Cantina di Monteforte is a bright straw-colored with pleasant but subtle aromas of violets, citrus, almonds with a hint of minerals. On the palate, this 100% Garganega wine’s flavors include mild pear, lemon and slate, then finishes with almonds. This nuttiness pairs well with the pea sauce, and the wine’s light-to-medium body and backbone of cleansing acidity is nice with scallops. This is not a complex wine, which is the right call for the simple, clean flavors of Greg’s pasta dish.
Soave is in Italy’s Veneto region located near Verona. Vinified primarily from Garganega grapes, Soave is known for light, floral, nutty, refreshing and inexpensive wines, and is by far Italy’s largest white wine DOC. Unfortunately, large production can lead to an abundance of mediocre, dull, and almost flavorless wines. However, there are some really great wines from Soave, and even the really good ones are a great value, most coming in under the $15 mark. To increase your odds of finding a well-made wine, look for Soave Classico. GRANT
Pairs With Hot Peas & Cold Butter Make a Silky Sauce for Grilled Scallops & Fettuccine
Price $9
Also pairs well with antipasto, cheese, chicken, fish, pasta, salad, shellfish, and shrimp.
- Category White Wine
- Varietal Garganega
- Region Veneto Italy
OK.. For realzz. After reading this post, I soooo wanna go. You really know how to have a heck-of-a-goooood-time!
Taking a taxi from the airport is a very bad plan. Train is around NOK 160 and actually quicker, bus is less than that.
I was in a group of four, so we split the taxi and it was less NOK than the train. Plus it dropped us right at the hotel. Others in my group arriving singly took the train and said it was a pleasant and easy trip. GREG
liked the write up — however: nobody takes the cab from the airport! you take the express train, or possibly the bus. taxi prices are insane.
i don’t really know anybody who’d go to the ice bar, i’ve been there once because of my job. so i didn’t pay. i guess it was interesting, but not really something a local would do.
olympen is cool though, tranen is a pretty curious location, åpen bar is decent.
places you should check out are: tilt, fisk og vilt (not as hot as it used to be, but can still pack a crowd), parkteatret (and a few other places in the area), and actually a spot called månefisken. it can be pretty hard to find, but they do have a really nice outside area right next to the river. really peaceful and relaxed.
as far as nightclubs go, do check out jaeger. it’s right in the city centre, fairly easy to find. really pleasant bar during daytime, and gets pretty hot nightime. also, check out blå, a mainstay for more than a decade, and stratos for some spectacular views. i recommend the dj crews juicy and hoetell, check out their nights if you have the chance.
It really helps round out the Oslo nightlife scene for my readers. I was only in town three nights so I did not get to everything on my list. GREG
There’s a very comfortable fast train and lots of comfortable airport busses going in to the center of Oslo from the airport. …and you really visited the expencive places. We have lots of good cheaper bars and bear places. I agree about your visit to the ice bar though :-))))
I can’t tell you how much you made me want to go to Oslo. I swear I never thought of it until you and your trip. I really think that we will have to get there soon. I loved following you along on the journey.
Next time you come, you should check out these places;
Bar Boca, Fuglen, Gamle Major, Tilt & Vulcan.
Sounds like you had a wonderful time — but you definitly chose the priciest places for your bar-to-bar round 😉
A tip for the ICEBAR though, do the upgrade to 2 drinks for 200NOK (35usd)
Take care! x
I don’t want to take out a second mortgage, ha ha. You took your bar hopping very seriously, definitely not a haphazard approach. I think I’d be a brown bar guy myself.
I’d be checking out the ice bar and the “brown” bars, too. I love seeking out the bars/pubs with some history and there does seem to be a cycle of falling into disrepair and becoming hip again with establishments and areas of a city.
you wear underwear when you drink from the mini-bar? Sounds like fun, I’ll have to try that next time! Bet you weren’t just in your undies at the Ice Bar.…brrrr. — S
Olympen Mat & Vinhus sounds like my kind of place. While it sounds like it’s just a beer bar, (no cocktails) I’m a girl who loves a retro decor, especially when it’s from the 30’s. I so wanna go. So the next time I head to Norway (whenever that may be) I’m definitely checking it out. Thanks for the tip.
…that is after I got over the $$hock of the taxi fare. Makes the $30 drink in the ice bar sound like a bargain.