点评:We had a tight three-hour window before an afternoon event and wanted to visit a small winery. Finding nothing nearby, we decided to drive over an hour to Casa Sola. I emailed them the day before, and a representative replied quickly, stating their wine shop opens daily at 10:00 AM. I replied that we would arrive right at 10:00 AM.
We woke up early and drove 1.5 hours to get there. Upon arrival, the wine shop was locked. I called the number, and the same person I emailed came out. He mentioned a large group of 30 people was arriving soon. I told him we just wanted a quick tasting, so he led us into the tasting room. Inside, another staff member was setting up glasses. The two employees immediately began arguing in Italian right in front of us. A few minutes later, the first man turned to us and said, "I'm sorry, but we can't do a tasting today because you didn't make an appointment." When I showed him the email confirming our 10:00 AM arrival, he completely dismissed it.
Disappointed, we left and spotted Casa Emma down the road. What a blessing in disguise! A wonderful woman named Elena greeted us. Even though they were fully booked with over 100 guests on the way, Elena offered us a quick standing tasting. That "quick" tasting turned into an amazing sampling of six wines, their olive oil, and a balsamic vinegar flight (12, 25, and 100 years old!). We were so thrilled that we bought over €1,000 worth of wine, oil, and the 100-year-old balsamic.
Huge thanks to Elena for saving our morning and making our long drive completely worth it! Avoid Casa Sola and go straight to Casa Emma instead.
翻译:下午有个活动,我们只有三个小时的空闲时间,想去一家小型酒庄参观。附近没有合适的酒庄,我们决定开车一个多小时去卡萨索拉酒庄(Casa Sola)。我前一天给他们发了邮件,一位代表很快回复说他们的酒庄商店每天上午10点开门。我回复说我们会准时10点到达。
我们早早起床,开了1.5小时的车才到。结果到了之后发现酒庄商店锁着门。我打了邮件里的电话,还是之前联系我的那个人出来了。他说马上会有一大群30人的客人到。我告诉他我们只是想快速品尝一下,于是他带我们进了品酒室。里面,另一位工作人员正在摆放酒杯。两位工作人员立刻在我们面前用意大利语争吵起来。几分钟后,其中一位男士转过身对我们说:“很抱歉,因为你们没有预约,所以今天不能进行品酒。”当我给他看确认我们上午10点到达的邮件时,他完全不以为意。
我们失望地离开了,然后看到了路边的Casa Emma。真是因祸得福!一位名叫Elena的女士热情地接待了我们。尽管当时他们已经客满,还有100多位客人正在路上,Elena还是为我们安排了一次快速的站立式品鉴。这“快速”的品鉴变成了一次令人惊艳的体验,我们品尝了六款葡萄酒、橄榄油和一套巴萨米克醋(12年、25年和100年陈酿!)。我们非常满意,于是购买了价值超过1000欧元的葡萄酒、橄榄油和那款100年陈酿的巴萨米克醋。
非常感谢Elena拯救了我们的上午,让我们的长途跋涉变得无比值得!千万别去Casa Sola,直接去Casa Emma吧。