by Steve | Nov 21, 2018 | Feature Italy, Italy, The World
At over $1 million per hectare (2.47 acres), Cartizze Hill in Valdobbiadene is some of Europe’s most expensive agricultural land. It offers the perfect combination of soil, acidity, sunlight, and water for Prosecco’s Glera grape to thrive. Plots of land...
by Steve | Sep 8, 2018 | Feature Food & Drink, Food and Drink, Italy, The World
A slow journey along the Prosecco Road allows you really get to know the wine you are drinking in a way not found in other parts of Italy. Because it doesn’t have the masses of tourists found elsewhere in the country, visitors to the Prosecco region can really...
by Ann | Sep 4, 2018 | Feature Tips & Tricks, Italy, The World, Tips & Tricks
If you like Prosecco wine, you’ll love a trip down the Prosecco Road near Valdobbiadene, Italy. I promise you will. Our visit there this summer was one of our favorite and most memorable stops on our tour through Italy. We’ve wrestled for weeks about how...
by Steve | Jul 20, 2018 | Experiences, Feature Italy, Food and Drink, Italy, The World, Where we've been
I’ve done wine tastings before. You pull into a winery, hear all about their wonderful product while sampling a flight of four to five wines poured out in small, two-sip portions 10 seconds apart, decide whether to buy, and then head out the door. So, when we set out...
by Ann | Jun 26, 2018 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Food and Drink, Italy, The World, Where we've been
After spending a day on our own exploring beautiful Siena, Italy, our hosts Deb of Italy Unfiltered and her husband Massi the Driver picked us up at our hotel and we began our complimentary tour of Italian food, wine, and culture in the Chianti Region. As we got in...