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Amarone DOCG? |
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Vinitaly 2006
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By Antonio on
4/9/2006 4:01 AM
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My friend Natale would say: ‘Finally!!!’…
 I had a long conversations with the managers at the
‘Consorzio di tutela della Valpolicella’ (the ‘Consorzi di tutela’ are the
offices whom purpose is the to protect the brands and stamps from misuses and
frauds).
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Throw your agenda away at the Vinitaly! |
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By Antonio on
4/5/2006 7:07 AM
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Ramandolo DOCG - An unforgettable experience from Friuli.
 Every Italian region at the show has a big central area hosting educational seminars. I wish I could attend to all of them! Well...I have a plan: instead of going crazy and try to book my time to go in an organized manner, ...
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Amare l’amaro Amarone |
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Vinitaly 2006
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By Antonio on
4/5/2006 5:37 AM
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Three Days in Valpolicella
The Italian title literally means ‘To love the bitter Amarone’. To be precise, I would personally say ‘Amare il Dolce Amarone’ meaning ‘To love the sweet Amarone’ not because Amarone has any sugar content but because it is a very ‘romantic drink’!
Let's start at the beginning:
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Una notte di stelle |
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Vinitaly 2006
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By Antonio on
4/3/2006 6:00 AM
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Montreal-Frankfurt. A 7 hour 55 minute flight. One of the smoothest flights I have ever taken over the Atlantic.
As usual, the sequence of events on board went something like this: take-off, reading, dinner, movie, sleep, breakfast, landing. So far, nothing exceptional. The only problem is that the ‘sleep’ part never took place! Thank God, the night went fast because I was travelling West: I saw the sunset, and the sunrise was already on the horizon just after a few hours. And I was never able to s ...
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Taste of Portugal |
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Wine Tastings
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By Antonio on
9/29/2005 5:20 AM
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 My Latin experience in Toronto, after the Spanish tasting day, lasted until Thursday, the day I "moved" to Portugal! This narrow country, so exposed to the furious Atlantic Ocean, seems to be known only for Port.
Well, there is more... Much more.
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Taste of Spain |
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Wine Tastings
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By Antonio on
9/28/2005 4:12 AM
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 If somebody asks me what is my favorite wine country, then they also probably would guess that my answer would be Italy. Well ... yes, Italy is my "passion" country, where my heart and my roots reside. Though, it doesn't mean that Italy is, in absolute, my "only" favorite w ...
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Homeward Bound |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
7/22/2004 8:04 AM
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A farewell to Italy
On July 22, 2004 I was on a plane travelling westward
toward Ottawa.
What a journey!
It was very sad to leave Italy, however I am happy to
be back in Canada!
I hope you found my stories interesting and that you
are now, more than ever, attracted by the beauty of
that warm peninsula, one of the best sites in the
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GWL Day 30-34 - Peaceful resting at Cremolino (PIEMONTE) (86 km) |
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By Antonio on
7/6/2004 5:48 AM
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 These last days of my journey are going really fast. Therefore I decided to slow them down as much as I can.
I feel that I have, by now, a deep understanding of all the different wine areas of Piemonte. I still believe it is the most difficult region of Italy to study, because ...
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GWL Day 18 - Gattinara (PIEMONTE) (61 km) |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/21/2004 8:30 AM
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 A splendid awakening looking at the blue "Lago Maggiore" lake and at the green forests around it….the "Canadian" landscape that I am starting to miss...
I crossed the river Sesia leaving the province of Novara, going west into the province of Vercelli, very ...
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MiWine Day 3 |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/16/2004 8:17 AM
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 The tasting that made my day: a vertical of Cervaro della Sala from Antinori
9 am - 1 pm
Producers visited in the morning on the show floor:
Montesissa Colli Piacentini - EMILIA ROMAGNA
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MiWine Day 2 |
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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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GWL Day 14 - Reggio Emilia (212 km) |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/7/2004 7:41 AM
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 An itinerary amongst Legends: from Ferrari to Parmigiano Reggiano.
A route with few natural beauties, but still very interesting. Away
from hills and vineyards, today I am driving through many industrial
areas and truck routes. A good exercise for my drivi ...
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GWL Day 13 - Bologna (73 km) |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/6/2004 7:12 AM
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 Bologna: the capital of the home made pasta.
Tortellini,
tortelli, tortelloni, ravioli, agnolotti are only a few of the names
identifying the different varieties of "pasta fatta in casa", a great
specialty of this region. Out from Romagna I am no ...
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GWL Day 12 - Ravenna (140 km) |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
6/5/2004 7:08 AM
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 A day "off" to visit the art city of Ravenna.
It is the
city of the Byzantine, in a time when everything was art. Churches with
an oriental Orthodox touch were built in this city near Venezia and are
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GWL Day 5 - Staffoli to Matelica (50 km) |
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Visiting Italy as a Tourist
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By Antonio Mauriello on
5/29/2004 5:35 PM
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 Looking for a white wine to age in your cellar? Try Verdicchio di Matelica!
Very cloudy and wet today...It rained all day. This was a shame because I took lots of scenic roads and mountain passes. At the highest pass, my GPS was reading 1,200 mt of altitud ...
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