I’ll have to ask Doug to fill in the rest of the Mark Twain reference he’s making here. 🙂
Imagine walking into this ancient place and being greeted by those dulcet tones. Lovely!
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Fondamente Nuove
Doug, at 70, often walks fast enough in Italy to exhaust people half his age. We should all be so lucky to be that spry and healthy into our senior years (fear not, if you’re tired, he’ll give you time to rest…we’ve had clients into their 90s able to do our Italy tours). Here’s a quick peek at the Venice we love–away from the beaten path and onto the doorstep of the Jesuits (you can see their basilica in the backdrop on the right). One of my favorite corners of Venice, and where you can pick up a vaporetto to Murano, Torcello, and Burano.
Venice At Night
Doug’s latest tour group fell in love with a fantastic seafood restaurant not too far from here; their view after dinner.
Venice is magic.
Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige – Ca’ del Bosco
Any franciacorta fans?
FRANCIACORTA – Cuvée Prestige
Identity. A virtue found in the etymology of an ancient word: idem, or being the same. Cuvée Prestige, the essence of Franciacorta, Ca’ del Bosco style. A jewel created in 2007 from thirty year’s experience. Only the finest Chardonnay (75%), Pinot Nero (15%) and Pinot Bianco (10%) grapes from 134 vineyards, vinified separately and skillfully blended with reserves of the finest vintages (at least 20%) go into the magical rite of Cuvée creation. It will take 28 months of refinement on yeasts before this wine is ready to express all its richness and identity. A classic, well-balanced Franciacorta, pleasantly fresh and crisp. Perfect for any occasion.
Via Ca del Bosco
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Gee Thanks FaceBook!
Cats that look like Hitler and the moronic exploits of “celebrities” and their plastic surgery get tons of hits and links by the truckload. Creative people, intellectuals, science, and culture? Not so much. The Internet is a strange place.
Marchesi Di Gresy Barbaresco Piedmont
Speaking of places on the list to visit…
The Company
Le Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy, owned by the di Grésy family since 1797, began producing their own wines in 1973 following a decision by Alberto di Grésy.
The vineyards are situated in the Langhe and Monferrato areas, which are recognized as the home of Piedmont’s greatest wines.
The four estates are: Martinenga in the heart of Barbaresco, Monte Aribaldo in Treiso, Cuneo province, La Serra and Monte Colombo in Cassine, Alessandria province.
Grapes from all the estate vineyards are brought to the central winery at Martinenga to be made into high quality wines with the greatest respect for tradition and nature, where the aim is to faithfully transfer as much as possible of the identity of the terroir and the varietal into the bottle.
Our company is able to produce wines to accompany the entire meal, each one the expression of the character and…
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“Ornato” Barolo Docg 2006 – Pio Cesare
As good as this sounds…I want to go try it at the source and get lost in Piemonte.
GRAPE VARIETY: NEBBIOLO 100 %
VINEYARDS: A single vineyards Barolo from very ripe grapes of three
different plots of the famous Pio’s Family-owned Ornato
Estate in Serralunga d’Alba, one of the top vineyards in the
whole Barolo area.
VINIFICATION: Fermented in stainless steel with skin contact for 15 days.
AGEING: In mid toasted French oak for 36 months. 70% in new
barriques and 30% in a 25 hectoliters casks.
TASTINGNOTES: This is a very rich Barolo, dense, with supple
tannins, full concentrated ripe fruit, elegant and
powerful, with an extremely long life. Produced in
small quantities and only in excellent vintages.
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Piazza Navona
A brief snippet of Doug’s tour of Piazza Navona (my favorite part of Rome) with a recent group. No lovelier place to be on a fall afternoon than listening to Bernini’s wonderful fountain.
Prosecco!
From a recent tour Doug conducted; a client snapped this quick video that nicely captures the atmosphere and the conviviality of a quaint little Roman trattoria. You can almost sense the bubbles from the prosecco, smell the amazing savory smells from the kitchen, etc from watching…enjoy! And make it a point to eat a lot in Rome with us!
Lunch by the Coliseum
Doug snapped another quick video earlier in the week when he took a small tour group to see the Coliseum and grab some lunch. Imagine having something delicious while sitting next to one of the wonders of the ancient world?
It really is one of the neatest things about Italy–the seamless melding of the ancient with the modern world.
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