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+ Alba Truffle show
2 October 2020 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Foodie events in Italy, Slow Food Italy, Travel Blog, wine and food regions Italy

Alba Truffle show

By Bruce White

The Alba truffle show. The Alba White Truffle is on stage: a wonderful show! The Alba Truffle Show, as well as being an immersive experience where you can discover the organoleptic characteristics of Tuber magnatum Pico or the wines of the Langhe Roero and Monferrato area – with the Truffle Sensory Analysis and the Wine Tasting Experience […]

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+ My favorite wine region. Mount Etna. Sicily.
1 May 2020 + Mt Etna Wine Region, Postcards from Italy, Travel Blog, wine and food regions Italy, wine and food tour Sicily, Wine tours Sicily

My favorite wine region. Mount Etna. Sicily.

By Bruce White

​On our recent trip to Sicily, (November 2019) we were lucky enough to spend 4 days around the  Mt Etna wine region, and in my opinion, it is one of the most amazing wine regions in Italy I have ever visited. The micro-climates, volcanic soils and harsh terrain make for some really interesting wines.The wineries […]

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+ Explore Sicily wines.
14 December 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Italy Tours, Travel Blog, Wine tours Sicily

Explore Sicily wines.

By Bruce White

The world famous cuisine of Sicily is a reflection of the island’s bounty and biodiversity, but while Sicilian ingredients have long been a part any culinary experience, the wines paired with these meals rarely came from Sicily. Fortunately for wine lovers, that is changing. Today, the Sicilia DOC is reviving the island’s vinous heritage so […]

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+ The most Amazing wine region. Mount Etna. Sicily.
10 December 2019 + Travel Blog

The most Amazing wine region. Mount Etna. Sicily.

By Bruce White

​In 1988 Giuseppe Benanti a Catania businessman set out to utilise family owned vineyards around Trescastagni on the Eastern and Southeastern side of the mountain with the aim of improving overall quality and illustrating Etna’s promise and Mt Etna’s wine reputation. Benanti partnered with consulting enologist Salvo Foti who went on to become the Godfather […]

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+ Ragusa Sicily
21 September 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Italy Tours, Luxury wine and food tour, Travel Blog, wine and food regions Italy

Postcards from Sicily

By Bruce White

Sicily, my new favorite destination in Italy.  A lot has changed in the 20 years that have passed since we initially travelled to Sicily. Most notably is the development of the wine industy, which means wine tasting holidays in Sicily, combined with the foodie experiences across this Italian Island are now a bucket list, must […]

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+ Wines Sicily
28 August 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Italy Tours, Luxury wine and food tour, Slow Food Italy, Travel Blog, wine and food regions Italy

Postcards from Sicily

By Bruce White

This luxury wine tour through Sicily would not have been possible a decade ago. Although Sicily still produces a greater percentage of white wines (thanks to Marsala) the real interest these days is the wonderful red wines, particularly those produced from nero d’avola grapes. The climate of Sicily is perfect for red wine production. Then […]

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+ Bologna porticos
15 April 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, gourmet slow food tours, Italy food tours, Italy Tours, Slow Food Italy, Travel Blog

Postcards from Italy. Bologna

By Bruce White

Head to Bologna for the Ultimate Italy Food Tour Avant-garde culture, fascinating architecture, incredible food…and few tourists? This is Bologna, the capital city of the Northeastern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna and the place to be for an amazing Italy win tour. Perhaps you’ve focused on major Italian heavy-hitters like Venice, Rome, and Florence, but Bologna […]

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2 April 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Foodie events in Italy, gourmet slow food tours, Italy food tours, Slow Food Italy, wine and food regions Italy

Postcards from Italy. Asti in Piedmont

By Bruce White

The Province of Asti lies at the heart of Piedmont and borders Liguria in the south.This mostly hilly territory stretches across Monferrato and a small area of the Langhe and the Langa Astigiana, and is traversed by the Tanaro River. Gentle hills alternate with valleys to create landscapes of unique beauty, and vineyards stretch as far as the eye can see, to […]

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+ Ravenna
27 March 2019 + Food and Wine tours Italy, Foodie events in Italy, gourmet slow food tours, Italy food tours, Slow Food Italy, wine and food regions Italy

Postcards from Italy. Ravenna.

By Bruce White

Ravenna is located in the north-east of the Italian peninsula, just a few kilometres from the Adriatic Sea. Its province covers the southern part of Romagna and extends from the sea to the gently rolling foothills of the Apennines. Its easily accessed by road or rail and as its a smaller city, its easy to […]

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