by BIANCA | May 4, 2022 | Indigenous Grapes, Producers News
You may have heard one of us telling the story that my sister Cecilia and her husband Fabrizio were the inspiration behind our wine-importing business a long time ago. It was just before the year 2000, at the time they were making wine in Tuscany, a fantastic Vino...
by BIANCA | Mar 11, 2022 | Indigenous Grapes, Producers News
Did you know that Italy has a wider selection of wines than anywhere else in the world? While it is claimed that there may be up to 2000 varieties, (WINE GEEK ARTICLE) there are officially 605 unique grapes used to make the wines found throughout the Italian...
by BIANCA | Feb 18, 2021 | Food and Wine, Indigenous Grapes, Recipes
Italians love their frittata, (free-TAH-ta ), a similar dish to the well known French omelette. Eggs are the main ingredient, to which vegetables, cheese, ham or even left over pasta is added according to what is available and what takes your fancy. While an omelette...
by WFW Blogger | Jan 27, 2021 | Food and Wine, Indigenous Grapes, Recipes
Winter, the cold weather, and let’s be honest, the duress of Lockdown 3:0, all seem to call for warming comfort food: polenta! This recipe does it for me. Polenta, or maize flour, is a staple food from Northern Italy. This humble Italian peasant food has...
by WFW Blogger | Apr 27, 2015 | Food and Wine, Indigenous Grapes, White Fox News
When I left Rome to settle in the UK, I was in my early twenties, and for this reason there are (far too) many places in Italy that I only know by hearsay. Hence, an invitation from the London branch of The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK, to the...
by WFW Blogger | Jan 26, 2012 | Indigenous Grapes, Producers News
Nunc est bibendum – “Now is the time to drink” – declares Horace, and we certainly agree, although the verse that follows may not really inspire in this cold and sodden month of January, Nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus – “now is the time to dance...
