About chefbikeski
Culinary Director and Owner of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine. Creator of uniquely personalized tours in Italy. Small groups, owner/expert led, customized to your desires, your budget. We personally design and lead each and every tour ourselves, to deliver the best in personalized service.
The Italian region of Piedmont is renowned for its acclaimed reds, Barolo and Barbaresco. But as we explore by bike or foot on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours, we discover that this lovely region produces some wonderful whites … Continue reading →
Posted in Piedmont, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged arneis, Bike and Wine tours, culinary bike tours, erbaluce, gavi, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, moscato, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, Travel, white wine
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One pasta dish we find no matter where we travel in Italy on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours – from the Dolomites to Venice, Tuscany to Piedmont to the Amalfi Coast -is gnocchi. Is gnocchi pasta? It is the … Continue reading →
Posted in beets, Gnocchi, Piedmont, Ricotta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged beet, Bike and Wine tours, Food, Gnocchi, Italian cuisine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, Ricotta, Travel, vegetarian, Wine
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Our final – and often most loved – winery tour and tasting on our walking and cycling tours in Tuscany is Il Palazzone, a producer just outside Montalcino. Not only do we taste amazing Brunello and other wines, but our … Continue reading →
Posted in Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, brunello, il palazzone, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, montalcino, private bike trips, Travel, Tuscany, Wine
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Here’s a dish we see no matter where in Italy our Italiaoutdoors private tours take us – braised beef with Brunello in Tuscany, braised beef with Amarone in the Veneto, and braised in Barolo in Piedmont. A perfect dish for … Continue reading →
Posted in Beef, Braising, Piedmont, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine
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Tagged barbera, Bike and Wine tours, braise. oxtails, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, Recipe, Wine
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Bolgheri is a relatively new wine zone located on the Tuscan coast, south of Livorno in an area known as Maremma. The zone is named after the town Bolgheri in the north of the region. Here, stony vineyards with high … Continue reading →
