Gone with the Wine wants to find good Chianti red wine. Jaakko meets the daughters of the Antinori noble family, Albiera and Alessia, who guide the man into the secrets of good wine and food. Jaakko also decides to attend a cookery course. Jaakko visits the Piedmont region of Italy. Jaakko meets a wine guru Angelo Gaja and Finnish Riikka Sukula who, together with her husband Jyrki Sukula, has acquired a winery in Piedmont. Jaakko also goes hunting for truffles. Jaakko visits the native region of the Soave white wine, Veneto in Northern Italy, situated in the middle of Lake Garda, Verona, Venice and
Soave (wine) critics have argued that this designation does not mean as much since the DOC/G changes of the early 21st century. For most of its history, Soave was produced in a medium-bodied style that was often compared to Chardonnay, except with a distinct bitter almond note. In the 1980s and 1990s, production styles shifted to producing more lighter and crisper styles that were closer to Pinot grigio than to Chardonnay. But at the turn of the 21st century, production trends were shifting towards a Soave that better reflected its own character and that of the Garganega grape. Master of Wine Mary