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Nosiola Pojer e Sandri
# LABEL # It is curious to find a label representing an engraving of 1500, signed Albrecht Durer, on a wine bottle of Trentino region: it doesn't just happen... That's right: what lies behind the choice of Mario Pojer and Fiorentino Sandri, the two founders of their...
Romitòro Castello Romitorio
# LABEL # Castello Romitorio is another example of a winery that has divinely combined wine with art. The owner, the eclectic artist of the Italian transavantgarde Sandro Chia, bought in 1984 what was at that time a ruin, transforming it into an oenological and...
Lumera Donnafugata
#LABEL# Donnafugata has always been associated with its Stefano Vitale labels. The Paduan artist who lived for many years in America, in 1994 began his long collaboration with Gabriella Anca Rallo, founder together with her husband Giacomo, of Donnafugata winery....
Sea & Mountain
Yes, absolutely right, I confirm: the Mare & Monti pairing really wins. How can this work? Simple: take some fresh prawns, a pan with a spoon of oil, a few cloves of garlic and a sprinkling of coarsely chopped parsley. After ten minutes, just waiting the gray...
A lord White Wine, son of “Idda”
Etna is "a muntagna", female, Idda (in Sicilian dialect, it means "She"), the Mother of the volcanoes situated in - for me - the most beautiful region of Italy, Sicily. Thanks to "Idda" and its lava soil rich in minerals, together with its characteristic microclimate...
Un Blanc de Blancs s’il vous plaît
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 Francois...
Italy – Spain
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, fish...
Holiday in Val d’Aosta
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 product that...
Let’s discover the Ventoux AOC
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 web (I...
Inside a carapace
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...