Dinner da...Marennà with Chef Paolo Barrale

Thursday May 27. Around 6:30 pm. Paolo Barrale leisurely walks into Feudi di San Gregorio’s waiting room. I, along with my friend, Kate, h...

Barocco di Vino- Castel dell'Ovo, 29 May 2010

Another chance to walk around the'Egg Castle' and try the best wines from Campania. Saturday the 29th of May from 1200-2000. Great m...

Soaking up Springtime in Campania, with Terre Del Principe

Every now and then I get the chance to see my Campania through the eyes of American tourists. Americans on vacation from the ‘States’...look...

Capua-Il Luogo della Lingua Festival-21 through 30 May

Hey...Capua is not that far away... And from May 21st  to the 30th, The Luogo della Lingua Festival, an event promoted by Architempo involvi...

Time Travelling Through Taurasi with Mastroberardino

It is not every day that one gets an opportunity like the one I had yesterday. The privilege to sit in on one of the most exclusive wine tas...

Shiro Aka---Wine and Sushi at Vitigno Italia

Shiro-White Aka-Red Two new wines from Villa Matilde made exclusively for Kukai and presented by Mariaida Avallone (owner of Villa Matild...

Wine and the City--Why Not?

It began as a thought, a challenge to myself and myself only. After I left Palazzo Reale on Friday afternoon, I decided to stroll through my...

I Vini dei Vulcani--Some like it hot

HOT—Naples was really hot Friday afternoon. Fitting for a wine tasting entitled ‘I Vini dei Vulcani’ Wines of the Volcanoes. A perfect po...

Cantine Aperte with Terre del Principe, 30 May, 2010

Each year, at the end of May, hundreds of wineries throughout Italy open their doors to the public.  Terre del Principe opens their hearts....

Don't Miss the Bus!!!

Hop on the bus! On Friday, May 14, a red London double decker bus will be in Vomero on Via Luca Giordano from 1730-2030. Inside--AIS Napoli ...

Spend the Night in the Museum!...15 May

"Notte dei musei". On May 15, from eight o’clock in the evening to two o’clock in the morning, you can visit, for free, 35 monumen...

I Vini dei Vulcani- Friday, May 14

Wine and culture are the stars of   I Vini dei Vulcani  "The Wines of the Volcanoes", organized by the Consortium Wines Campi Fleg...

Il Pirata in Praiano---Ci Mancava Solo La Luna

Incantevole....enchanting...romantic...divertente.... These are some of the thoughts, phrases, pensieri , that come to mind after spending 1...

ARCHENO---A Fusion of History, Culture, Food and Wine at the piedi of Vesuvius

ARCHENO: Vino e divino ai piedi di monte….. A wine event custom made for the history buff and wine lover...so it was perfect for me. A win...

Three Evenings of Wine and the City at Enoteca Mercadante

As mentioned in an earlier blog, the week before Vitigno Italia , Naples hosts Wine and the City.  Enoteca Mercadante will have three speci...

Taurasi Road Trip--What a Ride!

I had the opportunity to share my Campania –my Taurasi, in the heart of Avellino, on Saturday, May 1st with a curious group of wine lovers. ...

Una Serata a SUD--Quarto's Shining Southern Star

I walked into SUD Ristorante for the first time on April 29th around 9 pm ish. Almost a year after its grand opening on the 11th of May 200...