 414

n. of like total total coverage on Pasqua

Facebook

13 tot. inclusi i

nostri 227 1967

From Instagram,

Finel post of the contest

The total activity generated

3.457 contact/likes

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Social MediaLaunch of the new #ROSSOVENETO in Montreal

Social MediaLaunch of #Passimento Bianco @HavensKitchen NY

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