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Every trip to Italy should/must include at least a stopover in Rome

No trip to Italy is complete without a visit to Rome. The idiom “all the roads lead to Rome (Roma)“ suggests that there are many ways...
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A journey to Naples, Italy to explore wine, the birth place of pizza and more

Just two days after arriving in Italy we are on the fast train heading south to Naples (Napoli). Flat farmland streaks by the train windows, as we...
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First wine and food stop Milan, Italy

Since theEuropean Wine Bloggers Conferencewas in Brescia, Italy duringOctober we went a week early to check out Italy's great food and wine...
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Full moon over Venice: A time for wine, food and masks

Of all the Italian cities, Veniceis the one that will keep calling you back. Venice is pure magic. The art, the architecture, the wine and the food...
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Fall colors, grape harvest and great wines make Italy the perfect dream vacation

Just as the leaves are changing their colors and the California grape harvest is in progress, we are off to Italy to check out its fall colors,...
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An Italian couple's quest to bring the best Italian wines to San Francisco

Sipping on a glass of Lubaco wine, Parissima explains how she and husband Amanzio Tamanti first started Enoteca Vino Nostro. Opened in November...
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Restaurant wine clubs deliver

Who better to select a monthly or bi-monthly wine care package than the wine director or sommelier from one of your favorite restaurants?Thanks to...
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Italian Wine Values!

Italy can be an intimidating wine landscape to navigate even for a seasoned sommelier. It is highly diverse with disparate wine traditions. The...
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Pecorino (the wine, not the cheese!)

Believe it or not there is a grape called Pecorino. I thought they were kidding when I tried in New York at Vino 2009, a big Italian wine tasting,...
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Italian finery at a bargain price

Sprezzatura is an Italian word that is roughly defined asa certain untouchable coolness that can almost be described as the opposite of affectation...
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