All Things are Possible With Pasta, Pane and Vino
Escaping the ordinary is the goal of all recreational travel. Adventure, relaxation, novel experiences, or exploration can all be ways of leaving the humdrum behind. But on our recently concluded […]
Category Archives: Europe
Winemaking is King in Valpolicella
Despite the contemporary focus on terroir and vineyard expression, winemaking never the less makes a difference. No place provides better evidence of this than Valpolicella. It’s hard to imagine a more uninspiring […]
A Taste of The Cuisine of Piemonte
With the various iterations of Nebbiolo, Piemonte produces one of the most distinctive wines in the world. (See this post about our visit to Piemonte wine country.) But as with most regions […]
A Brief Visit To Florence, Italy
Our month-long trip through the wine regions of Central and Northern Italy began in Florence where we were to meet the tour that would traverse Chianti, Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, […]
Wondrous Prague
It is hard to capture in words the essence of Prague, the last stop on our European trip. In some ways it was not Prague we visited but a “Disneyland” […]
A Côte-Rôtie Refuge
After a week of nonstop travel through Northern Spain and levels of food and wine consumption that approached gluttony, a few days of recuperation at a lovely bed and breakfast […]
Ribera del Duero: Old Bulls, Old Vines and Baby Lamb
The running of the bulls in Pamplona is famous in part because of the association with danger and the mishaps that send careless joggers to the hospital or occasionally the […]
Edible Arts in Europe
Tomorrow we take off for a month in Europe. First stop is Madrid to begin a week-long tour through the famed Spanish wine regions of Rioja and Ribera Del Duero […]
Roving Decanter 