Tag: Rome

Intentional Winegrowers Give Cesanese a Sense of Place

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Once a celebrated grape with origins rooted in ancient Rome, Cesanese should be one of the great native grapes of Italy; yet its troubled past tells a different story. Cultivated less than one hundred kilometers from Rome, proximity to the Eternal City dictated winemaking trends, favoring quantity over quality. Traditionally, Cesanese was a sweet, slightly […]

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Getting to the Heart of It

.Reading time 2 minutes.

(An old post I never shared, but wanted to! I’m not exactly a timely individual.) There are few things that I love more than artichokes. I could eat them everyday. Prepared any way, in any shape. An addiction? Perhaps. But one I’ll gladly keep. I love that it takes work and effort to get to […]

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A Roma (Città Aperta) la Vita è Dolce.…Italian Cinema

.Reading time 5 minutes.

During my many walks throughout the eternal city, I noticed several posters promoting a photo exhibit on the golden age of Italian cinema. I was intrigued but, unfortunately, unable to attend since it opened once I returned to the states. In Rome, there is always so much to see and always too little time to […]

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All roads lead to…

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I wish there was a way to take back home with me every trip to Italy that I’ve ever been on. A way to relive every moment, every feeling, every sound, taste, smell, every detail whenever I chose. A way to return to that moment in time where I felt truly happy and complete, where […]

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