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 […]
Tag Archives: Italy
Under the Umbrian Sun
Vacationers heading to Italy usually think first of Tuscany. Go there if you like tour buses, hordes of curio shoppers, and high prices. If something about that doesn’t appeal to […]
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 […]
Piemonte Wine Country
We were feeling really rotten as we left Cinque Terre behind, heading toward Piemonte on our month-long visit to Northern Italy, having picked up a nasty cold on the tour […]
Climbing the Cliffs of Cinque Terre
Our wine and food tour of Tuscany concludes with a journey to Liguria for a finale of seafood and scenery along Italy’s Riviera—the five fishing villages of Cinque Terre. Today […]
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, […]
Roving Decanter 