Trentino-Alto Adige North and West of the famous Veneto, you find a region with a long name. Perhaps not as flashy as the Veneto, which has the stunning cities of Venice, Padua, and Verona, and without those well-known wines like...
It was a drizzly morning. It had been beautiful when we left the coast of Abruzzo, in Silvi and headed toward the inland region of Teramo, but as we drove further, the clouds increased, and here and there, rain would...
Liguria & Cinque Terre Last October, we took our epic 21-day trip to Northern Italy. Our last day, well, part of our last day, was spent in Cinque Terre. We drove in from Florence, skipping a stop in Pisa to...
Rosé just kind of screams “SUMMER,” don’t you think? It’s the wine you want in your glass as you take in the sunset by the water, any water, whether it is a lake, the sea, or a pool! Two Amazing...
Rùfina East of Florence, near the Apennines, you find the smallest of the Chianti sub-regions, Rùfina. This was the region that for centuries provided the majority of the wines to Florence, being just 10 miles from the city. It is,...
Abruzzo, the verdant region on Italy’s eastern coast, packs so much beauty into its spot on the calve of Italy’s boot. The region runs from the Gran Sasso peak on the spine of the Apennines, east through inland high meadows,...
Hotel Campelli and view of Sondrio in Valtellina Italy Marcel Zanolari met us in front of the Hotel Campelli in Moia, which overlooks Sondrio at the center of Valtellina. This is the Northern part of Lombardia, Italy, a valley between...
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Travel. It’s something that, following COVID, we all longed to do. It has become more important than ever for us, as humans, to see this planet of ours and meet its people. Perhaps there is a sense of urgency with...
La Perla di Marco Triacca North of Milan, past Lake Como, tucked between the Orobie and Rhaetian Alps, you find the Valtellina Valley. As you drive east through the valley, you pass Sondrio at the center, watching the steep vineyards...
Cristina Scarpellini likes a challenge. She came to Valtellina, an outsider, a lawyer from Milan, and knew she wouldn’t leave. This valley had her under its spell. Starting with a 1-hectare vineyard, she created her winery Tenuta Scerscé, the name...
Sardegna Off the western coast of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea sits the large island of Sardegna. Just below Corsica, which is part of France, and above Sicily, Sardegna has almost 2000 kilometers of coastline and is the 2nd largest...
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