Barolo: the king of the wines, the wine of the Kings
Barolo is one of the most prestigious, age-worthy, and collectible wines in the world. The magic starts first with Nebbiolo, the grape that goes into Barolo and Barbaresco, two of the world’s most revered and expensive wines in the world.…
Prosecco: cheers!
Prosecco is a trademarked wine produced exclusively in selected parts of north-eastern Italy between the city of Venice and the Dolomites Mountains. Prosecco was originally the name of a grape and a place, but once the wine’s popularity grew,…
The breadstick “Grissino Rubatà”
Once upon a time, there was a King, the first of a dynasty of Dukes, the Lords of French Savoy who, after having elected Turin as the capital of their Duchy, brought there their wives, princesses related to the Kings of France and therefore…
The Italian Riviera’s most famous sauce: Pesto “alla Genovese”
The Food in Liguria is wonderful, as are the wines. The first Pasta with Pesto recipe goes all the way back to the 1800s. This delicious sauce derives its name “Pesto” (translates from Italian as “crush”) from the fact that all the ingredients…
Come and discover the Italian art of culinary in our food and wine tours!
Where Italians traveled, their food went with them. No cuisine is as widespread as that of Italy! For Italians, food is not only nourishment, it is life itself. Food and wine play an important role in the country’s identity and culture. That…
The truffle.
The truffle is a spontaneous hypogeal mushroom of the Tuberacee family, whose collection includes ancient knowledge, an oral heritage, and traditions related to gastronomic, anthropological, and literary culture. The search for truffles opens…
THE MOUNTAINEER ANCHOVIES
In Piedmont there is no sea, or, at least, it has not been there for 5 million years, and yet, a marine fish, anchovy, is often resent in the Piedmontese cookbook, indeed it is an essential ingredient of the iconic dish, a symbol same of Piedmont:…