by Andy | Jun 29, 2022 | Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom, for we never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough,” posited William Blake in his famous work, “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”. To allow Americans to test this hypothesis in the early...
by Andy | Jan 19, 2022 | Offida
As Vinnie and I have found out in our travels around Italy there are an amazing number of attractions to tempt the tourist but some are more unusual than others. We found ourselves in the town of Ripatransone on the eastern side of the country in the region of Le...
by Andy | Nov 17, 2021 | Conero
Vinnie and I were mooching down the autostrada on the Adriatic coast in eastern Italy, in the region known as Marche, enjoying the sun, the views of the sea and the mountains, and generally enjoying life. Climatically, the north and south are quite different and we...
by Andy | Mar 17, 2021 | Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
If Bramante’s initial plans had been carried through to completion, St Peter’s in Rome would have been a larger version of the beautiful Tempio di San Biagio situated on the south side of the town of Montepulciano, just outside of the centro storico. Built for the...
by Andy | Feb 17, 2021 | Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
We will never meet the Etruscans (who were very keen winemakers) but we can imagine that we come close to them in this heartbreakingly beautiful town. The Etruscan civilisation was overwhelmed by the Romans in the 3rd century BC and most of what we know of them comes...
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