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Article: Italian soul mates: The secret's out on Old World pairings.(Recipe)
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2007
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Byline: Jessica Yadegaran
Jul. 11--When Massimiliano Boldrini left Italy, the chef didn't stuff his suitcase with beloved bottles of Chianti or pricey Super Tuscans, but with two vines of fragolino, a grape that has a natural strawberry flavor and produces a fruity, luscious wine.
"That's what I could sneak in," says Boldrini, who owns Berkeley's Riva Cucina, where he creates sustainable seafood dishes inspired by his native Emilia-Romagna.
He's replanted the vines on his Napa property, a symbol of his dedication to l'abbinamento, the centuries-old Italian concept of matching food and wine. Italy has 20 regions, and more than 2,000 indigenous ...