A Taurasi Thanksgiving

I love Avellino, particularly a little town called TAURASI. This town, home to wineries such as Cantina Caggiano, wine tasting events such ...

Trippa and Champagne -Ciao Vino, November 27

Last Friday, November 27, most Americans were recovering from a Thanksgiving meal, or shopping. I decided to take the opportunity and atte...

Weekend at the Museum 2

Here is the rest of the program for the month of December. December 6, 2009 h 10.00 e 12.00 Museo di Capodimonte Ballo a corte: una fav...

Will this Wine Age or Not?

Consistency. Tannins. Sulfites. Acidity. Those are the key aspects as to whether a wine will age well or not. Last Friday night’s Wi...

Champagne wishes...

Ciao Vino and Ais Napoli have something great in store for us this Friday, November 27. They have invited Bruno Paillard, a respected cham...

Sneak Preview Vitigno Italia, December 1, 2009

Last May, a couple of friends and I spent a lovely afternoon exploring the ‘Egg Castle’ downtown and – wine tasting. The event was Vitigno ...

CHIANTI FOREVER

Enoteca CiaoVino, Varcaturo December 4,2009 2000 hrs This time we will focus on Chianti. Sangiovese was a great grape and always will be! Le...

Torre Gaia Should Never be Forgotten

A couple of weeks ago, I ran into a friend who I hadn’t seen in a couple of years. His name is Luigi (or Louis) and is a sommelier at Torre ...

Someone pulled a scam!!! BEWARE!!

Hey, If you are on my andiamotrips mailing list, you probably received an email on Saturday morning from me saying that I was in Scotland, o...

A Thanksgiving weekend to remember.

Several years ago, I wanted to take advantage of the 4 day Thanksgiving weekend. My husband, Italian, did not have the weekend off since ...

Meet the Producers- Enoteca Mercadante, November 19

If you haven’t made it out to Enoteca Mercadante on Corso Vittorio Emanuele yet, here is a chance to do so. Francesco and Stefano have an ...

Chocolate Anyone?

December 4 – 8, Mostre D’Oltramare (a few steps from the soccer stadium), a special event will be held for chocolate lovers. This event is ...

Vomero Wine and Shop

Many of us have discovered Vomero, thanks to its great market (Piazza degli Artisti) and its great shopping. Well, get ready to rediscover ...

A Weekend at The Museum

Not just wine..... Okay, I know I’ve been talking alot about wine lately. Here are some appointments coming up though that gives you the...