Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April) all things Italian feel very precious to me. I revel in…
Was sparkling wine first produced in Limoux or Champagne? There is written evidence dating back to the 1500s that the monks of Saint-Hilaire Abbey near Limoux first discovered how…
It’s the holiday season, and the stores are already stocked with Christmas food items —chocolates, cookies, cakes, and desserts, from near and far. Though I am American, the Christmas treat…
Polignano a Mare is a romantic seaside town built upon limestone bluffs. It is easy to see why it is known as The Pearl of the Adriatic — the…
This experience was so much fun from beginning to end that I’m not sure where to begin telling the story. Should I start at the beginning, with a beautiful tasting…
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