VINO!

Seeing as Mom & Dad Kay are big fans of white wine, the wine selection they chose for the meal was from Orvieto located in central Italy north of Rome.  The region is well-known for it's whites.

Orvieto wines are from the made from a blend of Grechetto and Trebbiano grapes, and they tend to be semi-sweet to sweet, dry and pale gold in color.  A nice light wine for summer dinners.

Another family favorite is a wine called Est! Est! Est! from Montefiascone, just south of Orvieto.  Not only is it a tasty wine, but the story of its name lends it an extra charm.  Way back in the way-way back times, there was a German cardinal, John of Fuger, who had a penchance for good food and wine.  Having to travel south through Italy, he sent his manservant down before him to check out the inns along the way that would serve wines to his liking.  The inns were to be marked with the word "Est" meaning "It is (good)."  The manservant found an inn in Montefiascone with a wine that was so fabulous, he marked it with "Est! Est! Est!"  Turns out that John of Fuger was not disappointed by this confirmation of fabulousness and imbibed it in such great quantities that he died of indigestion.  The end.

Don't you love a good story?