Gaia Gaja of Angelo Gaja inPiedmont |
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The best advice I ever got: |
My father told me: “Don’t be afraid to say no.” |
My life motto: |
From Lampedusa’s Il Gattopardo: “For things to remain the same, everything must change.” (“Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga com’è bisogna che tutto cambi”) |
I am currently reading: |
Trattato di Funambolismo by Philippe Petit |
The most-played track on my iPod: |
Vecchio Frac by Domenico Modugno |
A wine that surprised me recently: |
Our 2013 Nebbiolo that will come out next year |
My favourite newspaper/magazine: |
La Repubblica |
My desert-island wine: |
A magnum of Barbaresco |
If I didn’t do my current job I would be: |
I’d do something agricultural – like beekeeper or vegetable gardener |
I most admire in people: |
Tolerance, honesty and humility |
I really detest: |
Arrogance and factiousness |
The skill I don’t currently possess but would like to have: |
Ubiquity |
I relax while: |
Biking in the hills and on a boat on the sea |
I have learnt a lot from: |
My parents |
My first taste of wine was: |
I clearly remember learning to read and write, but not tasting wine, so it must have been before that. |
My last meal and sip will be: |
Fried eggs with white truffle and very mature Nebbiolo |
What do you want to show most in your wine? |
Clarity, fleeting delicacy, commitment and dedication |