Ripartiamo – Restart ITALIA
This is the post we’ve been waiting and dreaming to write for three long months: finally this night Italy reopens with no restrictions its regional borders and to the international arrivals – at the moment […]
Category Archives: MY LIFE IN UMBRIA
Andrà tutto bene – Everything will be all right
Andrà tutto bene – Everything will be all right The first week of total lockdown has finished and another one is coming. A very difficult one, according to the experts as the results of these […]
2017 belongs to us! Umbria proud and resilient
Dear Friends and Followers, 2016 has been a peculiar year for Umbria: in the first 9 months tourism has increased around the 4% [+3,96 arrivals*] in our region, data that clearly show the success of […]
Todi Fiorita 2016 – Flowerpower in the historic centre
From next Friday 20 to Sunday May 22, 2016 Todi Fiorita, flower and gardening exhibition – organized by the local association Verdetodi and the City Hall of Todi – is back in town! The event […]
Merry Sagrantino 2015: in the Court of the King
It is not the first time I write on Sagrantino wine on this blog. I think that in several years of blogging and touring wineries with travelers, the amount of ink and words that I’ve […]
#Terrediconfine July 2015 – Ancient food tradition in Todi and Orvieto
Melodie in Vigna – Roccafiore – Todi The tradition and ancient food culture of the two tows Orvieto and Todi are the common thread of the project #TerrediConfine [borderlands] by the local Cultural Association Brumalia. […]
#Terrediconfine [borderlands]: Orvieto and Todi
#terrediconfine Terre di Confine, borderlands could be an unusual word to define the towns of Orvieto and Todi. Orvieto and Todi are in Umbria. They are part of the same region, they share the same […]
Top 5 events&festivals in May in Umbria
Spring has arrived in Umbria, better calling it “pre-Summer”, thanks to the very pleasant temperatures and stable weather of the last weeks. Starting from this month Umbria is opening its long season of Summer Festivals, […]
Great things come for those who wait: Anteprima Sagrantino (notes on vintages)
Original post: notes on Vintage 2011 Sagrantino, the famed red wine of Umbria, has its days of glory each year in February during Anteprima Sagrantino in Montefalco. The event, organized by Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco […]
Umbria on my mind Vol.3…best shots from 2014
Last days of 2014, another year full of great experiences and fantastic people here in Umbria. Since 2012 the best way to say thank you to all of you, so kind to follow us on […]
2014 Extra virgin olive oil: “you need to make to do with what you have”
Old and high tech press in a mill close to Orvieto 2014 will be probably recorded as one of the most difficult years in extra virgin olive oil production in Umbria and Central Italy. The […]
“Once you find something good, you need to take care of it. You need to let it grow”.
A vineyard in Montefalco just before the harvest “A Good Year” it is the title of a movie filmed by Ridley Scott some time ago. Basically, it is the story of a ruthless British investment […]