The Grape and the Grill
For many of us summer time means cooking on the grill. Human beings are hard-wired to get satisfaction from the combination of flame and food and summer is the perfect season to scratch that itch. When you bring the kitchen outside,
5 Fun and Unique Ways to Share Wine With Loved Ones
No beverage can stir up the senses, curiosity and imagination as wine. Unlike beer or many distilled spirits, a particular wine will smell and taste different every year it's released. That's because wine is mostly an expression of soil, weather,
Buying a vineyard in Italy
It is the wine lovers' dream. To own a vineyard in Italy and enjoy the fruits of your labours by sitting under a leafy pergola on a warm summer's evening drinking a bottle or two from your very own harvest. Italian
BEEF TARTARE WITH BLACK TRUFFLE CAVIAR
Lightly marinated beef fillet in pilsner lager served with a spoonful of black truffle caviar, giving a wonderfully earthy finish to the dish. Best to use is Fassone Piedmontese cows but if cooking at home use good-quality local beef
What You Should Know About Wine Tasting
As wine tasting is considered to be a very sophisticated practice there is a specific etiquette you have to follow. This etiquette should remain the same whether you are at a vineyard, a wine tasting private party, or in a
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALIAN WINE
Italian wine has a special place in the hearts of many enthusiasts. Mostly famed for its reds, such as the famous Chianti and the legendary Barolo, Italy’s winemakers have nonetheless brought a wide range of whites and other varieties, such
CAVEN AND THE QUALITY OF VALTELLINA WINE
Caven does not accept compromises when it must guarantee the quality of its wines, to make it complete in wine shops and on the tables of consumers for their purchase satisfaction.To preserve intact all the characteristics of Valtellina wines, produced