Rigatoni alla Giada
This is a delicious recipe that is simple to make and has met with rave reviews each time I’ve prepared it. The entire dish comes together in about as long as it takes to cook the pasta. Rigatoni all…
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This is a delicious recipe that is simple to make and has met with rave reviews each time I’ve prepared it. The entire dish comes together in about as long as it takes to cook the pasta. Rigatoni all…
Continue readingFor devotees of Italian wine, when someone mentions “Maestro” many will instinctively know to which wine you’re referring. There can only be one, Felsina’s Maestro Raro. The Maestro Raro vineyard was planted in the 1980’s and is adjacent to…
Continue readingCreso, Italian for Croesus, is named after the ancient King Croesus of Lydia. It is said that the first gold coins in the history of the world were minted in Lydia (modern day Turkey) and in that vein, only the…
Continue reading“In spite of rock and tempest’s roar, in spite of false lights on the shore, sail on, nor fear to breast the sea…” ~ Welcome to Dry Creek Vineyard ~ It was mid morning as we arrived in Healdsburg, in…
Continue reading~ Antique Cellars of Valdipiatta ~ When I’m asked about Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, invariably the first names that come to mind are Avignonesi and Poliziano. They are stalwarts of the area. Boscarelli, Fattoria del Cerro, Dei…
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