The seventh edition of Dispensa, a biannual independent bookazine created in 2013 by Martina Liverani has just been published. The main theme of this edition is childhood. As adults we all like to think of our childhood and also of the dreams, the sincerity and honesty of children. Martina Liverani writes about a nine year old girl who is taken to dinner at Massimo … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
The health benefits of wine
As if we need more excuses to drink wine! Although many of us have heard whispers about the health benefits of drinking wine, the average wine enthusiast doesn’t know much about positive effects of the fruit of the vine. Fortunately for us, a great deal of research has been done, and there are many more studies yet to come out about how and why wine is good for you. Today, … [Read more...]
11 new entries in 51-100 list of the World’s Best Restaurants
This year’s 51-100 list of The World’s Best Restaurants welcomes 11 new entries after the number of overall votes was significantly expanded. The diversity of the list is enhanced by the wider reach of the voting Academy in 2017. The list released today includes restaurants from 24 countries with the USA leading with nine restaurants. Spain and France count four entries … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #109
How Shipwrecked Champagne Is Changing Winemaking: In 2010 Dominique Demarville, cellar master for the champagne house Veuve Clicquot, got what he thought was a joke call: 168 bottles of likely the world’s oldest champagne had been found in a shipwreck beneath the Baltic Sea. Soon Demarville was sniffing and sipping the 170-year-old champagne, which he found sweet and fresh, … [Read more...]
10 wineries from Idaho, United States you should know
Idaho is an unlikely suspect when it comes to wine. Compared to its more prominent neighbors, Washington, Oregon, and California, Idaho may be a surprising addition to the list of high quality North West coast producers. This isn’t stopping the Gem State from making a name for itself as a growing figure in American wine. Idaho’s isolation does it a favour however, producing … [Read more...]
