by Andy | Jan 6, 2021 | Campania, Taurasi
Slow Food is an organisation with its roots firmly in Italy. It was founded in 1986 by an activist, Carlo Petrini, in response to McDonald’s trying to open a branch at the bottom of the Spanish Steps in Rome. Now an international movement, it is all about preserving...
by Andy | Dec 16, 2020 | Campania, Taurasi
Taurasi is a town high up in the mountains of Campania, east of Naples, whose roots go back to pre-Roman times. However, today it is best known for the red wine that bears its name. The wine itself has DOCG status, which makes it one of the more important wines in...
by Andy | Dec 9, 2020 | Campania, Greco di Tufo
Vinnie and I were in Campania, near its capital, Naples, and we were in search of a special wine, Greco di Tufo or Greek of Tufo. Tufo because that is the name of the town in whose area this wine is produced but why Greek? Well, if you go to the origins of the name...
by Andy | Dec 2, 2020 | Campania, Greco di Tufo
In our search for Greco di Tufo, a local DOCG wine, Vinnie and I found ourselves in the mountains behind Naples. Naples was the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860. Okay, I know there is only one...
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