As mentioned in the previous blog we recently visited the Viniveri and Vinnatur. These 'fiere' used to be one but at some point in the past the group split up. Now we have two natural wine fairs. Not a lot of Umbrian wine producers on either (unfortunately) but we did...
Just back from the Viniveri and Vinnatur. Two events that can be marked as the 'wilder cousins' of Vinitaly. You'll undoubtedly see, in the near future, some short posts on some wines we picked up there. But first up is a recent visit to a small natural winemaker in...
According to noi, the worlds two best beverages are water and wine. In our cozy little hilltop cottage we have a 'waterhole' setup that sometimes poses a problem of choice... On the left it is our ceramic water filter that cleans the rainwater of any impurities. A...
Just as we started driving full throttle up the hill we was halted by one of our neighbours. They are always interested in what we are up to and they must have spotted the big branches filling the car. "Hazelnut and fig trees someone donated us", we explained. Great,...
Well I guess hunting for these elusive sprouts is the same all the world over but this is a piccolo filmato using Umbria as a background. If you have decided this will be your new hobby for the coming time stick to it. As they say in Germany Es ist noch kein Meister...
This makes a person really happy ... and it is not for sale!!!
Three local wines all three Trebbiano Spolentino, a local Trebbiano clone, all three very different. Now Trebbiano is famous for giving wine of poor quality. Some might argue that Valentini's Trebbiano isn't bad at all and that is Trebbiano! Yes but that is Trebbiano...
What we have here is Italian inventiveness at the max. Let me explain. You know the feeling you really fancy something grilled on a woodfire but, especially in winter, can't be bothered to go out and light a fire? What to do? Do like they do in Umbria! ... take some...
We are approaching the month of Italy's biggest wine event, the famous Vinitaly. As you might have guessed, year-round there are lots of smaller events held throughout Italy. Last Saturday for instance we visited Vinix in Perugia. Because of the...
Sagrantino, Montefalco, Sangiovese, all words that connect Umbria to a famous drink referred by many. But it is not only wine they make in Umbria you can find some tasty beer as well. Last Friday Villla Taticchi had organized a cheese and beer tasting evening. The...
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