Acqua Alta in Venice
The term acqua alta, or high water, refers to the tide peaks that occur with increasing regularity in some parts of the Veneto, but most famously in Venice. This weather…
Baccalà Mantecato, a classic pairing for Prosecco
Image via Sorelle in pentola, a wonderful Italian food blog authored and curated by a pair of very talented sisters in the kitchen. If there is one place that la…
The importance of green manure (silly ploughing)
The importance of green manure [silly ploughing] can't be seen entirely by the naked eye. [This illustration] shows what happens underneath the soil. By breaking up the hardest clods, each…
Villa Barbaro (Villa di Maser), a Renaissance masterpiece & UNESCO protected site
The Villa Barbaro (also known as the Villa di Maser) is one of the great masterpieces of the Veneto Renaissance by architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Although it is open to the…
Pasta e fagioli Venetian style (including recipe)
This is the first in a series of posts on classic Veneto cuisine and classic pairings for Asolo Prosecco. The text and recipes below are my translations of the great…
Walter Speller’s TNs on Jancis Robinson: “exactly what straight Prosecco should be about”
From JancisRobinson.com. Bele Casel, Extra Dry NV Colli Asolani Prosecco 17 Drink 2012-2013 Pale straw. Fresh and attractively perfumed on the nose. Strikes a near perfect balance. A lovely, fresh…
ciao, one of the Venetians’ greatest gifts to the world
Ciao... It's a word that you hear nearly every day. Whether Italy, France, Germany, England, or the U.S. It's one of those words — a popular salutation — that has…
Fine words for Bele Casel by Slow Wine
Above: The view from atop the Bele Casel vineyards in Maser. Here's what the 2013 Slow Wine guide has to say about Bele Casel: Luca Ferraro is a young grape-grower…
Ampelonyms and origins: Prosecco (Glera)
Translated from the Vitigni d'Italia (Grape Varieties of Italy, Calò et alia, 2006). Synonyms: Prosecco tondo, Prosecco Balbi, Prosecco bianco, Glera, Serpina, Prosecco nostrano. Erroneous synonyms: Gargana, Malvasia del Chianti,…
#colfondo1
Lately on the internet we talk more and more about events being organized by producers, tired of the usual expensive formats, organized by agencies asking hundreds of €urns for fairs…
