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Villa Gemma, Pasetti and that elusive red Ape

I’ve been “off the air” for a little while as I was concentrating on exploring rather than writing. In the last few weeks I’ve been busy doing the following:

exploring parts of the Majella I hadn’t seen before visiting an abbey with an amazing floor visiting a basilica with fantastic frescoes exploring shepherds’ ancient stone [...]

Cantine Aperte 2009 – Wine Producers Open Their Doors

On 30th and 31st May 2009 (Saturday and Sunday) many of the wine producers of Abruzzo open their doors and allow the general public to come visit. Apart from the tastings, and organised tours, the very hospitable hosts often have food available and bands providing musical entertainment.

Considering it is at the end of May [...]

Abruzzo Wines

Imagine you’re in Abruzzo. You’ve stopped off somewhere to get a bite to eat. You’ve decided to sit outside a local restaurant; the menu is small but looks good. The sun is shining, it’s warm, but there’s a nice cool breeze. A glass of wine seems right.

You have to make the “difficult” choice of [...]