Category: #ItalianFWT

• Beauty and the Beast

  

  “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” Where can one find a mysteriously brooding red wine with dense, dark fruit swaddled in silky notes of smoke and spice? A trip to the “green heart” of Italy will reveal this rustic beast waiting to be tamed. This land of majestic olive trees, decadent truffles,…

  Michelle Williams

  October 3, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco, Food, Montefalco, Recipe, Sagrantino, Travel, Umbria, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Consorzio Tutela Vini Montefalco, food, Food and Wine Magazine, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italian wine, Italy, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Paola Bea, Paola Bea “Paglairo” 2007 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Sagrantino, travel, Umbria, wine, Wine 101

• The Natural Wonders of Abruzzo

  

  Imagine a place where nature is wild and uncontaminated. A region flanked by mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. It is lush and green in the spring, summer and fall, and covered in glistening snow in the winter. It is filled with picturesque medieval towns, castles, modern resorts and fantastic food…

  Michelle Williams

  September 5, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Abruzzo, Barba Family, Food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italy, Montepulciano, Music, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Abruzzo, Barba Family, Barba I Vasari Old Vines Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC 2008, food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italy, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, music, Rolling Stones, travel, wine

• Mountainous Food and Wine of Sardegna

  

  August is here and with it comes our next Italian Food Wine Travel journey. This month we land in Sardegna, better known to Americans as Sardinia. Sardegna sits behind Sicily and before Cypress as the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sardegna is one of the most geologically ancient bodies of land in all…

  Michelle Williams

  August 1, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italy, Music, Sardegna, Sardinia, Tenute Soletta, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Cannonau Di Sardegna DOC Sardo 2010, food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italian wine, Italy, Jovina Cooks Italian, music, Recipe, Sardegna, Tenute Soletta, wine

• Live Like Caesar in Lazio

  This month’s Italian Food Wine Travel region of focus is Lazio. The most prominent point of interest in the Lazio region is Rome. As luck would have it my husband and I plan to visit Rome this fall and we have been immersed in studying and planning our vacation. While Rome is the principle city…

  Michelle Williams

  July 4, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Food, Italy, jazz, Music, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Coenobium Biano Lazio 2012, food, Italian food, Italian Food Wine Travel, Italian wine, Italy, jazz, Lazio, Monastero Suore Cistercensi, music, Roma, Rome, travel, vacation, wine

• Exploring Campania with #ItalianFWT

  

  June’s installment of #ItalianFWT takes us back to southern Italy, to the beautiful and delicious region of Campania. As you can see from the map Campania is located on the south western side of Italy, at the front ankle of the boot. Campania is filled with great people, sites, food, wine and culture and it…

  Michelle Williams

  June 6, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Campania, Food, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Aglianico, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Cantina del Taburno Greco White Wine 2012 Beneventano, Capri, Feudi Di San Gregorio Lacryma Christi Rosso 2010 DOC, food, Greco Bianco, Italian food, Italy, jazz, Lacryma Christi, limoncello, Mount Vesuvius, music, Naples, Piedirosso, Sorrento, travel, Villa Matilde Rocco dei Leoni Aglianico, wine

• Marche Revisited for #ItalianFWT

  I wrote two article about the Marche region of Italy last July to help my friends Piero and Katherine promote their business, Vita Verde Imports. They were planning a fall 2014 guided wine, food and truffle tour of Marche and although I was not able to attend it looked fantastic and I know their group…

  Michelle Williams

  May 2, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Food, Italian wine, Italy, Marche, Terracruda, Travel, Vacation, Wine

  #DestinazioneMarche, #ItalianFWT, Ancona Jazz Festival, food, Italian wine, Italy, Jimmy’s Dallas, Le Marche, Marche, Marche Expo 2015, music, Terracruda, travel, Vita Verde Imports, wine

• Celebrating Sicily on #ItalianFWT

  Our April journey with #ItalianFWT takes us to the lovely Italian island of Sicily. Due to the date of April’s #ItalianFWT I was considering passing up this month’s Italian journey since I have been working so much on Easter and Passover articles. However, when the creator of #ItalianFWT, Jennifer of Vino Travels, announced our April…

  Michelle Williams

  April 4, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Donnafugata, Food, Italy, Music, Sicily, Travel, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Donnafugata, Donnafugata Sedara Sicilia DOC Rosso, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, jazz, music, Nero d’Avola, Palermo, Recipe, Sicilian food, Sicily, travel, vacation, wine

• Wine & Dine in Trentino-Alto Adige with #ItalianFWT

  

  This month #ItalianFWT is traveling to Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy to explore the great food, wine, culture and activities in this beautiful region. As you can see from the WineCountry.it map, Trentino-Alto Adige is located in the northeast corner of Italy; boarded by Switzerland and Austria to its north with Veneto and Lombardy to its south…

  Michelle Williams

  March 7, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Alto Adige, Food, Iron and Wine, Italian wine, Italian wine regions, Italy, Kaltern, Kaltern Caldaron, Lagrein, Music, Schiava, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Alto Adige, Bolzano, Ferrari Trento, food, Iron and Wine, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, Kaltern, Kaltern Caldaron Campaner Shiava DOC 2013, Kaltern Caldaron Lagrein DOC 2012, Lagrein, Mezzacorona, music, Shiava, travel, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, wine, Winefolly

• A Trip to Tuscany Without Leaving Home for #ItalianWFT

  

  This month I am joining the Italian Food, Wine and Travel group for the first time. Can you imagine a better subject for reflection?! Better yet, this month’s topic is Tuscany! #ItalianFWT is the brain child of Vino Travels, a fellow writer and lover of all things Italian. Please follow the hashtag to view all…

  Michelle Williams

  February 7, 2015

  #ItalianFWT, Brunello Di Montalcino, Food, Italy, Music, Pappa Al Pomodoro, Pinterest, Recipe, Sangiovese, Terralsole, Tuscany, Wine

  #ItalianFWT, Affettati Misti, Athena Tergis Bollag, Brunello Di Montalcino, featured, Florence, food, Ina Garten, Italia, Italian food, Italian wine, Italy, music, Pappa Al Pomodoro, Pisa, Recipe, San Gimignano, Sangiovese, Terralsole, Terralsole Brunello Di Montalcino, Tuscany, wine