Word: grappa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...GREAT GRAPPA...
Back in the days when you went to a joint with checkered tablecloths and candles stuck in straw-covered Chianti bottles to order spaghetti with red sauce, grappa was the throat-searing firewater that il padrone sometimes served with espresso if he was in a very good mood. Just as pasta has gone upscale and pricey, so has this Italian peasant brandy, usually colorless, that is distilled from grape husks and skins after the juice has been pressed to make wine. These days, many of Italy's top vintners are aging and refining grappa and infusing it with herb...