It has been raining here for six weeks. My inner highway was pointing east, towards the Piney Woods. It was a great destination for me and a...

A few years ago I was in Torino, visiting family and friends. A cousin suggested we take a little trip up through Ivrea to the Vallé D'A...

As folks pour into Italy for vacation, looking for that special trattoria or isolated stretch of sandy beach, what are they finding? More an...

A weaver of fiaschi, not tales There is a fellow who I run into from time to time. He likes to practice his Italian, lived there for a whil...

Between Monterey and Big Sur there is a Zen Monastery. Guests are welcome between May and August, to hike, meditate, eat vegetarian and soak...

Sec on the Beach Cool white wine in a warm climate is a great pleasure. While I like fruity Rieslings and dessert wines, right now I am look...

The Vigneron and the Negociant It could be a scene in Bordeaux or Barolo, the actual global position isn’t crucial. A man (or a woman) has a...

Watch out, Bin Laden, "AK-47 Rossi" is on your tail Enrico “Hank” Rossi has the wandering spirit. Oh, and he likes to wear bla...

An Italian immigrant family, new to America, plants some grapevines that they brought from their homeland. 100 years later a land developer ...