Exploring the lovely village of Serralunga d’Alba in the heart of the Langhe district in Piedmont, one can not resist stopping to enjoy a meal on the terrace at Trattoria Schiavenza, soaking up the splendid vineyard view. Locals and tourists … Continue reading
This post is the first of what I hope will be many, sharing wine and recipes for our new Newburyport Wine Club. Our club is an easy, affordable and fun way for members to experience new wines – absent pretension. … Continue reading
One of Italy’s loveliest wine regions, producing luscious red wines, is still very much overlooked by even the most knowledgeable wine tourists. Hidden in the north of Lombardy along the Swiss border, the Valtellina wine region stretches along the river … Continue reading
I recently held a cooking class on the cuisine of Tuscany at Port Plums in Newburyport, introducing some of the wonderful dishes we enjoy on our private Tuscany tours. We started with a couple of types of bruschetta. Pronounced BRU-sketta … Continue reading
Nestled against the steep rock face of Fennberg mountain lies the small wine village of Margreid. Stately homes of the local nobility as well as quaint old farmhouses line the narrow streets, where today the locals still gather on the … Continue reading
