A year or so ago I took my two adult sons with me to Italy. Given the busy schedules of two 20-somethings, I didn’t get to choose when they would visit – late August was my only option, the height … Continue reading
A highlight of many of our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine private tours in Italy are cooking classes, and of course making pasta is always a favorite activity. But my view of what makes a good cooking class for our clients … Continue reading
Our February meeting of our Newburyport Wine Club was built around “Wines that Tell a Story of Love.” Of course, you can’t do a theme like this without including wines from the Veneto. We enjoyed a Valpolicella Ripasso from Zeni, … Continue reading
Walking through the countryside of the Langhe hills in the Barolo wine zone, pristine picturesque vineyards stretch as far as the eye can see. Home to one of Italy’s most prestigious wine, almost every square inch is devoted to the … Continue reading
In January, our Newburyport Wine Club welcomed Silvestro Silvestori from the Awaiting Table Cooking School in Lecce as a guest chef and Sommelier. Lecce is in the southern region of Puglia, the heel of the boot. I had traveled down … Continue reading
