Tag Archive 'Italy'

A Super (Tuscan) Send Off

Our last night in Italy, and after lugging it around for a week, we cracked this beauty.  Wise before getting three hours of sleep before catching a taxi at 5 am? Did I mention this is a fuckin Super Tuscan?!  Come on, people!

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When in Rome

So we found this old stadium…

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Ordered a glass of white wine for lunch.  The woman plopped down a new bottle.  Most Audacious Waitress award?  Or just good service?

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Driving south from Alba, on a foggy, rainy morning, the hills began to rise up around us like a misty dream. As our little Fiat traversed the windy roads, the world we were about to spend four days in came sharply into focus (see photo slideshow at bottom). Hillsides swallowed up hillsides; vistas stretched endlessly […]

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After a three-hour drive south, followed by a half-hour bus ride, a two-hour train ride, and an ascent up four flights of stairs, we opened the window on this… Now it’s time to gets bottle of Cinque Terre DOC Bianchi for the fridge and let the chilling begin.

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Yes, Dave, the Veal Carpaccio & Truffles with a nice, cool glass of Arneis will be fantastic.  But there WILL be consequences.

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31 Days and Counting…

Today marks our 1-month anniversary on the road.  Staying in for the night with a wee spread of Piedmontese vittles.

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Venice: Lost in the Alleyways of Time

It rose out of the lagoon. Sometime around the 4th or 5th century, a resilient group of people had been pushed to the brink.  Exhausted and worn thin by constant foreign invasions, they decided to relocate to the marshy islands far out on the water. And thus, Venice was born. And the most magical city […]

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Lapping it up in Lake Como at a backstreet wine bar.  (Pictured:  Vin Santo del Chianti Classico-Az. Agr. San Felice & Barolo Chinato-Cocchi)

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Bellagio (Not the One in Vegas)

Just arrived in Lake Como.  While we wait for George Clooney’s dinner invite, think we’ll sip some Verdicchio…

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Mr Ed: Tonight’s Appetizer

Good for the heart, good for the mind.  It’s horse meat!  Yep, horse meat!  What fine beverage would you pair with this action?

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Beers in Fair Verona?

Just arrived in Verona.  Kat ran out to buy a couple of beers.  Look closely: “Analcolica”.  Way to go, Kat!  A couple of non-alcoholic beers.  Yippee!

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Al Merca, the Hole-in-the-Wall Bacari

Stumbled upon the local, outdoor wine bar off the Grand Canal in Venice.  Garganega non-filtrate “Fasoli” & Ribolla Giala “Sirch”.  F’in sweet.

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