Food & Wine

Food & Wine on the Umbria Tuscany Border

I first met Jimmy at Il Circolo, a community centre near Gioiella, in the lovely hamlet of Casamaggiore. My good…

Wine enthusiasts, history buffs, and lovers of a good story, gather round.
The year was 1883. In the small town of Soave, in the Northern Italian province of Veneto, Paolo Bolla’s great,
As the air starts to cool and the golden hues of autumn roll over the hills of Umbria, it is
Experiencing a food festival – sagra – in Italy sounds like most people’s idea of foodie heaven. But like all
I first interviewed Amanda Forman three years ago for a magazine article I was writing about the delicious local produce
Jennifer’s journey from The U.S, to the Green Heart of Italy is a tale of passion, resilience, and sheer hard

Somewhere is always market day in Umbria & Tuscany In the hill towns and lakeside villages around Lake Trasimeno and…

A Taste of Umbria & Tuscany

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