About chefbikeski
Culinary Director and Owner of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine. Creator of uniquely personalized tours in Italy. Small groups, owner/expert led, customized to your desires, your budget. We personally design and lead each and every tour ourselves, to deliver the best in personalized service.
In March, 2012 I had a chance to visit the town of Cormons, Italy, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, just a stone’s throw from the Slovenian border. Cormons enviable location places it in both the Collio and Collio … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, collio, collio orientali del friuli, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, cormons, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, friulano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pinot grigio, private bike trips, private ski trips, refosco, Schioppettino, Travel, Wine
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When guests on our Italy bike tours are first introduced to the Italian foods of the Northeast regions, they are often surprised – pastas with red sauce, or, frankly, anything with a ‘red sauce’ are rare on the menus. The … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Mozzarella, Risotto, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged arancini, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, mozzarella, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosciutto, Recipe, Risotto, Travel
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Recently, I visited Cormons, Italy. A small town tucked away in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, this town is the epicenter of wine production in this region. It’s location puts it at the border of both the Collio and Isonzo wine zones, so … Continue reading →
Posted in Fish, Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Salad, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, collio, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fish, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, friuliano, Health, isonzo, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, ombrina, private bike trips, private ski trips, scallops, Travel, Wine
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Located in Selgarda, in the heart of the Piave DOC, Ornella Molon Traverso is one of the producers in this little-known region that is beginning to receive international attention. Wines have been cultivated in this region for hundreds of years, … Continue reading →
Posted in Pinot Grigio, Raboso, Uncategorized, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, Ornella Molon, Piave, private bike trips, private ski trips, raboso, refosco, tai, Travel, Veneto, Veneto wine, Veneto wine zones, Wine
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The Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC, also known as Sudtirol Eisacktaler, is Italy’s northernmost wine region. This is one of the many wine regions that lay along the Sudtirol Strada di Vini, and one we will visit with our Bike … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, lagrein, muller thurgau, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Schiava, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Wine
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