La Divina Cucina - One to three-day classes that also include shopping, touring the market, and wine pairing. Provides calendar, prices, recipes, and dining guides. Chianti and Florence, Italy. -- http://www.divinacucina.com/ Recreation: Travel: Specialty Travel: Culinary(1)
Tuscan Wine Direct - Wine produced by three ecologically farmed vineyards, one of which is organic. Chianti, Marugale and Gorgottesco. UK importer's site. -- http://www.tuscanwinedirect.co.uk/ Shopping: Food: Beverages: Wine: Organic(1)
Tenuta Torciano - Wine producer since 1720 in San Gimignano (Siena) Tuscany. Wines include Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Nobile di Montepulciano, "Super Tuscan", Grappa. Will ship worldwide. -- http://shop.torciano.com Shopping: Food: Beverages: Wine: Italian(1)
Frascole - Farm producing Chianti Rufina wines and olive oil and offering five houses located on the property as short-term rentals. Presentation of products and services, with map and photographs. -- http://www.frascole.it/ Regional: Europe: Italy: Regions: Tuscany: Localities: Dicomano(1)
What is it about chianti that makes you smile? Maybe it is the wine's association with comfort peasant food that warms the spirits during these cold winter days. Or maybe it is the simple, quaffable fruit that doesn't demand an explanation or some esoteric wine description.
Have you ever had an experience where you later wished you’d had a camera? You realized that a memory had been made, and you wanted to hold onto it. Memories can come from the simplest experiences and the most unlikely places. You just have to keep your eyes open, so that you catch them when they happen.
A bowl of pasta e fagiole, a plate of lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, and Chianti from a straw-covered flask. Now that's an Italian meal, right? For many, yes. But Pat Rodgers, owner and chef of Alto Cucina, describes his imaginative ingredient combinations as "Italian fusion."
You have survived 2008, and probably with a few extra pounds, because of a little too much wine and/or spirits in your system, but . . . ooh boy it was worth it. What I enjoyed most this holiday season was spending time with my family and close friends.
An army of bottles of inexpensive sparkling wine stands ready for customers at the Costco in South San Francisco on Dec. 29. It may not have been the year to buy a $150 bottle of Dom Perignon. But perhaps it was the year to buy four $35 bottles of Korbel. In response to the economic downturn, alcohol retailers and industry experts from coast to coast say consumers have been trading ...
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Shiraz/Syrah are the most popular red varietals, and consumers have a certain comfort level when ordering or purchasing these wines.
