Slavonian Oak

This summer I've been between Italy and Croatia, a highlight of which has been enjoying Amarone with friends in Croatia. Verona's famous red is likely to enhance any dinner, but I particularly enjoyed consuming a bottle here, because the oak used in Amarone grows in Croatia. It's easily overlooked that the most prestigious wines from the …

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Conegliano – Valdobbiadene and The DOC(G), Part II

Conegliano and Valdobbiadene contribute significantly to the Veneto's status as Italy's largest producer of wines and DOCs, in no small way because, modern Prosecco, originates from this area. In a previous post I discussed DOC(G) Prosecco. Since then I've been reading up on Conegliano and Valdobbiadene as I gear up for a cycling trip between …

Prosecco Garibaldi

One unlikely place the Prosecco trail has taken me is Brazil, where, unlikely as it is, the name Garibaldi is synonymous with Prosecco. Here I am following the footsteps of General Garibaldi in Brazil and here's Giuseppe Garibaldi himself (dressed to the nines).   Garibaldi, who lends his name to a piazza or boulevard in virtually …

Terrazzo in Creta, Croazia and Chioggia

These days I've been talking to people about my project to write about Prosecco and wines of the Veneto, alongside cultural history and wines of the former Venetian empire. It has been interesting to discuss how far 'the Prosecco trail' may reach. The Dalmatian Coast, and its wonderful wines, is a likely place for the …

Raddicchio

The real meaning of enlightenment can be found in the radicchio. That is my philosophy and the philosophy of the Veneto. Like wines that are classified by geographical provenance, Radicchio di Treviso has its own IGP (Protected Geographical Indication) in Italy. And a bit in the way that Prosecco is a modern invention fostered by …