GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED BY AIR FROM ITALY AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Arnaldo Rossi is a modern day Renaissance Man. A passionate maker of natural wines, the owner & manager of Taverna Pane e Vino in Cortona where you can taste over 800 wines, the owner of a fine B&B in the same town, and a graphic […]
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED BY AIR FROM ITALY AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Arnaldo Rossi is a modern day Renaissance Man. A passionate maker of natural wines, the owner & manager of Taverna Pane e Vino in Cortona where you can taste over 800 wines, the owner of a fine B&B in the same town, and a graphic […]
Junk food is here to stay. Sometimes the moment just calls for a tasty Twinkie. Or maybe a tube of Pringles potato chips. And then there’s Cheez Whiz1. Everybody eats these junky, mass-manufactured foods, even though we know that they’re bad for us. But you might be surprised to learn that all the chemical chicanery […]
One of the best ways to experience Italy & her culture is by sitting down for a meal in an authentic Osteria and sampling the local cuisine. Forget what you know about “Italian food,” the Italians don’t think of their cuisine that way. American travelers in Italy are shocked to discover that there’s no such thing […]
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE:DIRECTLY IMPORTED FROM ITALY BY AIR I met Paolo Veglio at a private dinner of winemaker friends in Cortona at Pane e Vino, only to fall hard for his tiny-production Barbaresco. Bing cherry, cranberry, baking spices, hearty tannins, good structure yet quite elegantly balanced. Delicious. Paolo's Barbaresco should age nicely, I'd stick a […]
[wooslider slideshow_speed=”5.0″ smoothheight=”false” control_nav=”false” slide_page=”private-wine-tasting” slider_type=”slides” thumbnails=”default” order_by=”date” order=”ASC”] Private Italian Wine Tastingwith Arnaldo Rossi Venue #1: Downtown Los Gatos6 – 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 6th Venue #2: Downtown Los Altos6 – 7:30 PM on Friday, February 7th Sommelier & Winemaker Arnaldo Rossi from Pane e Vino in Cortona, Tuscany joins us for two private Wine […]
[wooslider slideshow_speed=”5.0″ smoothheight=”false” control_nav=”false” slide_page=”private-wine-tasting” slider_type=”slides” thumbnails=”default” order_by=”date” order=”ASC”] Private Italian Wine Tastingwith Arnaldo Rossi Venue: Downtown Portland 5:30 – 7 PM on Wednesday, February 5th Sommelier & Winemaker Arnaldo Rossi from Pane e Vino in Cortona, Tuscany joins us for a private Wine Tasting in Portland. We’ve air-shipped 9 unique Italian wines direct from the winemakers’ cantinas […]
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“Come quickly, the rains will arrive on Sunday,” explains Lidia with a sense of urgency in her voice. “We are harvesting the last olives and will complete the pressing in the next few days.” And so goes the rush of the olive harvest in late-Autumn all across Italy. After lovingly pruning the trees in late […]
UPDATED: Read my latest, updated article on selecting wines for Thanksgiving and other Holidays by clicking here. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and many of you have been asking for wine recommendations for this glorious, all-American feast. I tend to lean toward Italian wine selections for Thanksgiving, as they can be the perfect companion […]
In this second of 3 parts, vino road warrior and Sommelier Michael Horne teaches you how to book and visit Italian wineries on your next trip to Italy.
