Aperitivo Time - Vallesaccarda (Av) - Oasis Sapori Antichi

It's early.  Too early for  lunch.  Or maybe too early for dinner.  So why not have an aperitif...or as we say in Italy, an aperitivo. E...

Mario Carrabs - Butcher and Then Some - Gesualdo (Av)

Mario Carrabs A typical Saturday morning.  Time to fare la spesa , go grocery shopping.  I was in Irpinia for a few days and I decided to ta...

Two Nights in Taurasi, Part 2 - Taurasi 1999

Sunday evening, the twelfth of August, I found myself back in Taurasi. This time to try 8 Taurasi's dated 1999. A wine tasting conducte...

Two Nights in Taurasi, Part 1 - Aglianico

The Fiera Enologica di Taurasi just completed its 13 edition yesterday in the sleepy centro storico of Taurasi in the province of Avellin...

Serendipity - Domus Giulii 2008 - La Sibilla

Wikipedia :   Serendipity   means   a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise"; specifically, the accident of finding som...