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When you think of a good wine, often the first thing you think about is an Italian wine. Wine and Italy go hand in hand, with a good amount of the tourist industry in Italy surrounding around wine, wine tastings, and wine tours. Wine has been in Italy for over 4,000 years. Back in theContinue reading “Italy and Wine”

For our class this week, we all chose a local winery close to us to focus on and learn more about. I chose Summit Winery, which is located in Westmoreland, NH. The winery is owned and operated by Darren and Judy Horn, who are very knowledgeable on the wines they have, and are said toContinue reading “Summit Winery”

Hi! Today I am going to be writing about Amarone Wine, for my latest class my classmates and I all chose a wine from Italy to learn about. Amarone wine has the official name of Amarone della Valpolicella. The wine is fairly expensive due to the process of making the wine being more technical. ToContinue reading “Amarone Wine”

Hi! Today I am going to be writing about the use of olive oil and olives in the kitchen. Olive Oil in the Kitchen Olive oil is a kitchen staple. One of the most important things to have on hand when working in a kitchen is oil, specifically having extra virgin olive oil. Olive oilContinue reading “Olive Oil and Olives in the Kitchen”

Holidays for Italians house a lot of good food, time with family, and many traditions. Some of the most celebrated holidays in Italy are Easter, Ferragosto, Christmas, and New Years Eve. Ferragosto is celebrated on August 15th, it is a public holiday and people are given the day off. The celebration dates back to 18Continue reading “Italian Holiday Pasta Recipes”

Ciao! As you may have heard my study abroad program in Italy has been cancelled, but we are still continuing our classes. Before we left we did an olive oil tasting, we tried three different oils at three different price points to see the differences in flavor and aromas. We tried the oils on theirContinue reading “Olive Oil Tasting”

Hi everyone! This afternoon we visited the flour mill Antico Molino Santa Chiara, where we learned about the entire production of flour from the types of cereal/grain they use to how they process the different kernels into flour. When we arrived in the mill, the owner Amedeo told us his family story about how hisContinue reading “Flour Production in a Mill”

Ciao Friends! Welcome to the first blog post about Italy! This past Tuesday, we took a field trip to a local Pizzeria in Ascoli Piceno called La Nicchia, here we learned how they make their dough, along with making our own pizzas from scratch! When we got to the restaurant we were told all ofContinue reading “Pizza Making”