When I first put visiting Greece on my bucket list years ago it was because of pictures like these… I wanted to see this place. You may have felt the same way too. But since returning from my recent trip there I want to introduce you a different Greece. One beyond the intense beauty of [...]
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Earlier this year when I was in Italy, one of the greatest meals I had was at an Argentinian restaurant. Yes, you read that correct — Argentinian food… in Italy. The restaurant, located in Perugia, was actually called “Argentina”. Every single aspect of the multi-course meal was stunning, and I would be remiss to mention [...]
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On the first day of the International Wine Tourism Conference, held in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, I gave a presentation titled – A Sense of Place: How to leverage your region and place to enhance the customer experience. Among the many topics discussed in my presentation was the importance of telling your story in order to [...]
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“This is Umbria – Small, bashful. But with an excellence still yet to discover” -Aldo Fiordelli. The soft-spoken and seemingly shy Fiordelli, an Italian journalist and wine writer, used these words to describe Umbria while speaking at the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference this past February. Those familiar with Umbria know that this “excellence” Fiordelli describes [...]
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When we were both 19 and living in Flagstaff, AZ, my best friend started dating a very tall and nice German guy. As things got serious he invited her to spend the Christmas holiday together, in his home state of Saarland in western Germany, where she would meet his family for the first time. When [...]
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How do I begin writing about Italy? When I was studying for the Court of Master Sommelier certified exams the country that intimidated me above all others was Italy. Many folks tell me it is France that they fear the most. But for me France was the easy one. France was always my favorite. The [...]
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(This is a revised and extended version of an article I wrote for the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference held in Perugia, Italy earlier this month. To read the original please click here) “We are small. We are new. We want to produce our own wines with our own personality. As a new producer [...]
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I have just returned from Italy where I spent nine days exploring the wine, food, and sights with a group of talented (and fun) bloggers, writers, and other media. We were there for the International Wine Tourism Conference where I presented a seminar titled, “A Sense of Place: How to leverage your region and place [...]
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2011 was a whirlwind of a year for me. Looking back much of it seems like a blur. My twin boys were born in December of 2010, just three weeks before the beginning of the new year so a large chunk was spent getting to know my little guys, taking care of them, and cherishing [...]
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Cheers and I’ll see you all in Portland in 2012!
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