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Punset wines: the story of one woman’s perseverance (#Italian FWT)

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Are Italian women taken seriously? Or does the longstanding culture of Italian machismo persist? Looking at the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2020, Italy has the worst ranking in Western Europe on progress toward reducing disparities between men and women. Italy lags behind some African, East European and Asian countries, too, such as […]

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Savoie wine – a non-skier’s reason to visit the French Alps (#WinePW)

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After spending some virtual time in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, I’ve crossed the border to explore the crisp alpine wines of neighboring Savoie, France. If I were traveling by car, the journey would take about 2 ½ hours – or longer, because I’d want to stop frequently to drink in the stunning mountain scenery. At this

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A North Macedonian blend: Vranec and Plavec (#WinePW)

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Perhaps you’re flummoxed by the complexity and variety of French wines. Or maybe you haven’t heard of every indigenous Italian grape. Sure. That’s understandable. The world of wine is vast. But chances are, if you’re reading this post, you can rattle off the classic European wine-exporting countries. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany. Right? Bet you

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A fresh, fruity pét-nat perfect for fish (#WinePW)

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Winter is for reds, right? Red wine complements the meaty stews and heavier meals we tend to favor when the weather turns frightful. I feel grateful for the array of truly wonderful and diverse reds I’ve tasted recently – lean and powerful Rasteau, hearty Texas red blends, and elegant and light Torrette. Yet, it’s refreshing

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Discovering Torrette from tiny Valle d’Aosta (#ItalianFWT)

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What a discovery! There I was, in the Pennsylvania state liquor store (which, by the way, I sometimes knock), shopping for the southern Italian wine I found online and thought I’d feature for this month’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) post. Scanning the shelves, I spied a Valle d’Aosta place name I didn’t recognize

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