i vini dolci pugliesi: the sweet wines of puglia
My mouth water continued to water, but I couldn't seem to swallow fast enough. I looked over at Annarita, who had already bitten through her bottom lip and seemed content on swallowing her own chin. 'If the next speaker says anything other than, 'Mo' ragà, si scende!' ('Alright boys, let's head down') I'm going to kill him with my thumb', she said, her eyes scanning over the shoulders up to the podium, calculating, I think, how long she'd have before they'd pull her off. more
paternoster: new world, old world and where you find yourself
It couldn't be prettier, this mountain. For the longest time you half expect Heidi and her grandfather and oxen more
primitivo di manduria: gianfranco fino’s es
That's what a good Primitivo di Manduria can offer, and Fino's is that, plus. At 16.5 percent alcohol, it's a marching bass drum of a wine, yet perfectly balanced between acids (not easy to do, as with the sun's heat, the acid tends to fall away rather quickly) and still youngish tannins (this, the 2007). more
messina: ordinary people
Like most people that have been to Messina, I had passed through many times but always only to use the more
calabria: biagio and his love of animals
'Silvestro! It's been a long time', said Biagio, beaming like a boy. 'I knew you'd come. I just knew it!'. more
villalba: the rebirth of a church
I’ve been travelling for the last few weeks with Gina more
