Fattoria LaVacchio – Organic Farm in Tuscany

Posted on April 15, 2013 by ggnitaly84 • 6 Comments

This Sunday I had the awesome opportunity to go with my friend Debora/gourmet expert AmbasciatoreGusto to visit Fattoria LaVacchio, an organic farm located about 18-20km from Florence. Debora stocks products from the farm in her B&B in Florence and I was itching to try the famous ‘antipasto‘ {cheese & cured meat appetizer} that she kept … Continue reading »

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Discovering Winetown 2012 – music, wine and beautiful scenery

Posted on September 23, 2012 by ggnitaly84 • Leave a comment

Winetown 2012 in Florence – two days of trying some of the best wines in Italy while listening to classical music or jazz, theater, strange “shows” and trying some delicious Tuscan products to boot. I had a chance to go on Friday and check out the festivities before meeting for a friend’s birthday. The participating … Continue reading »

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Chianti Classico Wine Festival 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by ggnitaly84 • 8 Comments

Interpret what you may from the above photo but quite frankly, I couldn’t agree more. Aside from the double innuendos - Chianti Classico held their 42nd annual wine festival expo in Greve in Chianti this past weekend and we hopped in our car on Saturday to try a few wines (ok maybe a lot) and see … Continue reading »

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Why I love Vino Sfuso

Posted on August 11, 2012 by ggnitaly84 • 2 Comments

When I first moved to Florence I begged t-man to fill my head with stories about his childhood mainly to see if it matched with what I imagined Italian life from books or movies about Italy. One of the stories that struck me was when we discussed how we were first exposed to anything alcoholic. … Continue reading »

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Must-read: Tips for buying wine at the supermarket

Posted on March 29, 2012 by ggnitaly84 • 7 Comments

I recently wrote about how to buy wine in a supermarket in Italy on http://www.insidersabroad.com ( a great all-about-Italy resource and English yellow pages directory for all of Italy) and I of course must share on my blog since wine is my non-animate best friend! I am sure my parents love all of the wine-related photos I … Continue reading »