Undulating hills and mountains are familiar sights in the beautiful area of Trentino, Italy that hugs the northern most corner of the country. Its majestic, snow-covered mountainous peaks of the Dolomites tower over the region showing its grand...
Borgogno – The History, Place and Wines
Walking into the Borgogno Winery is like going back in time, with the original historical cement tanks (il vecchio cemento) flanking the winery walls. My continuation forward reveals the pristine cellar that is reminiscent of a wine museum. This is...
Cafaggio – A Renowned Producer of Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico is a renowned wine region nestled nicely in between Tuscany’s Florence, Siena and Arezzo. The grape Sangiovese is the shining star within the region. Chianti Classico, comprised of approximately 18,000 acres, is its own...
A Leader of Prosecco – Le Contesse
Le Contesse, a leader of Prosecco, came to life in 1976 at the hands of Loris Bonotto and his wife, Luigina. Yet the property’s history dates back many decades earlier. The Bonotto’s ancestors had owned parcels of land that included a small piece...
Ca dei Frati’s Lugana – The Wine and Region
Lugana, Italy is a picturesque area in northern Italy that stretches across both the regions of Lombardy and the Veneto. Lombardy is where Cà dei Frati resides, specifically in Lugana’s Sirmione town that borders the southern end of Lake Garda....
Top Five Travel Packing Tips For Going Abroad
Preparing for a trip abroad might not be your idea of fun! Yet it doesn't have to be harrowing. So before you go on your next trip, read my top five travel packing tips to help alleviate some stress and make your journey a little easier. Enjoy!...
A Journey Through Northern Italian White Wines
Northern Italy is filled with a beautiful and diverse landscape of vineyards, wines, and the families who make them. Long, winding roads, flanked by an endless sea of vineyards and farms, is common in the countryside. The undulating hills remind me...
The Italian Journey: A Two-Week Rendezvous
Follow along on my two-week Italian Journey that entails a return after being away for two years. Departure Day I felt an interesting melange of emotions while navigating COVID tests, multiple country documents and timing. Naturally, I had...
Welcome to Notes to Savor, the Blog
Audio 2 minutes. Read 2 minutes. Hi, and welcome. I am so glad that you are here at Notes to Savor™. I have been working on this project for a long time - maybe too long, actually. (Insert laugh!) But finally we are here. Notes to Savor™ is a...
Tips for Traveling in Italy, Like You Live There
Published in the Providence Business News. Imagine this! You are gearing up for your upcoming trip to Italy. You can not wait. Excitement envelops you. It always does for me no matter how many times I have been! You start to check off your list -...
Discovering Franciacorta, A Wine and Place
As seen in Providence Business News. I have been reminiscing about my pre-pandemic travel life, particularly a spring trip to Italy when I began discovering Franciacorta. Yet before this find, I traversed the country for two weeks from Puglia in...
Tuscany’s Podere Il Casale Fills Us with Passion
My work in the wine business during the last 15 years has gifted me the ability to travel to Italy, a place that feels like my second home. However, I am not the guide holding a stick high in the air, flag attached, herding a group through large...