by Andy | Mar 16, 2022 | Ramandolo
Places on the edge, places in transition, places of change. These are where the potential lies for interesting things to happen, but not necessarily what you may anticipate. By their very nature, these are places where the unexpected is to be expected. Geographically,...
by Andy | Dec 15, 2021 | Marzemino
Vinnie and I were in Lombardy, heading for the small town of Capriano del Colle. “So how many DOC wines are there in Italy?” I asked him. “No idea,” was his somewhat truculent response. So I explained that there are some 330 areas whose wines are entitled to carry the...
by Andy | Nov 10, 2021 | Erbaluce
As committed Italophiles, Vinnie and I travel all over this beautiful country but I have to admit there are some areas that are less interesting than others. Travelling across the plain of the River Po, as flat as the proverbial billiard table, it is sometimes...
by Andy | May 19, 2021 | Erbaluce, Piedmont
As you head north from Turin the Alps grow ever larger on the horizon and the desire to explore them becomes almost irresistible. They mark the border between Italy and the rest of Europe and have always served to protect Il Bel Paese from incursions from the north....
by Andy | Mar 31, 2021 | Aleatico, Lazio
The Devil went down to Gradoli, a small town on the west side of Lake Bolsena, about 70 miles north of Rome. Here, he proceeded to make a real nuisance of himself. He lived in a cave near the town and amused himself by making the lives of the inhabitants miserable....
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