A stone fountain, a Tuscan-style patio, warm ambience, and warm smiles from Chef Giancarla and Pino Bononi – this and top organic Italian dishes await you at Escopazzo, the Miami restaurant on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach. Not to mention an Wine-Spectator award-winning Italian wine list.
Feel as though you traveled to Italy with every sight and every taste at Escopazzo.
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In the very corner of Collio, next to the Adriatic Sea and the Julian Alps, lies the special city Oslavia. Oslavia, a tiny little city in the region of Gorizia, has a very special relationship with the rare and unique wine grape Ribolla Gialla.
The romance between Oslavia and Ribolla Gialla is not new, but dates back to the 1200’s. The people of Oslavia have as a community, invested their heart and...
In the province of Gorizia, sheltered by the Giulian Alps and awash in the fragrance of the Adriatic Sea, lies Ronco Blanchis, where Giancarlo Palla and his sons Alberto and Lorenzo craft elegant yet powerful white wines with salient, intense aromas that emanate the fragrance of the land.
What’s in a name? Ronco is derived from the Friulian ‘fianco’, meaning ‘side of a hill,’ describing the high...
Italian Christmas Traditions
It is BEAUTIFUL in Italy during the holidays! Martha Bakerjian gives us a look into Christmas in Italy on About.com’s section on Italy Travel:
Martha writes: Although Babbo Natale (Father Christmas) and giving presents on Christmas are becoming more common, the main day for gift giving is Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas when the three Wise Men gave Baby Jesus...
The Zuani winery has a lot of spunk — their cellar is painted black and a disco ball playfully spreads rays of light around the room. As fiercely as they believe in having fun, they are just as fierce when it comes to making wine. It has to be great, and they would expect no less. The family perfectly expressed this when they wrote “Collio evokes sophisticated white wines with clear...
Wine Review Online’s Michael Franz took a tour of the Collio wine region this Fall…. and he had THIS to say ….
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Venice. Say the word and people get goosebumps, start daydreaming, and happily re-live their experiences touring and getting lost in this historical yet hip band of
islands.
It is a magical place: the lush opera house, the priceless pieces of art, its
mesmerizing water ways, and so much more. So popular is the city, that you will
share the streets with thousands of others; you will wait in line for...
