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Valentine’s Day Wine: From Spain With Love

Valentine’s Day Wine: From Spain With Love

In search of that perfect wine for Valentine’s Day 2013? Well we think nothing could be finer or more apropos Read More »

Ultimate Valentine Chocolate Gifts From Turin, Italy

Ultimate Valentine Chocolate Gifts From Turin, Italy

While a limitless swirl of hot pink and crimson heart-shaped candy boxes may strike you as the perfect treat this Read More »

Valentine Poems, Italian Style

Valentine Poems, Italian Style

You’ve bought the gift, made the reservations and unsuccessfully spent hours searching for the perfect Valentine’s sentiment via the drugstore Read More »

Saffron Festival of Consuegra, Spain

Saffron Festival of Consuegra, Spain

Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafran (Saffron Festival) When: Last week of October, 2012 Where: Consuegra, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Why You Should Go: Read More »

Rioja Wine Harvest Festival 2012

Rioja Wine Harvest Festival 2012

La Rioja Wine Harvest Festival 2012 When: September 15 - September 22, 2012 Where: The city of Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Why You Read More »

The Alba International White Truffle Fair 2012

The Alba International White Truffle Fair 2012

The 82nd Alba International White Truffle Fair When: October 6 - November 18, 2012 Where: The city of Alba, Piemonte, Italy Why You Read More »

Txakoli and Pintxos, the Perfect Pairing

Txakoli and Pintxos, the Perfect Pairing

You belly up to the bar. A cacophony of clanking glasses, fast paced chatter and the shuffling of tiny plates Read More »

Truffle Hunting in the Green Heart of Umbria

Truffle Hunting in the Green Heart of Umbria

It is where verdant rolling hills meander gracefully past centuries-old hill towns and disappear into lush thickets punctuating the landscape. Read More »

Wines of Veneto: Bardolino & Valpolicella

Wines of Veneto: Bardolino & Valpolicella

A vision of Veneto exists, one imagined by pen and by lens, of which most are familiar. Shaded canals warmed Read More »

The Basque Country's Golden Rule of Cider

The Basque Country’s Golden Rule of Cider

In the Basque Country of northern Spain the act of eating and drinking transcends mere consumption and soars to the Read More »