Let's kiss: ten wines for ten kisses while waiting for Valentine's Day

First come the looks, then the scent and the taste, and finally the magic. We carefully examine our glass and dip our noses in to begin deciphering the secret of what lies within. We raise the glass to our lips for a first taste of the mystery, to determine whether it will be love at first sight or a slow, developing feeling that convinces us sip after sip. Love responds to the same movements. We study the object of our desire, we explore its emotions, we sense its scent, and then the enchantment occurs: we finally encounter the taste of its lips. There is no poet, painter, or sculptor who has not celebrated the kiss, that magical moment that seals the beginning of a love affair. From the romanticism of Hayez to the dreamlike atmospheres of Chagall, passing through the classicism of Canova and the photographs of Doisneau.

Here at Studio Cru, we're preparing to celebrate Valentine's Day with nine wines, an aperitif, and ten works of art that immortalize the moment when two lovers' lips meet in a kiss. Enjoy images and tastings in our dedicated Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/3X1hY1Le078PciXpMVZ9SO?s​i=Sm0​DA0iK​TCqAc​qLnHx​3TNg

The Kiss , Gustav Klimt ​Oro Asolo Prosecco Superiore Docg – Giusti Wine

A kiss, and everything is tinged with gold: in his work Der Kuss , Gustav Klimt imagines the moment when the lips of a man in love touch the face of a young woman, who abandons herself to the ecstasy of the moment. Everything around the couple becomes a light that illuminates the world suspended in the space of an embrace.

The Kiss , Francesco Hayez Ribolla Gialla Spumante Brut 2021 – Collavini

The Italian Risorgimento transformed into a kiss: Francesco Hayez, in his famous painting, depicts love of country through the union of two young people. The kiss represents Hayez's figurative power and the highest expression of his art, marking an era. Collavini also introduced the Collavini Method and the first sparkling version of Ribolla Gialla to the history of wine.

Love and Psyche , Antonio Canova ​Uni Toscana Bianco Igt ​ 2024 – Fattoria La Maliosa

In his famous work Cupid and Psyche , Antonio Canova immortalized in marble, making it eternal, the moment in which the god Cupid awakens the beautiful Psyche from a hellish sleep with a sweet kiss.

Marc Chagall's Birthday Trace of Pink Chiaretto di Bardolino 2022 – Le Fraghe

Marc Chagall transforms the canvas into a world suspended between dream and reality: in "The Birthday," he celebrates the light and joyful love that floats in the air like bodies, amidst vibrant colors and a dreamlike atmosphere. The two lovers—the artist himself and his wife, Bella Rosenfeld—meet in a delicate and intimate gesture, a kiss that seems to dance between memories and desires.

Diabolik and Eva Kant , AAVV ​Juntos Cannonau di Sardegna Doc Iolei

Even the King of Terror has a heart, and it just so happens to belong to the beautiful Eva Kant. Diabolik, the brainchild of sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, is a highly skilled thief who almost always succeeds in carrying out his criminal plans.

The Kiss , Pablo Picasso ​Mattj Pinot Grigio Macerato – Roeno

Two lovers kiss, captured in a passionate embrace in which the figures seem to merge with each other: The Kiss by the master Pablo Picasso embodies a sensual dynamism of brushstrokes that seems to transcend the canvas and communicate to the viewer love and beauty in all its forms.

The Kiss , Rodin Plèstina Trasimeno Gamay di Pucciarella

“Love, which pardons no one loved from loving, / seized me with such a strong desire for this one, / that, as you see, it still does not abandon me.” Rodin chose marble to give form to the punished love between Paolo and Francesca.

The Lovers , René Magritte Belladama Romagna Albana Secco DOCG from Ronchi di Castelluccio

The surrealist painter hid countless faces and thoughts behind white sheets. A fetish, a need, or a means of identification immersed in a dreamlike dimension.

Le Baiser de l'hôtel de ville , Robert Doisneau ​Cavadiserpe Terre Siciliane Igt 2019 Mandrarossa

"What I was trying to show was a world where I would feel good, where people would be kind, where I would find the tenderness I hoped to receive. My photo was like proof that such a world can exist."

Hector and Andromache , Giorgio de Chirico ​UNREPEATABLE! American – Hungrycircle

Giorgio de Chirico transforms the two lovers of the Iliad into faceless mannequins capable of conveying a palpable human warmth, as they embrace each other in an armless embrace, representing an eternal farewell. Their bodies fit together perfectly, the geometries seeking each other as if love could invent new limbs just to stay.