What little I know about Italian wines I know less about Italian extra virgin olive oil. I am on a crash course to develop a baseline understanding. One thing is clear – there is an 800 lb. gorilla in the room. Fraud is rampant in the Italian extra virgin olive oil
We are hosting a fundraiser wine tasting to help two friends who running the Boston Marathon raise money for a charity. Below is a description of the wines that will be served. White Wines 2010 Coda di Volpe Irpinia DOC, Azienda Agricola Perillo Michele Perillo’s winery, located in Castelfranci,
May Institute – Where Hope and Possibility Blossom Spring Cocktail Reception April 6th – Fundraiser On April 6th May Institute is hosting a fundraiser at The Harvard Club at One Federal Street, Boston, MA. May Institute is an award-winning nonprofit organization that provides educational, rehabilitative, and behavioral healthcare services to individuals
Last weekend we visited my Mother in Naples. Florida. On Sunday we had about as perfect a day one could have: family, baseball and Italian food and wine. Ro and I spent the late morning and early afternoon in Port Charlotte, Florida watching our nephew Michael play in a Tampa
The spectacular Amalfi Coast includes 13 towns with Vietri sul Mare as the eastern most town and Positano as the western most town. (Note, Sorrento is not on the Amalfi Coast; it is located on the Amalfi Penisula, but its waterfront is on the Gulf of Napoli.) During each of
On Friday March 4, 2016 Franciscan Hospital for Children, located in Brighton, MA, is having a fundraiser; “Dancing in the Rain Dinner Gala”. Since 1949 Franciscan has provided clinical therapeutic and educational programs for children with special health care needs. A large pediatric rehabilitation hospital, Franciscan serves a continuum of
For those who either participated in or read about the Krokidas & Bluestein Wine Tasting; below is where you can purchase the wines: Vino Spumante Dosaggio La Matta 2013, http://www.si-wine.it or http://www.crushwineco.com Greco di Tufo 2014, Ciro Picariello, http://www.crushwineco.com Greco di Tufo Picoli 2012, Bambinuto, http://www.jerryshomemade.com Campania IGT Ragis 2008, Le
Salerno, a centrally located city with a population of less than 140,000 with many miles of waterfront and many attractions, is often ignored by tourists. Salerno features a two-mile promenade with the Tyrrhenian Sea on one side and a park with palm trees on the other side. The promenade is busy with early morning
Two wines with the same blending of grapes (80-20% aglianico and piedirosso, respectively), but from two different areas of Campania. Galardi’s Terra di Lavoro is made from grapes grown in the northern part of Campania, whereas Le Vigne di Raito’s Ragis is made from grapes grown in the first town of the Amalfi
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