Rome, 22 May (LaPresse) – "I met Carlin before he had become the legend he went on to be over the years, at the Osteria Boccon Divino in Bra. As time went by, we became friends and I helped him build the University of Taste, the Wine Bank and everything connected with Pollenzo. Together we ‘visited’ dozens of restaurants and wineries and, over a dish or a glass, our minds would wander to whatever thoughts came to us. In recent years I’d lost touch with him, but we’d get in touch every now and then for a quick hello and to complain about the passing of time and how we’d become prisoners of life paths that left us no room for the carefree spirit of yesteryear. Tonight, memories of laughter, discussions and dreams came flooding back to me. All in strict Piedmontese dialect. Because that has always been the ‘official language’ of our conversations. The world has lost a true dreamer. Bon voyage, Carlin.” So wrote Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on X.
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