by Andy | Aug 25, 2021 | Lessini Durello
Vinnie and I were traveling through the countryside between Vicenza and Verona when we took a short detour to visit a small commemorative obelisk preserving the memory of the events of the 8th April, 1848. After the downfall of Napoleon, in 1815 the Congress of Vienna...
by Andy | Aug 18, 2021 | Colli Euganei
Venice is a delight, as is the hinterland behind La Serenissima, but it must be said it is flat and if you long for a little verticality in your landscape then you are not alone. Over the centuries Venetians have sought refuge from the unending horizontality of...
by Andy | Jul 28, 2021 | Soave Classico
“We are off to the mountains to visit a Soave winery,” I announced to Vinnie, my trusty corkscrew. He then threw me completely by asking what is the difference between a mountain and a hill? Well, it seems that it is not something that people can easily agree on....
by Andy | Oct 28, 2020 | Valpolicella, Veneto
“‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings,” wrote Led Zeppelin in their famous song, Stairway to Heaven, and this is true in all languages. The Italian word contadino translates as peasant and in the 70s and 80s to label a person as such would...
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