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Month: December 2014
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,300 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 38 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
No Trifle, that Truffle!
On a recent jaunt to Acqui Terme, in lower Piedmont, a man drove up in an old jalopy of a car and showed us this: My friends had never seen such a treasure trove before -- truffles, fresh from the earth! I complimented him on his catch, but rightfully, he attributed the great find to…
Amarone Mon Amour
A recent visit to the renowned Masi Vineyard in Valpolicella delighted all five senses! What scenery, what aromas, and of course... what taste! This little neck of the woods is a pleasure to visit. And if you're visiting the Masi vineyards.... Well, need I say more? And what a treat, to see the grapes resting…
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 