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I wondered if we were ever going to make it to Pasetti's Testarossa vineyard and estate in the Pescara region of Abruzzo. This was our last stop on this Press Trip to Abruzzo, and the vineyard was inland, in the [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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In central Teramo, in the hills between the Tordino and Vemano Rivers, you find Fattoria Nicodemi. Founded by Bruno Nicodemi in 1970 on the estate his mother had brought as her dowry to his father. Bruno left Rome and his [...]
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Unexpected White Wine Pairings I'm hosting this month's #WinePW event on "Unexpected White Wine Pairings." You would think that since I was hosting, I would have had an idea about my pairing. Nope! I have been racking my brain for [...]
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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 [...]
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Guest Spot on "Cook Local, Eat Local!" Podcast I was honored that David of Cooking Chat invited me to be his guest for his podcast "Cook Local, Eat Local!" David had just received his weekly CSA basket, and we chatted [...]
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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 [...]
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Italy - Abruzzo - Pescara - Spoltore On the Eastern Coast of Italy within the Abruzzo region of Pescara, not far from the ocean and the city of Pescara, you will find Spoltore and the La Valentina/Binomio winery. Looking toward [...]
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National Wine and Cheese Day Ah…a glass of wine and a plate of cheese. They go together like peanut butter and jelly! Today is a day to celebrate this pairing! The classic pairings here are those “grow together, go together” [...]
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Abruzzo's Adriatic coast is dotted with spidery platforms with spindly arms. Looking like giant spiny lobsters or spider crabs, they sit out on the water with rickety catwalks connecting them with the coast. Trabocchi (the plural version of Trabocco) are [...]
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As summer starts to wind down, we all will have been enjoying plenty of white wine in the heat. I am sure that along the way, you popped something in your mouth, took a swig of a white wine, and [...]
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Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines (On Sale Now on Amazon)!
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines
Tempting Spoonfuls, Small bites with wines from around the globe. on sale now on Amazon
Tempting Spoonfuls - small bites paired with wines from around the globe
