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Moscato di Scanzo, the smallest Italian DOCG

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020by Valeria Tenison
Grape appassimento process

Do you know what the smallest DOCG in Italy is? It is called Moscato di Scanzo or just Scanzo. The area comprises 31 hectares in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. When we think of Moscato, Asti or Pantelleria usually come up, but Moscato di Scanzo is a different story. It is a red-skin grape, […]

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Madeira, a treasure island

Posted on March 7, 2020March 25, 2020by Valeria Tenison

In 1419 a fierce storm threw two brave Portuguese sailors João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira ashore of Porto Santo, one of the islands of the Madeira archipelago. A year later, a bigger island was discovered. Impressed with an abundance of forests and greenery, the sailors called it Madeira, a “tree” in Portuguese. The […]

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Eurotrip, 15 years later

Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019by Valeria Tenison

An exciting trip of 4 countries in 4 days Central Europe is on the rise, and traveling there became much more comfortable and exciting. Combining great cultural heritage, beautiful scenery, delicious food, and still much out-of-the-radar-hence-affordable wines, it is a perfect destination for a foodie and a wine lover. This time the goal was to […]

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Cheese science

Posted on March 17, 2019May 20, 2019by Valeria Tenison
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Oysters and wine

Posted on February 17, 2019May 20, 2019by Valeria Tenison
A plate of oysters with a beautiful seaside landscape on the back
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