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The Wineries of Northern Italy – La Valpolicella and Villa Monteleone
The second stop on our tour of northern Italy’s wineries was Villa Monteleone, where we talked wine, politics, culture and travel with owner and wine producer Lucia Duran Raimondi over a splendid lunch in the estate’s protected historical garden. Stefano … Continue reading
Posted in When You Visit Italy
Tagged Amarone, Italian Wine Tours, Italian Wineries, la Valpolicella, Travel Italy, Villa Monteleone
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The Wineries of Northern Italy – Tretino-Alto Adige and Alois Lageder
After a week of fun in Rome, we borrowed Stefano’s brother Marco’s Toyota RAV4 and headed north, for a spectacular, 6-day tour of northern Italy. Our itinerary included tours of 4 wineries, each distinct and unique from one another, but … Continue reading
Date Night in Rome
Date Night in Rome – cheap wine, an ancient Roman garbage dump, and butchered animal scraps. The boys were more than happy to stay home with Nonna and eat a big plate of her pasta e fagioli, while Stefano and … Continue reading
Il Cinquino di Zio Marco
A few months back when the new Fiat 500 was released in the States, we test drove it and gave it our review. As it appears, the car that we really have our hearts set on, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiat 500, Il Cinquino, la doppietta, Rome, Sergio Marchionne
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Ciao, Roma!
Ciao, Roma! It’s been too long. We had a perfect day to visit our favorite city – it was hot but not sweltering, and a cool breeze competed with the splendid sun, offering us reprieve from the heat. Via Condotti … Continue reading
Sugo di pomodoro fresco
We’re all packed for Rome. It didn’t take much – with this heat there simply are not that many clothes we need to bring. Our weather app showed 100°F/38°C in Rome today, and 97°F/36°C tomorrow. It’s sizzling. It doesn’t matter … Continue reading
