Discovering Greco di Tufo with Ais Napoli and Enoteca Divinoinvigna, July 1st

ENOLABORATORIO ® 2009/2010 Divinoinvigna Enoteca e AIS Napoli will hold a blind wine tasting on Thursday, July 1st.  Mauro Erro will lead ...

Marennà Summer Party, Friday July 16

Marennà - Feudi Di San Gregorio's Retsurant -will throw their annual Summer Party on Friday, July 16th. Chef Barrale will be on hand t...

La vita di Michelangelo - Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Napoli

An exhibition on the long life of Michelangelo through the documents of the Buonarroti Archive. From the first letters and poems of his yout...

Everything is Coming Up Roses

It seems like the hot color of this summer is a cool pink…or should I say rosé . Manuela Piancastelli and Peppe Mancini of Terre del Princ...

Art Exhibit at Castel del'Ovo Napoli with Marco Palmieri

There will be an art exhibit at Castel del'Ovo in Mergellina by artist Marco Palmieri June 30-July 25.  The show will open with an inagu...

Lunch con Carmine Mazza-Il Poeta Vesuviano

Saturday...Napoli- Salerno A3, Torre Annuziata nord exit...direction Torre del Greco...Viale Europa 42.... Il Poeta Vesuviano ’s summer menu...

A tutta birra ma... con "Karma"-Veritas Restaurant, June 30, 2010

Veritas Restaurant   has decided to throw a dinner party to inaugurate their beer list. They have invited Mario Cipriano , master brewer and...

A Cool Recipie for a Hot Summer-Polpette di Melanzane con Ripieno Goloso

I found a really great website, http://www.tipeatalia.it/ , full of great recipes that have been tempting me over the past few months.  Here...

Super DinnerPreNight- Le Tre Arcate in Piano di Sorrento-July 2, 2010

Last time, they broke the monotony of the Sorrento peninsula and settled down at a table laden with delicious fish.... surrounded by good fr...

La Grotta and La Falanghina del Taburno

On Friday, June 25 at La Grotta Vineria Grapperia Hostaria in Caselnuovo, there will be an opportunity to try Falanghina del Taburno from C...

Vineyard Hopping-Campi Flegrei-La Sibilla

For my latest edition of vineyard hopping, I decided to stay a little closer to home...my Campi Flegrei, and a visit to my Winerdì partner, ...

Rosé Skies at Night---Terre del Principe presents their Roseto del Volture

Un cielo sereno ...that is what we were greeted with. The 40 or so wine lovers who came out on the 22nd of June to Roof in Sky in Bacoli. T...

Cantine Babbo presents their 2009 Vintage

Winemaker Vincenzo Mercurio and   Cantine Babbo present an evening of wine tasting in the garden of Villa Gitana , via Scalandrone 24,, Po...

Summer Evenings with Villa Matilde

Beginning in July, every Friday and Saturday evening, Villa Matilde invites you to spend your evenings with them.  An evening close to the ...

Diary of a Sommelier Student-1st Level-Mission Accomplished

It has been awhile since I wrote about my first level sommelier course. Not to worry, I hung in there. After 14 lessons, I took the exam and...

La Notte delle Bollicine e del Rosato---It's Back!!

The 3rd edition of La Notte delle Bollicine e del Rosato (The Night of Sparkling Wines/Spumante and Rosè) will be held on the 13th and 14th...

Falò di San Giovanni-June 24 at Cantine Luigi Tecce (Av)

Celebrate the summer  on the 24th of June, the night of San Giovanni. Believed to be a night of magic to some, in the Avellino province, spe...

Notte Bianca in Piano di Sorrento, 25 June 2010

Piano di Sorrento will transform, for one night, into a city full of grande entertainment and shopping. Notte Bianca means music, dancing, ...

The Colors and Flavors of a new Season-Friday, July 16th at Ristorante Il Poeta Vesuviano

Chef Carmine Mazza will present his specialties for the summer season... - Variazione di zucchina...ripiena con provola di Agerola, crema d...

Champagne in 20 calici at Enoteca Divinoinvigno

Divinoinvigna Enoteca in collaboration with Luciano Piganatarowineblog Presents Champagne in 20 calici 20 champagne glasses A 4 part seri...

Vineyard Hopping-Irpinia-Taurasi

About a month ago, I received an email from journalist/photographer Tom Hyland . He was coming to Italy-specifically Campania. and he wanted...

Think Pink...With Terre Del Principe, Roof and Sky, and Ais Napoli, June 22

On Tuesday, June 22nd, Manuela Piancastelli and Peppe Mancini will celebrate their new rosè, Roseto del Volturno . This wine is the produc...

Young Chefs at Città del Gusto

Over the past few months, Città del Gusto in Bagnoli has become like a second home. I’ve attended various wine tastings there and I’ve also...

Lunch con - I Capitani

Another highlight of my Anteprima Irpinia weekend was lunch on Saturday.  Our group ate at the winery I Capitani.   This winery, run by the ...

Anteprima Irpinia- I Banchi D'Assaggi

What is a wine fair wihout i banchi d'assaggi ?  You know, the booths where you can try wines.  This past weekend, at the Enoteca Region...

Taurasi-Fiano-Greco....My Irpinian Love Triangle

The first part in a series of blogs on Anteprima Irpinia I fell in love again this weekend. This happened while walking through the vineyard...

Sunset in Irpinia---sit back, relax, enjoy the ride

A Friday evening in Irpinia. Here the sun sets at the Radici Resort between 8:20 and 9 pm. And on this particular evening, the air was coo...

When in Rome...La Barrique and Roscioli

I was in Rome two days ago.  My friend Kate and I were in town to see the Caravaggio exhibit-awesome-and also decided to check out a couple ...

When Taurasi Calls---Anteprima Irpinia, June 5-6 2010

Taurasi 2006, Fiano di Avellino 2009, and Greco di Tufo 2009. These are the players this weekend for an unique opportunity to try wines from...