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Known to area residents as il conte, Cesare Sertoli Salis became the Valtellina's highest-profile wine producer when he revived his aristocratic family's centuries-old vineyard in 1989. Today, hotels and restaurants around the world (including New York's San Domenico) fight to get the most prestigious bottles of Conti Sertoli Salis, like the award-winning Sforzato Canua. Here, il conte reveals his favorite places in the Valtellina: "In the village of Grosotto, near Tirano, Hotel Le Corti [73 Via Patrioti; 39-0342/848-624; doubles from $70] is simple, stylish, and well run." • "Altavilla [46 Via Ai Monti, Bianzone; 39-0342/720-355; dinner for two $65] makes the Valtellina's best sciatt. The restaurant is tiny, but it has four hundred wines and a vast selection of olive oils." • "The venison steaks at Sassella [2 Via Roma, Grosio; 39-0342/847-272; dinner for two $76] are cooked in one of our red wines, with thyme, marjoram, and wild sage." • "I buy homemade smoked bresaola from Macelleria Poretti [1 Largo Pretorio, Tirano; 39-0342/701-216]."
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