The Barone B&B, where we are staying, is a short walk to the Duomo of St. Matthew, a fifteen minute walk to the old city of Salerno, and a thirty minute walk to the adjacent town of Vietri sul Mare. Our itinerary for the day included exploring Salerno and Vietri sul Mare followed by
We left Rionero in Vulture to go to the Amalfi Coast for lunch at Osteria Reale which is located in Tramonti. Luigi Reale, the proprietor, also owns and operates an 11,000 bottle winery adjacent to the Osteria. We have visited Luigi’s winery a couple of times. After Tramonti, we were traveling to
Where else on a given day can you learn how olive oil is made, have four archeologists “crash” a wine tasting and then be invited to the tasting, meet a reknown wine consultant during a visit to a cantina, and meet the person who supplied the wine at Sofia Ford Coppolla’s wedding? Just another
A leisurely day in the South is made even more leisurely when the herding of sheep on the main road connecting the wine-producing towns of Barile and Rionero in Vulture causes us to stop to let them pass. Today we visited three small organic wineries. Two are owned by the winegrowers and the third is owned
It is impossible to share with the reader today’s experience in a short blog. Following is a brief description of our visits for the day. In future posts, I’ll write a more detailed report of each of the places visited. Caggiano-Summo Cheese To reach Caggiano-Summo Cheese Factory, located outside the hill town of
We left Rome by train and arrived 70 minutes later in Naples (142 mile trip, two & a half hours by car) where we were met by our friend, wine expert and tour guide, Gaetano Petrillo, owner of The Wine Bus. Our ultimate destination for the day was Maratea, but first we
On our second day we took a scenic three and one-half mile walk to visit the St. Callisto catacomb. Sorry, no photos as they are strictly prohibited. The catacomb, one of many in Rome, was a burial site for Christians during their persecution, which did not end until Christianity was
Upon our arrival at Hotel Ponte Sisto at about 3:00 pm we changed into our summer clothing as it was 75 degrees. Our first stop was Café Settimiano, located across the Ponte Sisto Bridge in Trastevere. I am pictured to the right enjoying a double espresso. Ro and I relaxed
Next month Ro and I are off to Southern Italy for our sixth visit over the last six years. We hope to share photos and short articles with our readers while in Italy. Here is our tentative itinerary: We will be spending two nights in Rome. While in Rome we
Several readers have asked me where they can find wine from the wineries featured in this blog. Listed below are stores where I have purchased wines from Southern Italy wineries, including wines from Terre del Principe, Le Vigne Di Raito, Caggiano, Molettieri, and Perillo. Vintages – Adventures in Wine – 53 Commonwealth Ave,