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MiWine Day 2 |
Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/15/2004 8:08 AM
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 After the success of yesterday afternoon's guided tasting, from my
personal point of view, I wanted to start them as early as I could
today as well. So, I registered for the earliest one right after lunch.
As in Italian streets, here at the show between 1 pm and 2 pm,
everybody is at lunch. The boo ...
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The GWL 2004???? |
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Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
5/25/2004 6:51 AM
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 Today, Tuesday May 25, 2004, I am beginning what I baptized "GWL". I must be a true North American now, since I like acronyms! GWL = Great Wine Loop.
During the next 6 weeks I will visit some regions of North and Center Italy without coming back to Rome. This journey will b ...
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Full immersion |
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Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
5/4/2004 4:59 AM
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 After a few days of readaptation and relaxation at my
parents' apartment, I was ready to face the big
challenge: a full three morning-to-night day immersions in
the world known as Roman traffic!
I was very surprised for not having lost any of my
driving ...
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A day at La Citta' del Gusto |
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Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
5/1/2004 7:55 AM
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What a name! City of Taste!
An entire building devoted to food and wine!
I could certainly say that I wouldn't mind to live in
it...! It is my Disneyland....
It is a modern structure build in 1999 and it has 4
floors with a wine bar, a cooking school, bookstore
and the "Theatre of Kitchen": lla creme de la creme. It
is a big hall shaped like a theatre. On the stage,
wine and food classes are demonstrated are featured. ...
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Any Italian wine around here? |
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Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
4/29/2004 6:39 AM
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Yes, wines in Italy are ... Italian.
By saying so, I mean that it is VERY difficult to find
a store with international wines. Italy DOES NOT
import wine. Which makes sense somehow, being the country with
biggest wine exportation.
HOWEVER...
For me it is strange, since now I
got used to the wonderful Canadian variety offered by
Vintages, the world's biggest importer of wine.
Talking about variety...I am lost in all the dif ...
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Ahhhh...espresso |
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Antonio Mauriello
Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
4/27/2004 3:48 AM
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 The art of "creating" and "serving" a simple cup of coffee. Simple because... it is in the mind of each Italian when we first open our eyes in the morning.
The coffee mania is happening to me again after just a few days. My first morning thought goes to the bar ...
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