Eat Italian, Drink Italian

Were you aware that Italy currently produces more wine than any other country in the world?

According to the latest available figures close to 21% of the world’s wine exports originate in Italy, against 19% each for France and Spain, 8% for Australia and 6% each for Chile and the United States of America.

By a pleasant coincidence Italy also happens to be the home of the pizza. Regardless of the tenuous claims of different Mediterranean and Middle Eastern nations and also the admittedly impressive quantities now consumed across the pond, pizza is as naturally linked to Italy as sauerkraut is with Germany or paella with Spain.

So it is natural to relish a pizza with a respectable wine.

Eco Restaurant is a popular Clapham restaurant that boasts not just the tastiest and healthiest pizzas for miles around but also some of the finest wines commonly available.

Whether your taste is for sparkling or still, white or red, dry or sweet, Italian or non-Italian - this finest of Clapham Old Town restaurants has something that you can enjoy coupled with some of the most fantastic food that you will find around South London.

One of the particular favourites is a classic Pinot Grigio Principato 2008, a fresh Italian dry white with a gentle floral and citrus bouquet. This fine wine can be purchased by the glass as well as by the bottle.

Another star turn is the Prosecco di Valdobbiadene NV, for that special event or maybe just for the sheer fun of it. Orignating from the Veneto region of northern Italy, this wonderfully fruity sparkling wine combines ripe pear aromas with crisp green apple flavours to give you a refreshing and enduring experience.

For those who like something different there is the Doricum Cattaratto, Santa Eufamia 2008 from Sicily, light and crisp with a hint of orange and almond.

A pizza seems almost made to be partaken of with a decent bottle of wine, although the choice of beers, spirits, coffees and soft drinks available at Eco Restaurant by itself leaves one spoilt for choice.

It is the combination that makes the experience particularly special, and a pleasant and nourishing evening meal at Eco one that you will recollect for a long time.

For more information on what Eco Restaurants has to offer, you can visit the website at www.ecorestaurants.com