Billy Wagner of Nobelhart & Schmutzig in Berlin is provocative. He doesn’t shy away from admitting it. In his restaurant, you are asked to not use your phone to take photos, message or whatever. So when he calls the Michelin intransparent that is an understatement but he goes further. He says that when it comes to sustainability, lack of transparency needs to end. He goes to call the green leaf unsustainable saying it promotes marketing rather than action. In an Instagram post, Billy Wagner said he was proud but also annoyed to have been given a Green leaf together with another 18 restaurants in Germany. “I am annoyed because the Michelin sustainability emblem is intransparent, misleading and not sustainable. I am quite aware that calling Michelin intransparent is like calling me provocative. It is a given. We all know that’s Michelin works in mysterious ways. Inspectors are anonymous. They taste our food, our service like any other guest. That is the Michelin guide and … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Sixty year anniversary for Santa Margherita’s Pinot Grigio
Sixty years ago, Santa Margherita’s Pinot Grigio made its debut. It launched a real revolution in taste and in wine-drinking pleasure. In these first sixty years of history, Pinot Grigio has become the leading Italian white varietal wine worldwide, and the Pinot Grigio from Santa Margherita continues to be one of its flagships: a wine that has made a huge contribution to the development of Italian winemaking, revolutionizing both the national and foreign markets. The story began towards the end of the 1950s when, preempting future trends, the visionary and forward-thinking Count Gaetano Marzotto began looking for a new type of wine that was no longer a cliché: one that was able to stand out due to its originality and distinctive taste profile, and had a strong varietal/ territorial identity. He was looking for a different approach to wine, one which would become the real protagonist of the contemporary dining experience. His quest for a perfect combination between … [Read more...]