September’s Wine Quotation: “Writing in my sixty-fourth year, I can truthfully say that since I reached the age of discretion I have consistently drunk more than most people would say is good for me. Nor did I regret it. Wine has been for me a firm friend and a wise counselor. Often…wine has shown me …
Read more »Nan McElroy’s Living Venice Blog makes headlines at Italian Reflections Daily with “Think you know Nebbiolo? O mio babbino caro, think again.” Tweet
Read more »The sixth IRG Expat in Italy Interview takes us back to a region we have visited before, Umbria, where IRG members Giselle Stafford and her husband Mark run Gusto Wine Tours. Giselle hails from the beautiful port town of Falmouth in Cornwall and as she says: “If Umbria had the sea – I’d be in …
Read more »I simply had to include this Harold’s Planet cartoon “Yoga For Wine Lovers” in a post, so my thanks to my friends Alexandra Korey and Ilva Beretta from the new Facebook Group ‘Italian Reflections’ for sharing! The cartoon was created by Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar of Harold’s Planet. For more cartoons like this, check …
Read more »December’s ‘Food and Wine Interview’ is with Enrico Rivetto of the Rivetto Winery in Sinio, Piedmont. For over 100 years the Rivetto family has been making wine in the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy. Today this medium size estate occupies some 35 hectacres, 20 of which are vineyards, and faces the spectacular Serralunga d’Alba castle and the charming picturesque village of …
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