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Rice stuffed Tomatoes This is a recipe that has been very popular in Italy, especially when Italians where not as wealthy as today. Unfortunately it is not very proposed at restaurants, but if you try it you will notice its pleasant taste. More than this it is a light dish and easy to digest, making [...]
About bellini rossini mimosa and other Italian drinks Finally with my wife we bought a juicer, for having healthy food, but also to prepare refreshing drinks during the summer. The base for this drinks is prosecco a wine produced in the Veneto region in an area close to the city of Treviso about one hour [...]
For many Italians, especially the ones that live in the Veneto region, the name Clinton or Clinto is associated to a wine which is rare and delicious. The wine is made from the varietal imported to Europe from America around 1820 following the invasion of phylloxera which is an insect that destroyed the European production of [...]
This is a refreshing way to finish an Italian meal, combining the dessert with the digestive liquor. It is called sgroppino and it is typical of the north east of Italy. Sgroppino is made with lemon sorbet and a liquor or and prosecco wine. Try it and experience it also with other tastes of sorbet [...]
Italian wines are like a universe. There are so many because we have hundreds of different varietals, different clones inside the same varietal, different kinds of soil, different climates, and thousands and thousands of producers. What do we get in the states? A small fraction due to the difficulties of importing. Special labeling and special [...]
With my wife we are planning our honeymoon to California. We are happy and for me is a chance too see more of the United States, a country I love. We planned the trip on our own using also local excursion services. We are really happy to go out there so we also prepared [...]
SICIALIAN COUSCOUS This recipe should really have the same success and followers than the hyper celebrated French Bouillabaisse. Both have the origin in poverty. This where recipes that the fishermen would prepare with the unsold fish or and fish remains. The original cuscus recipe was even prepared with the heads of fishes. This is why [...]
I was following a show on an American Tv. It was a show about Italian food and they where talking about drinking Montepulciano wine. They never explained if it was rosso or nobile di Montepulciano or Montepulciano D’ Abbruzzo as this are two complete different wines. The rosso and the nobile are from southern Tuscany [...]
For all the one that like me like to travel and visit beautiful places, i started a list of wine museums around the world. I post it on the main site and you are welcomed to give suggestions. Here is the link Enjoy life, enjoy wine and visit the places. Tommaso
I found a nice inexpensive French wine at the Wegmans liquor store a few weeks ago called Aligote, and while standing in the aisle of the store, I closed my eyes and thought about the french drink Kir. What a fabulous aperitif! Now, I know many of you Americans are confusing this drink I’m talking about [...]
