Schioppettino Valley

Schioppettino Valley

We have driven east across the billiard-table flat Friulian plain to arrive in the foothills of the Julian Alps; more precisely we are in the beautiful, lush, and green (even on an early spring day) Judrio Valley in eastern Friuli Venezia Giulia. On the far side of...
Aquileia Secrets

Aquileia Secrets

So where are we?” enquired Vinnie, although I had the distinct impression that he wasn’t really interested. “Aquileia,” I replied. It was clear that this meant nothing to my trusty corkscrew and to be fair, looking around us, there was nothing to suggest that this was...
Lengths For A Tazzelenghe

Lengths For A Tazzelenghe

Culturally, Italy is a country with a long history of family-owned businesses, large and small. One of the effects of this phenomenon is the sense of history and continuity it creates. This has a particular resonance in Italy which is a relatively new country,...
Simply Schioppettino

Simply Schioppettino

As you will have read on the home page of this blog, Vinnie and I are travelling the length and breadth of Italy looking for great wines and interesting places and we were now within 200 metres of the Slovenian border. We had come to the small village of Prepotto, and...