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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Orlando hometown favorite Victoria and Albert's reaps award as second-best fine dining restaurant in US

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TripAdvisor annually awards best restaurant designations in US and worldwide categories based on reviews by individuals who have eaten at th...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Orvieto (Umbria, Italy): A quest for wine excellence

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Orvieto, located in the southwestern portion of Umbria, has had a long and storied wine history beginning in the Etruscan age, through the R...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Umbria (Italy) and Orvieto landscapes and soils

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Umbria, one of the smallest of the Italian regions, lies almost dead center on the peninsula and is the only region to border neither a body...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Being natural in Montefalco (Umbria): The Wines of Paolo Bea

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Paolo Bea remains active in the direction of his namesake business with his son Giuseppe farming the vineyard and the other son -- Giampiero...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Montefalco wine region of Umbria, Italy

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Paolo Bea and his wines are legendary. The estate has been growing grapes in the same location since the 15th century and the current propri...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Visit to Terre Margaritelli, Torgiano, Umbria

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Friday was a "You Day" on our Art in Voyage tour of Umbria and surrounds. A number of our colleagues had opted to go horseback ri...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The "personalization" -- and demise -- of the concept of terroir in 17th-Century France

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The concept of terroir transited the 16th-17th century divide on the back of Olivier de Serres 1601 book Le   Theatre d'Agriculture and...