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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

One of the world’s most beautiful drives: Strada delle Dolomiti

December 30, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Dolomites

Green valleys are dotted with yellow, pink, purple and white wildflowers. Towering over are awe-inspiring mountains of sheer rock. Charming wooden houses straight out of Hansel and Gretel peek out from behind trees. Each twist of the road brings an even more spectacular panorama into view. This is the Strada delle Dolomiti (the Great Dolomite… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: alto adige, baita fraina, bolzano, cake, canazei, carezza lake, casunzei, catenaccio, cortina d'Ampezzo, dolomites, dolomiti, flockentorte, he Great Dolomite Drive, krapfen, lago di carezza, lamb, marmolada, mushrooms, passo pordoi, pastry, sella, strada delle dolomiti, trentino, veneto, venison, vigo di fassa

Cellar Tour: Two friends and a dream – Pojer e Sandri

December 16, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Dolomite vineyards in FaedoDolomite vineyards in Faedo

Stories of enduring friendship are always a Hollywood hit, quite possibly because they are quite rare. This is particularly true when coupled with business. Pojer e Sandri’s story is more like that of a Silicon Valley hi-tech start-up out of a student’s parent’s garage rather than a veritable Italian winery. In 1975 Pojer e Sandri… 

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Filed Under: footer, Wine Tagged With: brandy, grappa, grappa invecchiato, muller thurgau, pinot nero, pinot noir, pojer e sandri, trentino, white wine, wine

Cellar tour: What is the secret ingredient in San Leonardo?

November 4, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

San Leonardo

San Leonardo uses largely French grapes and is located in an area not known for fine wine (mainly bulk wine growers using Marzemino and Teroldego vines) but this is not only what makes this winery unique. History San Leonardo is a very special winery started by crucifer monks (Frati Crociferi) in 1215. Wine had been… 

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Filed Under: Wine Tagged With: bordeaux style wine, red wine, san leonardo, trentino, wine

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