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    What the World Needs Now: Prosecco Superiore and the Essence of Conegliano Valdobbiadene

    • January 1, 2018
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    • Italy, Travel
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    The world has become a complicated place. I have more passwords than quiet moments and the pressure to do mindfulness meditation only makes me feel worse. What the world (or perhaps my world) needs now is to slow down. To have long lunches and long conversations, and drink a drink that symbolises warmth, generosity, vitality,…

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  • Sicilian Caponata: An Ode to the Aubergine (Recipe Included)

    • November 12, 2017
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    Every time I travel I discover a dish that warms my heart so much I become a little (okay, a lot) obsessed with it. On my most recent trip, this…

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  • Thinking of Napa and Sonoma: A Wine Lover’s Thoughts on Supporting Californian Wine Country in the Aftermath of the Wild Fires

    • October 15, 2017
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    • The Meaning of Wine, Travel, United States of America
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    Wild fires are just that: wild. They devastate some areas yet weave past others leaving them apparently untouched. But of course even the ‘untouched’ areas of Napa and Sonoma have…

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  • The Seductions of Gigondas and Vacqueyras: Southern Rhône Wine Regions With a lot of Personality

    • October 7, 2017
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    • France, Travel
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    On tasting a full-bodied, gutsy, dark red Gigondas in Paris one summer, I developed romantic ideas of visiting the wine-making region of Gigondas in France’s Southern Rhône Valley. A few…

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  • The Aperol Spritz: The Italian Symbol of Vitality and Connectedness

    • September 16, 2017
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    • Food, Pairings, and Recipes, Italy, Travel
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    When I think of the Aperol Spritz, I think of friendship. I think of sharing laughter and stories with new friends as burnt orange light dips below the Venetian skyline…

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  • The Venice Effects (Plural)

    • September 12, 2017
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    • Italy, Travel
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    The canals, lane-ways, bars, and restaurants of Venice (or Venezia in Italian) have an addictive rhythm, a cadence, that might convince us this lagoon city has all the possible answers to…

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  • Tavel: Southern Rhône Rosés to Pair With (Almost) Every Meal

    • July 31, 2017
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    • Food, Pairings, and Recipes, France, Travel
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    The rosés of Tavel were a favourite drink amongst the likes of Honoré de Balzac and Louis XVI. American journalist A.J. Liebling who reported on the liberation of Paris in…

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  • Canelé de Bordeaux Recipe

    • July 15, 2017
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    The canelé de Bordeaux is a small, vanilla and rum-flavoured cake that originated in Bordeaux. Canelés look like little golden-brown gems and they are chewy on the outside and soft and custard-like on…

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  • Happiness in a Glass: Why the World is Falling in Love with Moscato d’Asti

    • July 12, 2017
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    • Italy, Travel
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    Moscato d’Asti is a charming and refined effervescent sweet wine that has a strong sense of place. Moscato d’Asti (which means, Moscato of Asti) is produced around the town of Asti…

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  • Lisbon: A Gourmet Kaleidoscope

    • June 25, 2017
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    • Portugal, Travel
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    Lisbon, Portugal, is the oldest city in Western Europe and it exudes Old World charm against a bohemian backdrop of colourful street art and modern tapas bars. Amongst the live rock…

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  • Barolo Chinato: The Aromatised, Fortified Wine That Makes Magic with Chocolate

    • June 11, 2017
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    • Food, Pairings, and Recipes, Italy, Travel
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    The elegant and seductive red wine, Barolo, is well-known the world over as the King of Wines (and Wine of Kings); but this noble Italian wine made from 100% Nebbiolo…

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