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Tag Archives: Italy
An Exciting Project and Powerful Tool: Italy’s DOCG Appellation Database
We are pretty excited to share the news of a new wine project and powerful tool that we just rolled out on Flora’s Table: an overview of all of Italy’s 74 DOCG appellations (those that are at the top of the Italian appellation system … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Education
Tagged appellation, archive, database, DOCG, education, Italian, Italy, regulations, wine
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When conversations get surreal: potato and saffron soup with pancetta croutons
A couple of days ago Stefano was getting ready to go to work and he told me that I must have done something wrong with the laundry because his pants felt tighter. Now, you can tell me anything (because any … Continue reading
When celebrity chefs feel the need to reinvent the wheel: Carlo Cracco and his infamous garlicky Amatriciana
Last month, the Italian culinary world has been shocked by the Amatriciana recipe suggested by one of our superstar chefs: Carlo Cracco. While attending an Italian TV show, the famous chef listed a garlic clover as one of the ingredients … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff We Like
Tagged affront, amatriciana, authentic, butter, Carlo Cracco, cooking, Creativity, cuisine, Davide Oldani, food, garlic, gricia, Italian, Italy, onion, pasta, pesto, scandal, traditional
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Variety Show: Spotlight on Primitivo… Or Zinfandel?… Or Tribidrag?
Today’s grape in the limelight of our Variety Show is Primitivo, a black-berried grape variety that has sparked a long-lasting controversy as to whether it is the same variety as Zinfandel or a different one. With the help of the … Continue reading
Posted in Variety Show, Wine, Wine Education
Tagged California, Croatia, grape, Italian, Italy, Primitivo, Tribidrag, USA, variety, Variety Show, Wine Grapes, Zinfandel
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Those little “goodfellas”: Brussels Sprouts and Hot Sausage Tortiglioni…
2 Servings Brussels sprouts are not very popular in my country and they certainly weren’t on my family’s table. I don’t think I can recollect one time that I ate them in my house or anywhere else in Italy. Things … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged Brussels sprouts, cooking, cuisine, Italian, Italy, pasta, recipe, Sausage, tortiglioni, vegetable
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Variety Show: Spotlight on Aglianico
Today’s grape variety in the spotlight is… Aglianico, together with its clone Aglianico del Vulture. 1. Aglianico’s Origins And History Aglianico is a black-berried grape variety that is indigenous to Southern Italy. The earliest written evidence of this variety dates back to … Continue reading
Posted in Variety Show, Wine, Wine Education
Tagged Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Campania, education, grape, Italian, Italy, red, variety, Variety Show, wine, Wine Grapes
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Variety Show: Spotlight on Glera (AKA Prosecco)
Today’s grape in the limelight of our Variety Show is Glera, formerly known as Prosecco. 1. From Prosecco To Glera: What’s In a Name? Up until recently, Prosecco was the name for three things: the wine, its main grape variety and the … Continue reading
Posted in Variety Show, Wine, Wine Education
Tagged Charmat-Martinotti Method, Classic Method, education, Friuli, Glera, grape, Italian, Italy, Numero 10, Prosecco, sparkling, spumante, Valdo, variety, Variety Show, Veneto, white, wine, Wine Grapes
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Full Report On Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri NYC 2015 – Part III (Southern Italy and Islands)
In this third and last chapter of my report on Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri 2015 NYC event, you will find my tasting notes for those producers from southern Italy and the two main islands (Sardinia and Sicily) that I enjoyed the most … Continue reading
Posted in Red Wines, White Wines, Wine, Wine Reviews, Winevents
Tagged dessert, event, Fair, Gambero Rosso, Italian, Italy, New York, raisin, red, review, sweet, tasting, Tre Bicchieri, USA, white, wine
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