{"id":155,"date":"2009-01-14T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sostevinobile.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2009-01-14T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T23:35:00","slug":"il-comitato-per-la-restaurazione-del-papato-italiano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sostevinobile.com\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Il Comitato per la Restaurazione del Papato Italiano"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The aforementioned title belongs to an organization I\u2019ve spearheaded since 1978\u2019s investiture of Cardinal \u00a0Wojtyla<\/span> (Ioannes Paulus PP. II) <\/span>as the first non-Italian Pope since 1523. As it remains with his successor, Cardinal Ratzinger<\/span> (Benedictus PP. XVI\u2014I knew studying Latin for twelve years would eventually pay off)<\/span>, our rallying cry has always been \u201cquesto papa non conta!<\/span><\/span>\u201d Someday soon, the Italian people will reclaim this office, which, like the mayoralty of San Francisco, rightfully belongs to us.
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Of course, I\u2019m not ignorant of church history and realize that the papacy has not only not been the exclusive province of the Italians, the Holy See has not held uninterrupted in Rome since ~42 A.D. From 1309 to 1377<\/a><\/span>, the papacy was relocated to the French city of Avignon, in no small part because of Pope Clement V\u2019s desire to be near the source of his most favored wines. Clement planted vineyards just north of Avignon, near the banks of the Rh\u00f4ne, which were assumed by his successor, Pope John XXII, who also built the famed castle which gives this commune and AOC<\/a><\/span> its name: Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape<\/a><\/span>.
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Many of the Rh\u00f4ne varietals have found considerable success throughout the West Coast\u2019s AVAs, including Syrah<\/span>, Mourv\u00e8dre<\/span> (Mataro) and Grenache<\/span>, the principal grapes designated for Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape. Many wineries here make their own homage to this very approachable Rh\u00f4ne blend, led by Bonny Doon<\/a>\u2019s impresario Randall Grahm and his satiric Le Cigare Volant<\/span><\/a> <\/span>(note my generous attribution here, even if Boony Doon\u2019s former label, Big House<\/span>, plagiarized my unlaunched Ch\u00e2teau Lompoc<\/span>\u2014the Wine Served Behind the\u00a0Finest Bars in America<\/a><\/span>)<\/span>. Another of my perennial favorites has been the Kunin Pape Star<\/span><\/a><\/span>, a blend that is delightfully skewed towards Grenache.
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Finally, I manage to open a bottle of 2006 Michael Grace<\/a><\/span> GMS<\/span> last night to accompany a quick-broiled salmon fillet I served for dinner. GMS is a blend from grapes grown at Laetitia<\/a><\/span>\u2019s Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard, balanced between 60% Grenache, 10% Mourv\u00e8dre and 30% Syrah. An approachable wine to be sure, quite drinkable alone or as a companion to the aforementioned salmon. Affordably priced for a wine of its complexity\u2014only wish the Ginkgo Girl and I had discovered it while we were making our way through the week of post-Thanksgiving turkey entr\u00e9es.
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Basta per oggi\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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