What to do in Livigno? Perhaps the first things that come to mind are skiing, snowshoeing or snowmobiling...
Grand Tour
Barcolana 2022 with wines from Torre Rosazza
When I think of the Barcolana regatta I think of my father. I remember that he would have loved to see it, but unfortunately he didn't make it in time....
Geo e geo: Monte Isola documentary
Gosh, it was 23 June 2021 when we filmed the documentary 'L'isola del lago' with director Gioacchino Castiglione for Geo e Geo (or is it...
Vinchio vaglio: wine and food experience
I chose this cover photo to tell you about two really beautiful days I spent as a guest of the Vinchio Vaglio winery between Nizza...
Hotels Selva Val Gardena: Granbaita Dolomites
When I was a child my favourite time was writing in my secret diary at night... and even though it has been almost thirty years I have never...
Upper Piedmont: Castellengo Experience
Do you know why I chose to write only on my wine blog? Because the blog is, by definition, an online diary and therefore the narrative is not...
Oltrepò Pavese wine: discover Tenuta Mazzolino
A few kilometres from Pavia, among the Oltrepò Pavese wineries, there is one worth visiting: Tenuta Mazzolino. A few months ago I wrote...
Victorian era: (co)science of eating
Today and tomorrow I dedicate them to studying because this Friday I have my last university exam of the second year: Microbiology of Food and Wine....
Venturini Baldini: a modern, family-run château in Food Valley
On Saturday, for the first time in seven years, I left my Moleskine at home. Not only that, I also made an effort not to take notes....
Monte Isola: 3 gastronomic delights that the 'new' Pro Loco will make you fall in love with
I have a very clear memory in me of when I was a child. "I want to write on the lake," I said. I was about eight years old and I was sitting on the bidet while my...
GrandTour Collection: a postcard from Via dei Coronari, Rome ❤️
The first piece of jewellery I bought as a young girl was an orange cameo depicting a young woman. I was in Rome, on an 'outing' with...
Villa Pagnoncelli Folcieri: a postcard from the Moscato di Scanzo road
During Milan Wine Week 2020, I tasted a wine that particularly impressed me, Villa Pagnoncelli Folcieri's Moscato di Scanzo. So...