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Tasting Passion in Italian Wine

by Dianne Hales | Nov 5, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Web/Tech, Weblogs, wine

The warm days of early November –- known as Indian summer in the United States –- are called “l’estate di San Martino” (the summer of St. Martin) in Italy. Wine producers celebrate the  saint’s feast on November 11 by uncorking the vino novello (new wine) from...

Italy’s Passion for Wine

by Dianne Hales | Jul 2, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Umbria, Web/Tech, Weblogs, wine

My husband and I own a vine in Umbria. Not a vineyard, but a single vine (row 11, number 18), in Vigna Lorenzo at  Monte Vibiano Vecchio. Since centuries before the birth of Christ, grapes have grown in this field, sheltered from harsh winds, its soil rich and its air...

Wine in the Italian Language

by DHales | Nov 3, 2017 | art, Books, culture, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, wine

Il linguaggio del vino The Language of Wine The warm days of early November –- known as Indian summer in the United States –- are called “l’estate di San Martino” (the summer of St. Martin) in Italy. Wine producers (produttori di vini) celebrate the...
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