It’s been four years now, but I can still taste that first swig from an ice-cold bottle of Furlani wine. Despite a slight breeze on my back porch that muggy Washington, DC evening, the mosquitoes were relentless as usual. While frantically scratching at our ankles, my wife and I shuffled back through the screen door into the kitchen and put the floor fan directly on top of … [Read more...] about Cantina Furlani: Genuine Hospitality And Wild Charisma in Trentino
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Giampiero Bea of Paolo Bea: The Sprudge Wine Interview
It was a sweltering hot and humid August morning somewhere south of Perugia in the Umbrian hills, and I was still one of only two people seeking shade in front of the tiny local train station. The iconic Italian espresso bar and ticket booths that are always open were all closed during the almost three-week-long national holiday break. I had checked the bus schedules and … [Read more...] about Giampiero Bea of Paolo Bea: The Sprudge Wine Interview
Beautiful Wine And Plant-Based Cuisine At Milan’s Tipografia Alimentare
I came in looking for a coffee and some brioche, but found so much more at Milan's Tipografia Alimentare, an utterly Italian exhibition of small production natural wine and adventurous vegetarian food. And to think it started so innocently... Tipografia Alimentare's founder, Carla de Girolamo, was the first to greet me at the reduced countertop adorned with fruit tortes and … [Read more...] about Beautiful Wine And Plant-Based Cuisine At Milan’s Tipografia Alimentare
Milan: A Perfect Saturday At Champagne Socialist
It’s around the golden hour of 3:00pm on a Saturday in Milan, and every place to get a proper pranzo (lunch) on the interior part of the Porta Venezia gate is closed to prepare for the busy night ahead. The bad habit of keeping a meandering meal schedule doesn’t work out well in Italy, and here I am again, dreading a second brioche on an empty stomach in the land of epic … [Read more...] about Milan: A Perfect Saturday At Champagne Socialist
“Wine Is Magic”: In The Vineyards With Angiolino Maule Of VinNatur
There may be nothing more comforting—when you’re living abroad and there’s a political shitstorm going on back home—than being welcomed into the home of an Italian natural winemaker for lunch with his family and being given a refreshing glass of fizzy, bright Garganega, to take off the edge even more. I arrive at La Biancara, located in the Gambellara hills of the Veneto, … [Read more...] about “Wine Is Magic”: In The Vineyards With Angiolino Maule Of VinNatur