A press tour skirting two of Tuscany's most beautiful cities, Florence and Siena, is as good as Maddalena Mazzeschi could have organised for me...
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Closed restaurants: Massimo Bottura's letter to Conte
A few days ago I wanted to write an article on the new DPCM, which I admit displaced me, and not because I am a denier or one who belittles the...
Podere Marcampo: wine tasting and restaurant in Volterra
That Tuscan wines are a legend I'm sure I don't have to tell you, but this time I want to tell you about a winery in Volterra, a beautiful area that...
Lantieri: how to make the perfect risotto (with Franciacorta)?
When journalist - and soon to be my best man - Marina Tagliaferri of the 'Agorà' press office invited us to go and taste...
Ronco dei Tassi: 5 reasons to fall in love with its wines
In quarantine, I have noticed that, apart from a depopulation of Instagram feeds, we are all united by one inescapable fact: we cook -and of...
Castello di Spessa: a romantic weekend among Collio wines
Writing about the experience we had in Castello di Spessa is not at all easy for me, especially in such an incredible historical period. In the...
Tavernetta al Castello: a magical Valentine's Day among wine, food and extraordinary people
Just like the Castle of Spessa, the feast of St Valentine was born in the late Middle Ages. In those years, a certain English writer named ...
Valentine's Day 2020: we spend it in Castello di Spessa, do you?
Valentine's Day 2020 is only a few days away and probably, if you have a sweetheart (or sweetheart, as in my case!) you are thinking of organising...
133 Sushi Club: art, cuisine, wine and magic
I have fallen in love at first sight three times in my life: the first on 16 July 2001, the second on 28 March 2009 and the third on 6 December 2019. In...
Unione Ristoranti Buon Ricordo: 3 new things you should know
Today I want to talk to you about a rather greedy subject... because I am sure that if you love to drink well, you also love to eat well! Have you ever heard of...
Massimago: when Amarone becomes a romantic experience
I have just returned from the Merano Wine Fest and I finally stop for a moment to tell you about the Massimago winery, its wines, its Amarone della...
Amarone della Valpolicella: what to pair with this wine?
Every day, Instagram shows me pictures of girls weighing a thousand and thousand kilos who in the space of a year have put together a physique worthy of a super model...