by Elena | Mar 20, 2022 | A glass of
My experience among Champagnes with 100% Chardonnay, defined as “Blanc de Blancs”, continues. This time I try the Blanc de Blancs Delamotte, Champagne Brut 12% vol. The Maison is among the five oldest Champagne Houses, born in Reims in 1760 thanks to...
by Elena | Mar 16, 2022 | Unusual pairings
And I’m not talking about a football match…! Because basically, in the gastronomic field, whoever says Spain says… Paella! Then there are different recipes of paella depending on where you are, but the classic one remains the Valencian paella: a mixture of meat,...
by Elena | Feb 19, 2022 | A glass of
I just spent a few days in the Aosta Valley on vacation with my family. Wanting to try a dry white wine from the region, I am attracted to this bottle of white wine produced by IAR, Institut Agricole Régional of Aosta. That’s right, we are talking about a...
by Elena | Jan 23, 2022 | A glass of
It’s Sunday, 11:50 am: nothing is ready, the beasts (my children) becoming impatient. One word: hunger. Indeed another one: fast. I am not very smart in the kitchen, so I open the fridge which suggests me two ingredients: sausage and leeks. A quick look on the...
by Elena | Nov 28, 2021 | Wine tours
Last summer, when I was traveling from Northern to Southern Italy, we made a stop, more or less halfway through. And the region was Umbria, and then we stopped here, closed to the magnificent village of Bevagna (a visit is a must, really). Where we are? We are in...
