It has been a busy few months between travel, work, mom duties and the development of a journal that I have been working on for the last year. I am thrilled to say that the new journal book release Notes to Savor is printed and here! My travels...
Savoring the European Long Lunch
My travels, whether France, Spain or Italy, always give me something profound that is an integral part of our European neighbors' lives, the European long lunch - il pranzo lungo. That tradition may seem more foreign to us here in the U.S. than any...
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 -...
My Story – A Unique Path Overflowing with Experiences
My life, personal and professional, has moved along a unique path overflowing with experiences, opportunities, curiosity and connections. I smile recalling each one with its own impact on my life, even today. I have spent the last 16+ years...
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...
La Gioiosa – A Leader in Italy’s Prosecco
La Gioiosa is a leader in Italy's Prosecco. It sits in the heart of the Prosecco production region, in Italy’s northeast. The undulating hills of the region make it the perfect backdrop for La Gioiosa. Vineyards flank the roads and give us...
A Journey Through I Greppi Winery And Bolgheri
I Greppi Winery sits in the heart of the Bolgheri DOC between the villages of Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci. It has more than 80 acres of vines. A relatively young winery, it began in 2001 by two well-known winemaking Tuscan families, the...
Borgogno – Its History, Place and Wines
Started by Bartolomeo Borgogno, the Borgogno Winery is one of the oldest in Barolo. It sits in the heart of the Barolo village in Piedmont. And for this we share Borgogno - its history, place and wines. Quaint local shops, historical buildings,...
Northern Italy’s St. Pauls Winery and Selections
Northern Italy’s St Pauls, in the village with the same name, is nestled just below Bolzano, which sits to its northeast. St. Pauls is a cooperative winery with approximately 150 grower members who are responsible for their own vineyards and...
Casa E. di Mirafiore – A Historical Place
Casa E. di Mirafiore, beautifully positioned directly in the heart of Piedmont’s wine region, was founded in the late 1800s by Emanuele Alberto Guerrieri, Count of Mirafiore and son of the first King of Italy. Mirafiore began with full force under...
Notes to Savor: April in Verona, Italy
I just returned home from my beloved country, Italy, specifically the city of Verona, often referred to as the City of Love. With my colleague Tulay, I spent five days there for the most prominent Italian wine industry event, VinItaly. It’s a...
Villa Sparina of Gavi – The Wine and Place
Gavi is a wine, and place, and home to the wine estate Villa Sparina that sits in Monterotondo, right in the middle of the Gavi DOCG region in Piedmont, Italy’s northwest area. A drive to the estate reveals undulating hills and fog (nebbia). The...
Vespa, A Gem of a Place in Manduria
Known as the heel of the boot of Italy, Puglia is renowned for its vast farmland, stunning coastlines that are snuggled in between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and red wines made mostly from the Primitivo grape, indigenous to the area. Manduria is...
Among The Trentino Hills – Canaletto Winery
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...
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...