Tag Archives: italy

Napoleonic Wines

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Stephanie

The Invasion of French Varietals into Italian Soil (a seminar conducted February 18th, 2010) The premise of this seminar and tasting is an investigation of wines made in Italy using …

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Industry Meets Artistry: A Tasting of Lombardy

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Kerri

Since the Middle Ages, Lombardy has been the epicenter of big Italian business, be it silk and textile manufacturing around Lake Como, banking in Milan or mining and metallurgy in …

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Wines from Valle D’Aosta (Italy)

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Kerri

As you turn North from Torino you leave behind the rolling foothills of the Langhe and start to climb towards Europe’s highest peak and border with France: Monte Bianco. Once …

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Feast of the Seven Fishes

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Kerri

It is a tradition in Southern Italy and now of Italian Americans to celebrate the night before Christmas with the Feast of the Seven Fishes also known as La Vigilia …

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