The Portrait of a Lady [Umbria]
We are very happy and honored to host for the second time on our blog an interview to an artist who has represented our region in her art-works. Like Terry Bhola, writer, we had the […]
The Happy Farm: a new way of living in Umbria
You know when your partner in your company (that in this case is also your brother) one evening, while you are driving back home from the last wine tour of the season, in the middle […]
“Searching for Wild Asparagus in Umbria ” another kind of Dolce Vita.
It’s really incredible how social media is revolutionizing the way we connect to other people. For a non native-digital like me, Facebook, and in particular Twitter—that I really love and can hardly live without at […]
2012 : “a rich winy taste”
When you study for almost two years, tasting and carefully examining hundreds of wines from Italy, France, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South America, trying to remember all the DOCs and DOCGs areas in […]
My gift is everywhere.
There’s a movie I like very much and this is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas“. This movie, as you probably know, tells about the story of this funny creature the Grinch who, hating Christmas, intents […]
Frantoi Aperti – Open Oil Mills 2011 – Bloggers’day
We Umbrians say that the first “drink” we are given together with breast milk is extra virgin olive oil. As you know in our region olive trees are widely cultivated and we can say that […]
The food that “made us”. Chapter 1 : olive oil
“The people of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learnt to cultivate the olive and the vine.” This sentence by the Greek historian Thucydides is definitely one of my favourite quotations ever […]
Going down to my roots: the Cicotto experience
“If unique, traditional and endangered food products can have an economic impact, they can be saved from extinction. This is the simple reasoning behind the Presidia; small projects to assist groups of producers”.Slow Food You […]
My new twitting flatmates from Africa – Life in Umbria
My new flatmates are from Africa. They are quite young and they have black eyes and black hair with a white stripe on their belly and they are so good in…. twitting, of course! No, […]
The Time Machine: Palazzo Sorbello – Perugia
The first time I heard about Palazzo Sorbello, I have to say that I thought it was one of the several “Houses Museum” whose aim is just to celebrate one of the dozens Noble Families […]
The Lake&the Wine: Corbara
The Lake of Corbara is an artificial basin located between the territories of Orvieto and Todi, along the road that connects these two Umbrian cities. The lake – infact – was originated in the 50s’ […]
“Andar per campi” picking wild herbs in Umbria
Andar per campi does not simply mean “walking in the fields”, but living the experience of walking in the fields, breathing the fresh air, the smells and the aromas of Spring flowers and herbs, enjoying […]